READING SECTION
Text 1
The following
text is for questions 16 to 17.
Dear
Customers,
We
would like to inform you of a change that has taken place in our salon. Now, if
you make an appointment to have more than one treatment done on the same day,
we are offering a 20% discount. For example, if you are having your hair done
and also having us apply sculptured nails, the cost will be $24 instead of $30.
The discount for a manicure or pedicure is $2 off our regular price.
We felt
you would want to hear about this and are hoping to see you in the near future.
16. The text above ...
A. tells
the customers about a price increase in the salon.
B. informs
that the salon will give $4.5 discount to every customer.
C. describes
in detail that the customers will get more than one treatment.
D. presents
the news about double service treatments.
E. announces
to the salon customers about a certain discount.
17. A woman will have her hair treated
on Saturday, and will have her nails sculptured the next day. How much will she
have to pay for the treatments in the salon?
A. $2
B. $6
C. $24
D. $30
E. $32
Text 2
The
following text is for questions 18 to 21.
Black
Widow Spider is an extremely poisonous spider of
North and South America. Only the female black
widow is dangerous; the bite of the male is generally harmless. Although black
widows are greatly feared, they are not aggressive and generally bite only to
defend themselves.
Three species of black widow
spiders live in North America. Black widow
spiders chiefly inhabit tropical regions, but they are also common in the
southern United States and
can be found as far north as Canada.
They spin irregular webs in crevices, woodpiles, trash, outdoor toilets, and
other dark, sheltered spots. When cold weather comes, they may seek concealed
spaces inside basements, garages, and other dark areas of buildings.
Black widow spiders have long
legs and smooth, black bodies. The female is about twice as big as the male.
She has a round, shiny, jet black abdomen, with a distinctive mark shaped like
an hourglass on the underside. The mark is usually red but also can be yellow
or orange. The body of a fully grown female is about 1.2 cm (about 0.5 in)
long. If the legs are counted, female black widows can reach 3.8 cm (1.5 in) in
length. Male black widows are only about half as long as females and have more
slender bodies. They usually have four pairs of red dots along the sides of the
abdomen. The males are rarely seen and are harmless.
Black widow spiders primarily
eat insects that they trap in their webs. They kill their prey by biting and
then inserting their venom. Birds and other animals learn not to eat black
widows by the identifying hourglass mark on the spiders’ body. The venom makes
the animal sick but usually does not kill it.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009
18. The above text talks about …
A. highly dangerous spiders that are called black
widows.
B. highly poisonous spiders that are called black widows.
C. very aggressive spiders that live North and South
America.
D. extremely poisonous spiders that live in North
America.
E. black widow spiders that are extremely aggressive and poisonous.
19. The communicative purpose of the text is…
A. to describe black
widow spiders in terms of their psychological and physical appearances.
B. to inform the readers about the danger of black widow spiders in
North and South America.
C. to describe black widows spiders in terms of their physical
appearance, habits, habitat and food.
D. to explain about the unique life of black American widows.
E. to tell the readers about black spiders that live in many American
regions.
20. Which of the following statements is incorrect about black widow spiders?
A. Male black widows are as harmless as the female ones.
B. Black widow spiders primarily live in tropical areas.
C. Male black widow spiders are smaller than the female ones.
D. Male black widow spiders do not have mark shaped like an hourglass.
E. Black widow spiders trap their prey in their web before they eat
it.
21. Which of these places do black widow spiders prefer in winter?
A. open areas in garages.
B. roofs of high buildings
C. irregular webs in bright toilets.
D. hidden spaces inside buildings.
E. outside dark areas of buildings.
Text 3
The following
text is for questions 22 to 25.
The Wind and the Sun
One day the
wind and the sun argued over which one was the stronger. Seeing a man traveling
on the road, they sported a challenge to see which one could remove the coat
from the man's back the quickest.
The wind
began the challenge. He blew strong gusts of air, so strong that the man almost
could not walk against them. But the man grasped his coat tight against him.
The wind blew harder and longer, and the harder the wind blew, the tighter the
man held his coat against him. The wind blew again and again until he was
exhausted, but he could not remove the coat from the man's back.
It was now
the sun's turn to try the challenge. He gently sent his beams upon the
traveler. The sun did very little, but quietly shone upon his head and back
until the man became so warm that he took off his coat and looked for the
nearest shade tree.
www.storyit.com/classics/stories/windandsun.htm
22. The topic of paragraph 2 is …
A. the
success of the wind to remove the man’s coat.
B. the
failure of the sun to remove the man’s coat.
C. the
winning of the wind in the challenge.
D. the
winning of the sun in the challenge.
E. the
failure of the wind to remove the man’s coat.
23. “The wind blew again and again until he was exhausted…”
(paragraph 2). The underlined word means…
A. satisfied
B. excited
C. tired
D. successful
E. sad
24. “The sun did very little, but quietly shone upon his head…”
(paragraph 3). The underlined pronoun refers to …
A. the
sun’s
B. the
sun’s turn
C. his
beam
D. the
traveler’s
E. the
challenge
25. What lesson can we learn from the story?
A. The
sun is stronger than anything in this world.
B. Gentle
persuasion is stronger than force.
C. The
wind is actually not as strong as human beings.
D. Force
is better than gentle persuasion.
E. The
man is cleverer than the wind.
Text 4
The following
text is for questions 26 to 27.
Dear Joe,
Bob is visiting us today. Please pick him up at
Tullamarine Airport at 1 p.m. and invite him to have
lunch at Sabatino Restaurant. Take the South Gate Freeway and drop by the Arts
Centre to see my boss. He and I will be attending a meeting there at 2:15. Take
him around to see the painting exhibition and we may go home together at around
3:30.
Mary
26. With the message above Mary mainly wants
…
A. to
pick up her friend Bob and to invite him to her house.
B. her
husband Joe to visit Bob at the airport and invite him to have lunch.
C. to
invite Bob, her boss and her husband Joe to have a meeting at the Arts Centre.
D. Joe
to pick up Bob at the airport and to take him and her home.
E. to
invite Bob, Joe and her boss to have lunch at Sabatino Restaurant.
27. “He and I will be attending a
meeting there at 2:15.” The underlined word refers to…
A. Tullamarine Airport
B. Sabatino
Restaurant
C. South Gate Freeway
D. the
Arts Centre
E. Mary’s
house
Text 5
The
following text is for questions 28 to 31.
Google is an American company specializing in Internet search and
advertising, based in Mountain View,
California. Google’s name derives
from the word googol, the mathematical term for the number 1 followed by
100 zeros. The company’s use of the term reflects its business mission to index
the seemingly infinite amount of information on the World Wide Web and make it
universally accessible. Google has become so popular that its name is often
used as a verb; “to google” something means to search for it on the Internet.
Google’s search engine service
is free and easy to use, and usually returns relevant results in a fraction of
a second. The company’s principal source of revenue is advertising. Google
provides advertisers with the opportunity to deliver measurable, cost-effective
online advertising relevant to the information displayed on any given Web page.
Google was founded by computer
scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who first met in 1995 at Stanford University
in California,
where they were both studying for doctorates in computer science. Brin and Page
were interested in finding a unique approach to retrieving relevant information
from a massive set of data. Their first search engine technology was developed
in their university dormitory and released in 1996. It was called BackRub,
named for its ability to analyze the “back links” pointing to a given Web site.
Also known as PageRank, the unique contribution that Page and Brin made to
search applications was to rank Web sites on the basis of the number of other
Web sites that linked to them as well as the number of links that linked into
the linking sites.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009
28. The text above describes …
A. a
famous advertising company named Google.
B. a
profile of the best American Internet search company called Google.
C. free
and easy search engine service provided by Google.
D. how
to search for information on the Web using Google.
E. Google
as a popular Internet search
and advertising company in America.
29.
“The company’s principal source
of revenue is advertising” (paragraph 2). The underlined word is
synonymous with …
A. income
B. money
C. bank
D. asset
E. salary
30. Which of the following is not
true about Google?
A. The
word Google was meant to be a noun but has become a verb as well.
B. Google
was published by Brin and Page in their university
dormitory in 1996.
C. Google was used to rank Web sites on the basis
of the number of other Web sites that linked to them.
D. The word Google represents an idea to index
the immeasurable amount of information on the Web.
E. Without the advertising that it provides
Google cannot get its main income.
31.
Why
is Google’s search engine service free and easy to use
for its users?
A. To
make Google a more popular company throughout the world.
B. To
attract many users to buy Google’s products via online payment.
C. Because
Google has already been so rich that it does not need more income.
D. Because
Google has got its revenue from the advertisers, not from its users.
E. Google is not a commercial
company and only cares for social work.
Text 6
The
following text is for questions 32 to 34.
Internet has
been an open network, which works on the principle of net neutrality, whether
or not it should be regulated like the other mass media is a matter of debate.
Today there exist several laws to rule issues like child pornography and many
other illegal activities over the internet. However, there are people who
believe that a complete regulation is needed for the world wide web. There are
two sides to this argument. Here are some of the prominent pros and cons of
Internet regulation.
A stringent internet regulation can help to restrict the innumerable illegal activities over the net. Internet regulation will also help to prevent the large number of financial frauds, phishing, identity thefts, credit card thefts and many other illegal activities, which are possible because of the unregulated and unrestrained Internet activities. Although there exist several laws about child pornography or prosecutions of pedophiles, these issues are still rampant on the Internet. Internet regulation will also mean stringent policies over unjustified defamation.
On the other hand, a complete takeover by the government or even other telecommunication giants can lead to violation of net neutrality and will dampen effectiveness of this medium. It will be against net neutrality principle and will allow certain websites to limit their content to paid customers. Internet regulation will also tend to limit the freedom of expression, which is perhaps one of the most conspicuous factors that are instrumental in the success and popularity of this medium. For years the Internet has been an open source of information. A stringent regulation policy will mean limited access to the extensive source of information.
Whether Internet
regulation is good or bad might be a matter of debate, but what we can do to
increase the effectiveness of this medium is to use it wisely! It is a tool
that needs to be used with a sense of responsibility and common sense – if only
everyone would understand and follow these ethics of Internet!
32. The text above …
A. informs
the readers about the bad and good sides of the Internet use.
B. tells
about the controversial issues about the use of the Internet.
C. entertains
the readers with a story about using the Internet wisely.
D. describes
about the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
E. discusses
whether the Internet regulation is needed or not.
33.
“A stringent internet regulation can help to restrict the
innumerable illegal activities…” (paragraph 2). The underlined word can be best
replaced with…
A. weak
B. flexible
C. strict
D. unclear
E. short
34.
From the text we can conclude
that …
A. the Internet regulation is not needed because
it limits the users’ freedom.
B. the Internet regulation is badly needed to
limit the users’ freedom.
C. the Internet must be used freely to get any
kind of information.
D. we must use the Internet for both bad and good
contents.
E. we must use the Internet wisely to increase
it’s effectiveness.
Text 7
The following
text is for questions 35 to 38.
Anybody over the
age of six knows that there is nowhere safe for skateboarders to skate. This
prevents young people from enjoying an active, energetic and adventurous
pastime.
Just watch a local street for a short while and note
the steady stream of skaters speeding up and down the footpaths. Toddlers can
be trampled on and little old ladies can be knocked down as they struggle home
carrying their cat food from Coles. Thunderous rattles
are heard on our main roads each night as skaters travel without lights and
without warning in the paths of oncoming cars.
Skateboarding is
a serious sport that improves young people’s health. It increases fitness,
improves balance and strengthens the joints in knees and ankles. Although it
appears to be a solo sport, when groups practise together and compete to
perform stunts or runs they form firm friendships.
Young people
should be prevented from becoming over weight couch potatoes (people who are addicted
to watching TV). Moreover, if they are actively involved in skating, they are
not smoking, taking drugs or breaking other laws for fun.
Kids will always
seek thrills and excitement. They need to practise their 180s, 360s and Ollies
free from restrictions. We must build skate parks in the suburbs so that
streets are safe for small children and senior citizens and so that skaters
have spaces where they can race, chase, speed, and soar towards the sun.
35.
The purpose of the text above is …
A. to discuss about the advantages and the
disadvantages of skateboarding.
B. to present two points of view about skateboarding.
C. to inform the readers about skateboarding as
young people’s sport.
D. to convince the readers that special places
for skateboarding are necessary.
E. to describe how important is skate-boarding
for young people.
36.
The main idea of paragraph 4 is …
A. skateboarding can make young people get
addicted to watching TV.
B. skateboarding is good for making our body
healthy.
C. skating can prevent young people from doing
bad things.
D. skating can totally stop young people from
watching TV.
E. many skateboarders are addicted to staying at
home.
37.
The negative effects of “wild” skateboarding can be found in paragraph…
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
E.
5
38.
The following are the positive sides of skateboarding, except…
A. making young people healthy.
B. making the joints in knees and ankles strong.
C. being a solo sport which means it can be
practiced individually.
D. creating firm friendships among young people.
E. preventing young people from doing bad
things.
Text 8
The following
text is for questions 39 to 41.
Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958 as the
eighth of ten children in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago, to an African American working-class
family. His mother, Katherine Esther Scruse, was a devout Jehovah's Witness, and
his father, Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson, a steel mill worker who
performed with an R&B band called The Falcons. Jackson had three sisters: Rebbie, La Toya,
and Janet, and six brothers: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Brandon (Marlon's
twin brother, who died shortly after birth) and Randy.
Jackson had a troubled relationship with
his father, Joe Jackson. He stated that he was physically and emotionally
abused during incessant rehearsals, with whippings, and name-calling, though he
admitted his father's strict discipline played a large role in his success. In
one altercation recalled by Marlon, Joseph held Michael upside down by one leg
and "pummeled him over and over again with his hand, hitting him on his
back and buttocks". Joseph would also grab his sons and push them with
great force against the wall. One night while Michael was asleep, Joseph
climbed into his room through the bedroom window, wearing a fright mask and
screamed, in hopes to scare him. He said he wanted to teach the children not to
leave the window open when they went to sleep. For years afterward, Jackson said he suffered
nightmares about being kidnapped from his bedroom. Joseph acknowledged in 2003
that he regularly whipped Jackson
as a child.
39. What does the text tell us?
A. Michael Jackson’s childhood.
B. Michael Jackson’s life.
C. Michael Jackson’s family
D. Michael Jackson’s career.
E. Joe Jackson and his sons.
40. Paragraph 1 generally talks about…
A. Michael and his family.
B. Michael’s date of birth.
C. R&B band The Falcon.
D. ten children of the Jacksons
E. Michael’s sisters and brothers.
41. From paragraph 2 we can conclude
that…
A. Jackson
had a happy life as a child.
B. Jackson did not enjoy a
happy life as a child.
C. Joe
Jackson educated Michael in the ways Michael liked.
D. Joe
Jackson’s family was full of terror.
E. Jackson
had a good relationship with his father.
Text 9
The following
text is for questions 42 to 44.
Erwida Maulia, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu,
01/07/2010 3:17 PM | National
President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono speaks up on the controversial national exam, saying it needs a review to ensure the objectivity and
fairness of its results to students.
The President said, while
opening a Cabinet meeting on education and health on Thursday, he would like to
hear National Education Minister Muhammad Nuh presenting a policy regarding the
national final exam, which has been used as a tool to measure students’
eligibility to graduate from elementary and secondary schools.
The exam has been a subject to
controversy for nearly the past decade mainly due to its high passing standards
applied evenly across the regions.
Many students, especially those
in rural areas, fail to pass the exam because of the poor quality of education
there; a situation subsequently leading to widespread cheating practices also
often allegedly committed by teachers with the approval of the school
principals.
“Personally, I don’t think we
can make the UN as the only instrument to measure [students’ quality]; we have
to also combine it with other aspects,” Yudhoyono said at the Presidential
Office.
“There are two options we need
to think together. First, we can organize a remedial exam for those who fail
the first exam, or, another option is we can use the old Ebtanas model,” he
added.
Ebtanas is a school final exam
system implemented during the 1980s and 1990s, whose standards were made
different each region.
42. The topic of the text above is…
A. President
Yudoyono’s command to stop the controversial national exam.
B. President’s
policy about a cabinet
meeting on education and health.
C. National
Education Minister’s
presentation on an education policy.
D. President
Yudoyono’s order to review the controversial national exam.
E. the
necessity to stop the application of national exam in Indonesia.
43.
“…the national final exam, which has been used as a tool to measure
students’
eligibility…”
(paragraph 2). Another term for the underlined word is …
A.
lesson
B.
activity
C.
qualification
D.
personality
E.
incapability
44.
Which of the following issues triggers
the national exam controversy?
A.
Many students do not study hard
so that they fail the exam.
B. Many students fail the exam because they
practice cheating.
C. Many teachers help their students in doing the
exam.
D. Many people believe that the national exam is
not effective.
E. Many people argue that the national exam is
not objective and unfair either.
Text 10
The following
text is for questions 45 to 47.
Dear
Mr. Robert Pattinson,
This is
to acknowledge that we are in receipt of your notice whereby you informed us
that the goods shipped to you on December 28, 2009 did not conform to our
agreement dated December
21.
We
regret this unintentional mistake on our part, the reasons for which were the
ship got a little accident and it took 3 days before we could move the cargo to
another ship.
While
we recognize that the time for performing under this agreement has expired, we
are requesting that you extend the time to January 7, 2010 in order that we may
cure the defect by replacing the shipment with goods that conform to our
agreement.
Please
accept our apology for this inconvenience. We will
be looking forward to your response.
Sincerely
Yours,
Bella
Swan
45.
What is the purpose of the letter?
A. To ask for permission to replace ordered goods
with others.
B. To give information that the goods sent
previously were broken.
C. To ask for time extension for delivering the
broken goods.
D. To ask for apology and to request for time
extension to deliver goods.
E. To accept Mr. Pattinson’s apology about the
broken goods.
46. “…by
replacing the shipment with goods that conform to our agreement.”
(paragraph 3). The underlined phrase means…
A. show
B. match
C. display
D. break
E. notice
47. The goods that Mr. Pattinson had ordered
did not conform to the deal he made with Mrs. Swan’s company because…
A. the delivery of the goods were too late.
B. there was a problem during the shipment.
C. it took 3 days to replace the broken
goods.
D. there was a problem during the
movement
of the cargo.
E. the delivery time of the goods had expired.
Text 11
The following
text is for questions 48 to 50.
Why Ascend?
* Dedicated full-time teaching team from Ireland, Denmark,
Canada, the UK and the USA.
* Professionally qualified and experienced
teachers.
* Unique learning experience in Singapore with
maximum of 15 students in a class
* You have more time to learn to express
yourself with confidence in our small classes.
Our Teachers and Students INTERACT!
* Join our teachers and students from Thailand, South
Korea, China,
Japan, Indonesia, Iran,
Vietnam, Mongolia, Russia,
Myanmar, Brazil, Mexico,
Italy, Turkey and Poland and participate in our
organized indoor and outdoor English cultural activities.
* Learn
more English outside of the classroom in an interesting and fun environment.
Our Students SUCCEED!
* Graduate
with a certificate from our English as a Global Language (EGL) Program
* Achieve
high IELTS and TOEFL scores to enter universities in Singapore and overseas.
48. The text above is intended to …
A. invite
people to join the English Course Institution – Ascend.
B. invite
people to have unique learning experience in Singapore.
C. persuade
people to take outdoor classes at Ascend.
D. persuade
people to participate in the organized indoor cultural activities.
E. inform
people about how to achieve high TOEFL scores at Ascend.
49. Below are the reasons why you should
join Ascend, except …
A. the
Ascend teachers are dedicated and professional.
B. Ascend
does not only provide indoor activities, but outdoor ones as well.
C. the
classes are small so that the students can express themselves confidently.
D. the
students get an EGL program certificate after finishing their study.
E. the
students are guaranteed to get high IELTS and TOEFL scores.
50. Where is Ascend?
A. In
Ireland.
B. In
Denmark.
C. In
Canada.
D. In
Singapore.
E. In
Thailand.
KUNCI
JAWABAN TRY OUT PAKET-1
BAHASA
INGGRIS PROG. IPA/IPS/AGAMA/BAHASA
TAHUN
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11
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D
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21
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D
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31
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D
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41
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B
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2
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C
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12
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C
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22
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E
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32
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E
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42
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D
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3
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A
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13
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A
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23
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C
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33
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C
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43
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C
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4
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C
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14
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C
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24
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D
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34
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E
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44
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E
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5
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D
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15
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B
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25
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B
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35
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D
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45
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D
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6
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A
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16
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E
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26
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D
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36
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C
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46
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B
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7
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C
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17
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D
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27
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D
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37
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B
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47
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B
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8
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C
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18
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B
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28
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E
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38
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C
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48
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A
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9
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A
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19
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C
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29
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A
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39
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A
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49
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E
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10
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B
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20
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A
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30
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B
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40
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