This text is for questions 24 to 27.
One day I went to Bandung with my friend for a vacation. We went there on a bus. When we arrived in Cianjur, the bus stopped for a rest. I got off the bus to get a cup of coffee, but my friend didn’t. Then I went to a mosque to pray. It took only a few minutes to pray, but when I came out again the bus was not there. It had gone! Shocked and confused, I asked the shopkeeper about the bus. She said that the bus had departed about five minutes ago.
I tried to call my friend on my cell phone, but the battery was running low. I couldn’t do anything but hope and pray. After several minutes, my wish came true. The bus came back! I got on the bus and walked to my seat. I was ashamed when everybody on the bus looked at me. I could feel my face turn red.
I asked my friend why she didn’t tell the driver that I was still outside.
"I did, I told him several times that you were outside, but he said that you were in the bus toilet because he saw a man going into the toilet,” my friend replied, laughing. The other passengers smiled at me. I was so embarrassed.
24. What is the best title of the text above?
| A. Lost in a vacation. | B. A horrible bus. |
| C. Left by the bus. | D. A cruel friend. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 24
Jawaban benar: C
Analisa:
Inti cerita: penulis turun untuk minum kopi dan shalat, lalu ketika keluar “the bus was not there. It had gone!” Artinya penulis tertinggal karena bus sudah berangkat. Bus memang akhirnya kembali, tetapi konflik utama tetap “ditinggal bus”.
A. Kurang tepat, penulis tidak “lost” selama liburan; masalahnya spesifik tertinggal bus.
B. Kurang tepat, busnya bukan “horrible”; bus bahkan kembali menjemput, masalahnya lebih pada salah paham.
C. Benar, paling mewakili kejadian utama: ditinggal bus.
D. Kurang tepat, teman sebenarnya sudah memberi tahu sopir, hanya sopir salah paham; bukan “cruel friend” sebagai ide utama.
25. The writer was lucky because....
| A. he was not alone in the rest area | B. the bus returned to take him |
| C. his friend was still in the bus | D. he was in the toilet bus |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 25
Jawaban benar: B
Analisa:
Penulis mengatakan: “After several minutes, my wish came true. The bus came back!” Inilah keberuntungan utama: bus kembali sehingga penulis bisa naik lagi.
A. Salah, teks tidak menyebut ia ditemani di rest area; bahkan ia panik dan kebingungan.
B. Benar, sesuai kalimat “The bus came back!”
C. Kurang tepat, teman memang ada di bus, tetapi itu bukan alasan “lucky” yang ditegaskan; keberuntungan yang jelas adalah bus kembali.
D. Salah, penulis tidak berada di toilet bus; itu hanya dugaan sopir.
26. What did the writer do after she knew that the bus had departed?
| A. She just hoped and prayed since she couldn’t make a phone. | B. She tried to call her friend and run to the bus. |
| C. She asked to the shopkeeper to stop the bus. | D. She asked for help to the shopkeeper. |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 26
Jawaban benar: A
Analisa:
Sesudah tahu bus sudah berangkat, penulis berkata: “I tried to call my friend on my cell phone, but the battery was running low. I couldn’t do anything but hope and pray.” Jadi tindakan akhirnya adalah hope and pray karena tidak bisa berbuat banyak.
A. Benar, sesuai kalimat “I couldn’t do anything but hope and pray.”
B. Salah, teks hanya menyebut mencoba menelepon; tidak ada informasi “run to the bus”.
C. Salah, penulis bertanya ke shopkeeper tentang bus, tetapi tidak meminta menghentikan bus.
D. Kurang tepat, shopkeeper hanya memberi informasi bus sudah berangkat; tindakan penulis yang eksplisit setelah itu adalah berharap dan berdoa.
27. "She said that the bus had departed about five minutes ago."
The underlined word is closest in meaning to....
| A. arrived | B. returned |
| C. turned | D. left |
Jawaban & Analisa Nomor 27
Jawaban benar: D
Analisa:
Kata departed berarti “berangkat/meninggalkan tempat”. Sinonim terdekat dari pilihan yang ada adalah left.
A. Salah, “arrived” berarti tiba.
B. Salah, “returned” berarti kembali.
C. Salah, “turned” berarti berbelok/berbalik.
D. Benar, “left” = pergi/berangkat.
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