Tugas 5, Mata Kuliah Soft Skill Bahasa Inggris

1. ............... many cooper mines in the state of Arizona, a fact which contributes significantly to the state's economy.

A. They are
B. There are
C. Of the
D. The

2. Written to be performed on a ............... , Thornton Wilder's play Our Town depicts life in a small New England community.

A. stage scenery of bare
B. bare of stage scenery
C. scenery bare of stage
D. stage bare of scenery

3. The first explorer ............... California by land was Jeddiah Strong Smith, a trapper who crossed the southwestern deserts of the United States in 1826.

A. that he reached
B. reached
C. to reach
D. reaching

4. Not until Kentucky's Mammoth Cave had been completely explored in 1972 ................... .

A. when was its full extent realized
B. that its full extent was realized
C. was its full extent realized
D. the realization of its full extent

5. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, ..................... the more fragile.

A. make
B. and to make
C. thereby making
D. which it makes

6. Alaska found the first years of its statehood costly because it had to take over the expense of services ........... previously by the federal government.

A. to provide
B. be provided
C. providing
D. provided

7. In bas-relief sculpture, a design projects very slightly from its background, ................. some coins.

A. as on
B. because
C. the way that
D. similarly

8. The Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park in Texas were created by volcanic eruptions that occurred ............. .

A. the area in which dinosaurs roamed
B. when dinosaurs roamed the area
C. did dinosaurs roam the area
D. dinosaurs roaming the area

9. ............... , the Canadian composer Barbara Pentland wrote four symphonies, three concertos, and an opera, among other works.

A. An artist who, prolific
B. Is a prolific artist
C. Prolific an artist
D. A prolific artist

10. Mango trees, ............... densely covered with glossy leaves and bear small fragrant flowers, grow rapidly and can attain heights of up to 90 feet.

A. whose
B. which are
C. are when
D. which

11. ................ initial recognition while still quite young.

A. Most famous scientists achieved
B. That most famous scientists achieved
C. Most famous scientists who achieved
D. For most famous scientists to achieve

12. The sapphire's transparency to ultraviolet and infared radiation makes ............... in optical instruments.

A. it is of use
B. it uses
C. it a useful
D. it useful

13. According to some educators, the goal of teaching is to help students learn what .................... to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.

A. do they need
B. they need
C. they are needed
D. as they may need

14. Computers that once took up entire rooms are now ............... to put on desktops and into wristwatches.

A. small enough
B. smaller than
C. so small
D. as small as

15. The ponderosa pine is ................... of most of the timber used by forest-product firms in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

A. the source
B. as source
C. the source which
D. because the source

16. Civil Rights are the freedoms and rights .................. as a member of a community, state, or nation.

A. may have a person
B. may have a person who
C. a person may have
D. and a person may have

17. Richard Wright enjoyed success and influence ................. among Black American writers of his era.

A.  were unparalleled
B. are unparalleled
C. unparalleled
D. the unparalleled

18. ............... of large mammals once dominated the North American prairies: the American bison and the pronghorn antelope.

A. There are two species
B. With two species
C. Two species are
D. Two species

19. Franklin D. Roosevelt was .................. the great force of radio and the opportunity it provided for taking government policies directly to the people.

A. as the first President he understood fully
B. the first President that, to fully understand
C. the first president fully understood
 D. the first President to understand fully

20. During the late fifteenth century, ................ of the native societies of America had professions in the field of arts and crafts.

A. only a few
B. a few but
C. few, but only
D. a few only

Answers :
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. D
19. C
20. C