soal listening

Practice

The Ujung Kulon Nature Reserve
The main attraction in ujung kulon nature reserve is the singe-horned rhinoceros. Many visitors come to look at this endangered species it almost disappears. The single-horned rhinoceros exists only in java.it is about three meters long and one and a half meters tall. It weights about 2,200 kgs, but it can still run fast. Rhinoceros is most active during the night. So, people reraly encounter this animal during the day.
If you take public transportasion, you need to change several times to get to ujung kulon. You can reached this destination in approximately ten hours. First, take the minibus from Jakarta or Bogor to Labuhan. This bus ride will take approximately four hours. From Labuhan, you have to take a boat to pulau peucang. This will take another five ti six hours. From pulau peucang, take aboat to ujung kulon. It takes about 20 minutes.
To explore ujung kulon, you need to hike for seven kms. The ground is domp or wet. There are steep rises and fallen trees. You have to cross streams but they are not very deep. You can stop on large rocks so your feet do not get wet. If you’re lucky you can encounter rhinos, deer, and other animals. You can hear many birds. The trail through ujung kulon National Park is full of obstacles and suprises.

1. What is the topic of the first paragraph ? ( b )
a. Endangered species
b. The single-horned rhinoceros
c. The size of the single-horned rhinoceros

2. What is the topic sentence of the first paragraph ? ( a )
a. The main attraction in ujung kulon nature reserve is the single-horned rhinoceros
b. The single-horned rhinoceros exists only in java
c. So, people reraly encounter this animal during the day

3. What is the topic of the second paragraph ? ( c )
a. The bus ride to labuhan
b. Ujung kulon
c. Transportation to ujung kulon

4. What is the topic sentence of the second paragraph ? ( b )
a. First, take the minibus from Jakarta or bogor to labuhan
b. You need to take several kinds of public transportation to get to ujung kulon
c. From pulau peucang, take aboat to ujung kulon

5. What is the topic of the third paragraph ? ( a )
a. The trail
b. The animal
c. The obstacles
6. What is the topic sentence of the third paragraph ? ( b )
a. To explore ujung kulon, you need to hike for seven kms
b. The trail through ujung kulon national park is full of obstacles and surprises
c. If you’re lucky you can encounter rhinos, deer, and other animal


Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Wales, on September 13, 1916. he was an outstanding, a prize-winning author. He started writing ahort stories in 1942. One year later, his first children’s book The Gremlins was published-produced and distributed. In 1945, his short stories were published in the U.S his anthologies have been translated into many languages. His books have been very much in demand, becoming best sellers, all over the world. His books are full of surprises. They are always funny but a little sadistic.

7. Roald Dahl as a/an . . . author ( a )
a. Successful
b. Unproductive
c. Born

8. The Gremlins was . . . in 1943 ( a )
a. Printed and sold
b. Written and edited
c. Published and produced

9. his . . . of short stories have been translated into many languages ( b )
a. corrections
b. collections
c. writing

10. Up to now, his books have been . . . by many people ( a )
a. Read and loved
b. Claimed
c. Produced