Rabu, 01 Mei 2019

Contol Soal TOEFL dan Pembahasannya

1.     If we don’t hurry, the meeting ______ by the time we get there.
    A. would have started
    B. will have started
    C. will be started
    D. will start
Jawaban : D
Keyword : don’t hurry
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini adalah pengandaian tipe 1. Polanya adalah If + S + V1, S + will + V1.

2.     If Rani were not busy at the moment, she would go out with me, said Maria.
  From Maria’s utterance we know that Rani ______ with her.
    A. goes
    B. went
    C. didn’t go
    D. doesn’t go
Jawaban : D
Keyword : would go
Pembahasan : Pernyataan tipe 2 jika dijadikan kenyataan berubah menjadi kalimat dengan menggunakan bentuk present tense, dan jika kalimatnya positif berubah menjadi negatif dan sebaliknya.

3.     She would like to live in Indonesia, ______ it never snows.
    A. when
    B. where
    C. that
    D. which
Jawaban : B
Keyword : Indonesia
Pembahasan : Karena Indonesia adalah nama tempat, kata untuk menggantikan tempat adalah where.

4.     ______ her shyness, she would have become a great teacher.
    A. She had overcome
    B. If had she overcome
    C. If she overcame
    D. If she would overcome
Jawaban : B
Keyword : would have become
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini adalah pengandaian tipe 3. Polanya adalah If S + had + V3, S + would + have + V3.

5.      Alfred visited some countries in Asia, Europe and America. He bought luxurious thing for his wife and children. He ______ a lot of money.
    A. could have
    B. would have
    C. ought have
    D. must have had
Jawaban : D
Key word : bought luxurious things
Pembahasan : Frasa bought luxurious things (membeli barang-barang mahal) sudah pasti (must) dikaitkan dengan mempunyai banyak uang (a lot of money).

6.      If I had a lot of time, I would study German.  From this sentence we know that _____.
A. I have a lot of time, so I study German
B. I studied German because I had a lot of time
C. I want to study German because I have a lot of time
D. I would like to study German, but I don’t have much time
Jawaban : D
Keyword : If I had a lot of time, I would study German
Pembahasan : Kalimat ini adalah kalimat pengandaian tipe 2, yang subjeknya tidak mempunyai kemungkinan untuk mencapai tujuan pengandaiannya. Jadi kita dapat menyimpulkan bahwa I would like to study German, but I don’t have much time.

7.     The child ate up all the meal we had served. He ______ very hungry.
    A. will have been
    B. could have been
    C. must have been
    D. would have been
Jawaban : C
Key word : ate up all; very hungry
Pembahasan : Pada kalimat dikatakan si anak memakan semua masakan yang dihidangkan. Karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa anak itu pasti (must) sangat kelaparan.

8.     Mom and Dad just left for the airport twenty minutes ago, so they _____ there yet.
    A. can’t have gotten
    B. shouldn’t have gotten
    C. had better have gotten
    D. could have gotten
Jawaban : B
Key word : just; so
Pembahasan : Frasa just left berarti “baru saja pergi”. Kata sambung so menunjukkan kesimpulan bahwa Ibu dan Ayah pastinya belum akan sampai di bandara (shouldn’t have gotten).

9.     Dina : Roni, that is the most popular book nowadays.
 Roni : Oh yes. It must have been written by a distinguished professor.
 From the dialogue we know that indeed a distinguished professor ______  that book.
A.   Wrote
B.    would write 
C.    should write
D.   planned to write
Jawaban : A
Key word : It must have been written
Pembahasan : Frasa pada kata kunci menunjukkan bahwa proses penulisan buku ini telah selesai. Satu-satunya pilihan jawaban yang menunjukkan proses itu telah selesai adalah wrote (dalam bentuk lampau).

10.  Berta : “Can I have your report soon?”
 Jono : “Sure, I ______ it before you go to the meeting.
A.  will finished
B.  will have finished
C.  am going to finish
D.  am finishing
Jawaban : B
Key word : before you go
Pembahasan : Frasa before you go to the office (sebelum kau pergi ke kantor) menunjukkan prediksi atas aktivitas yang terjadi di masa yang akan datang. Namun penggunaan before juga menunjukkan suasana future perfect (telah selesai dilakukan di masa yang akan datang).

NOMOR 11 - 20
Soal TOEFL: Reading
(1) Hot boning is an energy-saving technique for the meat processing industry. It has received significant attention in recent years when increased pressure for energy conservation has accentuated the need for more efficient methods of processing the bovine carcass. Cooling an entire carcass requires a considerable amount of refrigerated space, since bone and trim Mable fat are cooled along with muscle. It (5) is also necessary to space the carcasses adequately in the refrigerated room for better air movement and prevention of microbial contamination, thus adding to the volume requirements for carcass chillers.
Conventional handling of meat involves holding the beef sides in the cooler for 24 to 36 hours before boning. Chilling in the traditional fashion is also associated with a loss of carcass weight ranging from 2 (10) percent to 4 percent due to evaporation of moisture the meat tissue.

Early excision, or hot boning , of muscle prerigor followed be vacuum packaging has several potential advantages. By removing only the edible muscle and fat prerigor, refrigeration space and cost are minimized, boning labor is decreased, and storage yields increased. Because hot boning often result in the toughening of meat, a more recent approach, hot boning following electrical stimulation, has been (15) used to reduce the necessary time of rigor mortis.
Some researchers have found this method beneficial in maintaining tender meat, while others have found that the meat also becomes tough after electrical stimulation.

11.  All of the following are mentioned as drawbacks of the conventional method of boning EXCEPT
A. Storage space requirements.
B. Energy waste.
C. Loss of carcass weight.
D. Toughness of meat.
Jawaban: D
Pembahasan : Yang dipertanyakan oleh soal yaitu terkait apa yang TIDAK menjadi drawback dari conventional method. Kita lihat dari pilihan jawaban kita lihat bahwa pilihan D Toughness of meat merupakan drawback dari hot boning (metode pengganti conventional method). Sementara pilihan lain A, B, dan C merupakan drawback dari conventional method.

12.  Hot boning is becoming very popular because
A. it causes meat to be very tender.
B. it helps conserve energy and is less expensive than conventional methods.
C. meat tastes better when the bone is adequately seared along with the meat.
D. it reduces the weight of the carcass.
Jawaban : B
Penjelasan: 4. Soal bagian ini mempertanyakan terkait alasan metode Hot Boning menajadi sangat popular pada saat ini. Itu berarti hal yang mesti kita pilih terkait kelebihan yang dipunyai oleh Hot Boning . Kelebihan yang mana menutupi kekurangand ari metode conventional.

13.  All of the following are mentioned as drawbacks of the conventional method of boning EXCEPT
A. Storage space requirements.
B. Energy waste.
C. Loss of carcass weight.
D. Toughness of meat.
Jawaban : D
Penjelasan: Yang dipertanyakan oleh soal yaitu terkait apa yang TIDAK menjadi drawback dari conventional method. Kita lihat dari pilihan jawaban kita lihat bahwa pilihan D Toughness of meat merupakan drawback dari hot boning (metode pengganti conventional method). Sementara pilihan lain A, B, dan C merupakan drawback dari conventional method.

14.  In the line 2, the word "pressure" is closest in meaning to
A. urgency.
B. weight.
C. flavor.
D. cooking texture.
Jawaban : A
Penjelasan:  kalimat di atas mengindikasikan bahwa ada urgency dalam memelihara energy.

15.  The toughening of meat during hot boning has been combatted by
A. following hot boning with electrical stimulation.
B. tenderizing the meat.
C. using electrical stimulation before hot boning.
D. removing only the edible muscle and fat prerigor.
Penjelasan: Jawaban dari soal ini dapat Anda lihat pada paragraf ke tiga "Because hot boning often result in the toughening of meat, a more recent approach, hot boning following electrical stimulation, has been used to reduce the necessary time of rigor mortis." Toughening of meat merupakan salah satu masalah dalam penggunaan metode hot boning. Masalah ini telah di -combatted dengan "hot boning following electrical stimulation" atau "following hot boning with electrical stimulation."

16.  In the line 7, "carcass" is nearest in meaning to
A. a refrigerator for the animal body.
B. a method of boning meat.
C. electrical stimulation of beef.
D. early excision.
Jawaban : A
Penjelasan: Jika Anda mengetahui bahwa carcass meruapakan sinonim dari body dan to chill sinonim dari to cool maka akan lebih cepat. Tapi tanpa mengetahui arti kata secara pasti pun, Anda tetap bias mengetahui sinonim dari kata carcass chiller hanya dengan membaca teks. Anda bisa melihat bahwa objeck yang dibacarakan dalam bacaan terkait meat. Dan carcass termasuk benda yang di cooling (lihat baris 5). Dan dari kata chiller, Anda bisa mengetahui bahwa chiller mengarah ke suatu alat dengan alasan penggunaan akhiran –er. Olehnya, Anda hanya perlu mencari jawaban yang menandakan suatu alat.

17.  In the line 11, "early excision" is closest in meaning to__
A. vacuum packaging.
B. hot boning.
C. carcass chilling.
D. electrical stimulation.
Jawaban : B
Penjelasan: Penggunaan kata or menandakan bahwa early excision merupakan kata lain dari hot boning.

18.  In line 3, the word "carcass" is closest in meaning to
A. deboned meat.
B. body.
C. refrigerator.
D. fat.
Jawaban : B
Penjelasan: Keseluruhan bacaan membahas tentang perlakuan pada body of dead animal yang mana disebut dengan sebutan carcass.

19.  The word "bovine" in line 3 is nearest in meaning to
A. cold
B. electrically stimulated
C. beef
D. pork
Jawaban : C
Penjelasan: Bovine bermakna daging sapi.

20.  The word "this" in line 16 refers to
A. hot boning
B. hot boning following electrical stimulation
C. rigor mortis
D. removing edible muscle and fat prerigor
Penjelasan: Menjawab soal TOEFL reading terkait referensi artikel termasuk hal yang mudah. Anda bisa melihat kalimat sebelum dari letak artikle yang dipertanyakan. Artikel this merupakan referensi kata dari hot boning.


 

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