Soal dan Pembahasan TBI (Pilihan Berganda) Bagian 27

  1. Soal
  2. Pilihan Berganda
  1. Not ... from South Africa, although most of the world’s supply does originate there.
    1. every gold come
    2. every gold comes
    3. all gold come
    4. all gold comes
    Jawaban : d
    (gold adl uncountable)
  2. Before the construction of Panama Canal, ships ... around the tip of South America to get to the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic Ocean.
    1. should have traveled
    2. must have traveled
    3. had to travel
    4. have traveled
    Jawaban : c
    (harus melewati)
  3. ..... you fatter when you studied in senior high school?
    1. Was
    2. Are
    3. Were
    4. Have
    Jawaban : c
    Yang ditanyakan adalah keadaan di masa lalu yang diketahui secara pasti waktu nya, sehingga menggunakan past tense ‘were’.
  4. Coral reefs areas ... small fish live and take shelter are damaged now.
    1. Which
    2. Of whose
    3. In where
    4. In which
    Jawaban : d
    menunjukkan keterangan tempat tinggal ikanikan kecil.
    A mengacu pada ‘coral reefs areas’
    B mengacu pada kepemilikan/possession
    C cukup ‘where’ tanpa ‘in’
  5. You ... unplug the toaster before you try to clean it.
    1. Have better to
    2. Better to
    3. Had better
    4. Should be better
    Jawaban : c
    advisability (S + had better + V1) biasanya bermakna peringatan atau resiko dari suatu kemungkinan buruk
  6. The Harvard Art Museums have some great ... to be displayed.
    1. Stuff
    2. Stuffs
    3. Stuffes
    4. Stuves
    Jawaban : b
    ‘some’ menunjukkan benda jamak
  7. Some of the shops I wanted to see ... no longer in the city.
    1. Is
    2. Are
    3. Have
    4. Were
    Jawaban : b
    ‘some’ menunjukkan benda jamak
  8. Rust can deteriorate a steel pipe to such an extent that it will snap easily ... it were a twig.
    1. If
    2. Unless
    3. As though
    4. Although
    Jawaban : c
    ‘it were’ (subjunctive): hal yang disebut kan sesudahnya berlawanan dengan kenyataan, atau pengandaian. Jadi yang paling tepat adalah ‘as though’
  9. While ... to buy the concert ticket, the man with the beard stole the young lady’ s purse.
    1. He queuing
    2. He queues
    3. Queuing
    4. Queued
    Jawaban : c
    suatu peristiwa tengah berlangsung ketika peristiwa yang lain terjadi -Ving.
  10. The play performed by Theater EMWE was good, .... it could have been improved by adding the sound effects.
    1. Thus
    2. And
    3. But
    4. Or
    Jawaban : c
    Menunjukkan contracting idea antara good dengan could have been I’m proved