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The following text is for questions 16 and 17.
Dear Alice,
I have a project with my science teacher this week. I need lots
references to get some information about the project. I remember that you still
borrow a science book from me and I consider that it is useful for my project.
So please bring and give it to me tomorrow. I’ll meet you on library. See you.
Maria
16. The text mainly tells about ….
A. the information about the project
B. the references of the project
C. the science project
D. borrowing a book
E. the meeting
17. The word “it” refers to....
A. library
B. the project
C. Alice’s book
D. the science book
E. the science project
The following text is for questions 18 and 19
1234, Main Street Boston, MA 02123
07 April, 2012
Hello Clara,
I have the most wonderful news, and I could hardly wait to tell
you about it! It turns out that we win the singing audition. I was so thrilled
when I heard about this, that I could barely contain myself.
Good news is
always so much more fun when shared with a friend. I can't wait until the next
time we see each other so we can discuss this further. In the meantime, take
care of yourself. I'll be thinking of you.
Regards,
John
18. The text is about ....
A. the good news
B. the wonderful event
C. the singing audition
D. the feeling of the writer
E. the planning of a meeting
19. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To inform a friend that something good
has happened.
B. To tell a friend that the writer always thinks of her.
C. To explain about the writer’s feeling.
D. To discuss the audition.
E. To plan a meeting.
The following text is for questions 20
and 21.
Announcement
Dear Team,
Kitten Shah has expressed his wish to leave the company for his
personal reasons. Mr. Shah has been with us for 4,5 years. During this time he
has shown diligence and commitment to his work. He has related well with his
colleagues and other employees. Please join me in expressing gratitude for the
expert Information Technology skills he applied during his tenure with
Virtual.com many of us have learnt a great deal from his knowledge and for
that, we also thank him.
I wish him all the very best in his future accomplishments.
Kitten, do not be a stranger to us.
Regards
Tim Potters
20. The text is mainly about the announcement of...
A. the good relationship between a member with colleagues
B. the advancement of information technology
C. the resignation of the company member
D. the dedication of the company member
E. the best company member
21. From the announcement above, Potters wants to thank Mr. Shah
because he ....
A. has given much knowledge
B. has shown his superiority
C. has worked for years
D. has left the company
E. has been so friendly
The following text is for questions 22 and 23.
22. What is the latest date that
the invitees should reply?
A. May 2nd
B. May 3rd
C. May 9th
D. May 15th
E. May 30th
23. What is the text about?
A. Kristen Alexis Hampton’s graduation
invitation.
B. Celebration conducted by Amador High
School.
C. Invitation for the opening of Gilbert
Park.
D. Kristen Alexis Hampton’s new school.
E. Anita’s celebration of graduation
The following text is for questions 24 to 26.
Maura, who like to be thought of as the
most beautiful and powerful queen of Arabia, had many suitors. One by one she
discarded them, until her list was reduced to just three sheiks. The three
sheiks were all equally young and handsome. They were also rich and strong. It
was very hard to decide who would be the best of them.
One evening, Maura disguised herself and went to the camp of the three
sheiks. As they were about to have dinner, Maura asked them for something to
eat. The first gave her some left over food. The second Sheik gave her some
unappetizing camel’s tail. The third sheik, who was called Hakim, offered her
some of the most tender and tasty meat. After dinner, the disguised queen left
the sheik’s camp.
The following day, the queen invited the three sheiks to dinner at her
palace. She ordered her servant to give each one exactly what they had given
her the evening before. Hakim, who received a plate of delicious meat, refused
to eat it if the other two sheiks could not share it with him.
This Sheik Hakim’s act finally
convinced Queen Maura that he was the man for her. “Without question, Hakim is
the most generous of you” she announced her choice to the sheiks. “So it is
Hakim I will marry”.
24. There are ... characters of the story.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
E. six
25. What can we learn from the text?
A. Doing the best to get what we want
B. Being kind to all people
C. Thinking positively
D. Work hard in reaching our dreams
E. Being humble to others
26. The main idea of paragraph 2 is ....
A. the test from the queen in choosing a husband
B. the meeting of the queen and the three sheiks
C. the special visit from the queen
D. the food for the sheiks’ dinner
E. the dinner for the queen
The following text is for questions 27 and 28.
An Indonesian migrant worker Munti Binti
Bani has died on Monday after being hospitalized for several days due to
alleged torture by her employees in Selangor, Malaysia.
Antara state news agency has reported that Munti had been treated at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital since last Tuesday and died on Monday at 10 a.m, local time. Munti was found unconscious with her hands and feet were tied in a bathroom in Taman Sentosa housing complex last Tuesday. She was suffering from major wounds on her body and had apparently been beaten with iron.
Antara state news agency has reported that Munti had been treated at Tengku Ampuan Rahimah hospital since last Tuesday and died on Monday at 10 a.m, local time. Munti was found unconscious with her hands and feet were tied in a bathroom in Taman Sentosa housing complex last Tuesday. She was suffering from major wounds on her body and had apparently been beaten with iron.
Munti's body will be sent tomorrow to her hometown in Pondok Jeruk Barat
village of Jombang, East Java after undergoing autopsy at the hospital. “We express
our deep condolences as there is yet another worker who was tortured and passed
away at the hospital,” Indonesia's Ambassador for Malaysia, Da'i Bachtiar said
in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. “The Embassy will arrange for all compensation,
including insurance, she deserves to receive,” Da'i said.
He added that Munti's employers Vanitha and Murugan had been detained
and were undergoing questioning at the local police office. “We hope the police
can uphold justice and punish them should they be proven to be involved in the
case,” he said.
27. The text is about ...
A. the minor incident
experienced by the Indonesian worker
B. Indonesian
migrant worker who died in Malaysia
C. the torture of Malaysian employees
D. the crime of Malaysian employees
E. the lucky Indonesian worker
28. Why did the Indonesian worker lose her life?
A. She got an accident while going to the bathroom
B. She was tortured by her employers
C. She fell down in the bathroom
D. She was hit by the Malaysian
E. She got a terrible desease
The following text is for questions 29 and 30.
Let me remind you my experience during an earthquake last week.
When the earthquake happened, I was on my car. I was driving home from my
vacation in Bali.
Suddenly my car
lunched to one side, to the left. I thought I got a flat tire. I did not know
that it was an earthquake. I knew it was an earthquake when I saw some
telephone and electricity poles falling down to the ground, like matchsticks.
Then I saw a lot
of rocks tumbling across the road. I was trapped by the rock. Even I could not
move my car at all. There were rocks everywhere. There was nothing I could do
but left the car and walked along way to my house in the town.
When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.
When I reached my town, I was so surprised that there was almost nothing left. The earthquake made a lot of damage to my town. Although nothing was left, I thanked God that nobody was seriously injured.
29. What did the writer do for save himself?
A. He left the car and walked
B. He kept staying on his car.
C. He crept under the car
D. He ran away to house
E. He drove the car fast
30. Paragraph 2 tells about
....
A. the deadly damage caused by the earthquake
B. the solution to save one’s life
C. the impact of the earthquake
D. the predictable arthquake
E. signs of the earthquake
The following text is questions 31 and 32.
The cat (Felis catus), also known as the
domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a
small furry domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its
companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have
been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the
most popular pet in the world. Owing to their close association with humans,
cats are now found almost everywhere in the world.
Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible
bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing
small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to
see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint
for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can
perceive. This is because the usual prey of cats (particularly rodents such as
mice) make high frequency noises, so the hearing of the cat has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds. Cats rely
more on smell than taste, and have a much better sense of smell than humans.
31. The text is about.... .
A. the cat’s features
B. the ability of cat
C. the habitat of cat
D. the food of cat
E. the cat’s preys
32. How can a cat locate its prey in the darkness?
A. It has quick reflexes.
B. It uses its good taste
C. It uses its sharp hearing
D. It has sharp
retractable claws
E. It sounds
in higher in frequency
The following text is for questions 33 and 34.
MEDICATION WITHOUT TAKING MEDICINE
Dr. Tim Bowker, 50, is consultant cardiologist at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Paddington, London, and a lecturer in cardiovascular medicine at
Imperial College, London.
He is not
overweight and he is not diet but he cycles or walks most places, which he
thinks goes a long way towards keeping him fit. He would always take the stairs
rather than a lift. He certainly doesn’t spend hours vegetating in front of a
television.
He is not a big
eater. He tends to go out at lunch time and buy two loafs of sandwiches and
fruit, one for then and one for his evening meal later. He lives alone but he’s
got into the habit of convenience foods. He’s more likely to go for bread and
cheese and apple.
He thinks a lot of people underestimate the amount of food they
eat. He gets patients who waddle in and say: “I just don’t know where the
weight is coming from, doctor. I don’t eat a lot”. Well, maybe they don’t but
it’s coming from somewhere.
Since working for
the BHF, he’s stopped adding salt to anything. It pushes up his blood pressure
and leads to hardening of the arteries. He probably doesn’t drink quite enough
alcohol. The research showed that drinking in moderation has a beneficial
effect on his heart, but he probably only has one or two units a week.
As he gets into
his 50s, he’ll have his blood pressure and cholesterol checked from time to
time. He’ll always keep in mind the factors that most affect on how likely you
to die of heart disease-apart from age and gender. He said that there are
smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. At the moment
his reading on all these factors make him low risk. He intended to keep things
that way.
33. What is the text about?
A. Tim Bowker’s
illnesses.
B. Tim Bowker’s
exercises.
C. Tim Bowker’s
activities.
D. Tim Bowker’s
profession.
E. Tim Bowker’s
medication.
34. Which of the followings is not true according to the text?
A. People died because
of heart disease.
B.
Exercise is good for people to get their body fit.
C. Diabetes and blood pressure cause
people’s death.
D. Decrease the salt cannot improve the
blood pressure.
E. Drinking in moderation has a beneficial
effect on the heart.
The following text is for questions 35 to 37.
Hot boning is an energy saving technique for the meat processing
industry. It has received considerable attention in recent years when increased
pressure for energy conservation has accentuated for more efficient methods of
processing the bovine carcass. Cooling of an entire carcass requires a
considerable amount of refrigerated space, since bone and trimmable fat are
cooled along with the muscle. It 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 twenty four
to thirty six hours before boning. Chilling in the traditional fashion is also
associated with a loss of carcass weight ranging from two percent to four
percent due to evaporation of moisture from the meat tissue.
Early excision,
or hot boning, of muscle prerigor followed by vacuum packaging has several
potential advantages. By removing, only the edible muscle and fat prerigor,
refrigeration space and costs are minimized, boning labor is decreased and
storage yields increased. Because hot boning often results in toughening of
meat, a more recent approach, hot boning following electrical stimulation, has
been 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.
35. What is the text about?
A. Conventional method
of boning.
B. Energy saving
technique.
C. Meat processing
industry.
D. Energy conservation
E. Hot boning.
36. Which of the following
is not mentioned as a drawback of the conventional methods of
boning?
A. Holding the beef in
the cooler.
B. Storage space
requirements.
C. Loss of carcass
weight.
D. Toughness of meat.
E. Energy waste.
37. What is the writer’s intention to write the text?
A. To explain the hot
boning.
B. To describe the
hot boning.
C. To introduce the hot boning.
D. To tell the
process of the hot boning.
E. To report the
product of the hot boning.
The following text is for questions 38 to 40.
Recent changes in federal government
priorities have seen a reduction in financial support for parents who use
childcare. This is occurring at a time when there is increasing a tendency that
childcare and working mothers have been the subject of dispute for some time.
Many argue that the best place for children is always in their own homes with
their own parents. However, it is my contention that there are many advantages
to be had from using childcare and the government should provide more financial
assistance to parents who do so.
Another argument
against the use of childcare facilities is that children can be emotionally
deprived in these facilities compared to the home. This argument assumes that
the best place for children is to be at their parents, especially mothers, side
for twenty-four hours a day. It claims that children’ emotional development can
be damaged when they are left in childcare facilities. However, parents and
children need to spend some time apart. Moreover, children become less
dependent on their parents and parents themselves are less stressed and more effective
care-givers when there are periods of separation. In fact, recent studies
indicate that the parent-child relationship can be improved by the use of
high-quality childcare are facilities.
It has been
argued that children who attend childcare centers at an early age miss out on
important early learning that occurs in parent-child interaction. These
children, so this argument goes, may be actually assist children in their early
learning. They give children an opportunity to mix with other children and to
develop social skills at an early age. Indeed, a whole range of learning occurs
in childcare centers.
It could be
further asserted that the government and the economy as a whole cannot afford
the enormous cost involved in supporting childcare for working parents.
However, working parents actually contribute to the national economy. They are
able to utilize their productive skills and pay income tax, while non-working
parents can become a drain on the tax system through dependent spouse and other
rebates.
In conclusion,
government support for childcare services who assist individual families and it
is important for the economic well-being of the whole nation.
38. Which of the following statement is not
mentioned in the text?
A. Childcare
services assist individual families.
B. Children
become less dependent on their parents
C. Parents are
not stressed and ineffective care-givers.
D. Childcare
services develop social skills at an early age.
E. Childcare
services assist children in their early learning.
39. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. Childcare and
working mothers.
B. Government policy
of childcare.
C. Financial support
for parents.
D. Mother’s care.
E. Childcare.
40. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. The
argumentation of using childcare facilities.
B. The
children’s emotional development.
C. The
deprivation of the facilities.
D. The
independent children.
E. The childcare
facilities.
The following text is for questions 41 to 43.
College is a time for new experiences, and one such
experience might be to get a pet that your parents would never allow you to
have at home. Although it may seem like a fun and adventuresome choice, one
that will impress your peers and professors, it is a bad idea to try to keep a
bear as an apartment pet.
One reason it is bad to have a bear
as an apartment pet is that bears take up too much space. Bears need a large
area in which to roam and forage for berries, and they prefer to sleep without
anyone else nearby. Further, bears have been known to become depressed if they
live too sedentary a lifestyle, so it is important that they have plenty of
room to exercise. This kind of space, however, is rarely available in a college
apartment, which is usually crowed with old couches, stereo components, and
inflatable plants.
Another reason bears make bad
apartment pets is that they are noisy. Unlike their cousin, the sloth, bears
make a wide and annoying variety of sounds. They scratch the furniture, kick
over garbage cans, stumble into walls, and roar at the top of their lungs in
the middle of the night. To be sure, some might argue that this is no different
from a typical fraternity member. The difference, however, is that one can
complain about a fraternity brother to the cops or the landlord, but there is
no such recourse in dealing with loud bears. In fact, making such a complaint
might just get your bear taken away from you.
Thus, while college does indeed present
young adults with a great many choices, one choice students should make is not
to have a bear as an apartment pet. Some day, when a student has a home with a
big back yard, a sturdy fence, and several children, the bear might be an
excellent option. Until then, a goldfish is a more viable alternative.
41. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. A bear as a helpful
pet.
B. A bear as a
pleasant pet.
C. A bear as a
protective pet.
D. A bear as a dangerous
pet.
E. A bear as an
apartment pet.
42. The second paragraph tells us about …
A. The damage of
taking care of a bear in an apartment.
B. The inferior of
having a bear as an apartment pet.
C. The danger of a
bear living in an apartment.
D. The pleasant bear
of living in an apartment.
E. The satisfaction of
having a bear as a pet.
43. From the text, we can imply that …
A. Bears do not need a
large area for roaming.
B. Bears make a wide
and annoying variety of sounds.
C. Bears do not make a
noise when living in an apartment.
D. Bears are not
depressed to live in a sedentary of a lifestyle.
E. Bears never roar at
the top of their lungs in the middle of the night.
The following text is for questions 44 to 46.
When I saw Terry Gilliam’s Tideland at the Melbourne Film Festival
last year, my immediate reaction was that the film was unrealizable. Its
appearance in Australian cinemas has obviously proven me wrong. Yet its
exposure to a wider population allows the opportunity to see how many, like me,
find the film virtually unwatchable. Gilliam is an enormously talented
filmmaker, and Tideland isn’t bad in any of the usual ways. It’s not
reprehensible, or stupid, or poorly made. But it’s a deeply unpleasant
experience that just doesn’t work at all.
Scripted by
Gilliam and Tony Grissoni from Mitch Cullin’s novel, the film tells the story
of a Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland), a young girl brought up by junkie parents
(Jeff Bridges and Jennifer Tilly). She’s an intelligent girl, and at film’s
start seems to be coping remarkably well with the unhealthy environment in
which she is being brought up. However, after both parents die she is left
alone in an empty farmhouse, accompanied only by her dolls and the slowly
rotting corpse of her father. Even when she makes contact with the neighbors,
she is no closer to achieving responsible care: they, too, are deeply
disturbed.
Gilliam has the start of a really good
idea here, in the way he depicts Jeliza-Rose’s deteriorating mental health by
showing her play becoming increasingly warped and unhealthy. Yet despite
spending a long, long, long time establishing Jeliza-Rose’s fantasy world,
Gilliam can’t really bring that inner life into clear enough focus. He tries to
convey the wonder of the child’s perspective with a sweeping camera and lush,
golden cinematography, but he can never get us inside Jeliza-Rose’s head, and
the longer he keeps at it the more distant from her we become. Worse, his
attempts sour into a kind of syrupy whimsy that recalls Spielberg at his worst.
The film starts with an undercurrent of
grotesque humor, and the gothic tone becomes more overt as the film progresses.
As we learn more about Jeliza-Rose’s new neighbors (and as her father’s
decomposition steadily progresses) the film becomes livelier, but it also
becomes increasingly disturbing. The humor becomes more morbid, and the film
itself increasingly hard to watch as it touches on issues of inappropriate
sexual relationships involving both children and the mentally disabled.
Obviously there is a place for films to
tackle such challenging themes, and it can also be expected that when films do
so the result may be discomforting. But there is a corresponding responsibility
that such material brings with it. I’m not suggesting there is anything
inappropriate in Gilliam’s message, but rather that his intent is muddled, and
that with such sensitive topics there is a heightened obligation to have
control over your material. Unfortunately, Gilliam raises these issues but
doesn’t seem to know how to resolve them. The end result alternates stretches
of boredom with moments of skin-crawling queasiness. Gilliam has reportedly had
to reassure audiences at festivals that it’s okay to laugh, but I suspect more
will be wondering if it’s okay to leave.
It’s a real shame that Tideland is such
a miserable experience, because Gilliam, for all his faults, is one of the most
talented filmmakers around, and he already struggles to find financing for his
projects. The film Lost in La Mancha famously chronicled his aborted version of
Don Quixote, which started production but was scuttled without being finished.
Yet I have the feeling that the abandonment of Don Quixote won’t prove as
damaging for his career as the completion of Tideland.
44. How many characters are involved in the film?
A. Four persons
B. Five persons
C. Six persons
D. Seven persons
E. Eight persons
45. What is the text about?
A. Mitch Cullin’s
novel.
B. The story of a
Jeliza-Rose.
C. Terry Gilliam’s
Tideland film.
D. The experience of
Gilliam’s film.
E. A place for films
to tackle challenging themes.
A. The film tells the
story of a Jeliza-Rose.
B. Gilliam is an
enormously talented filmmaker.
C. The film starts
with an undercurrent of grotesque humor.
D. Gilliam can’t
really bring that inner life into clear enough focus.
E. Gilliam has not
reportedly had to reassure audiences at festivals.
47. Study the following sentences relating to cooking Shrimp Ball
Soup!
- Roll shrimp mixture into little balls and stick a length of celery into each.
- Add shrimp balls and cook for 8 minutes.
- Then, cut mushrooms into pieces and fresh green celery into short lengths.
- Next, pour broth into pot and bring to boil.
- First, chop up shrimps and add the seasoning. Mix it.
- Finally, serves it in a serving bowl.
- Then, add straw mushrooms and carrot.
A. 5-7-1-2-4-3-6
B. 5-4-2-3-1-7-6
C. 5-1-2-4-3-7-6
D. 5-2-1-4-3-7-6
E. 5-3-1-4-2-7-6
The following text is for questions 48 to 50.
Complete the following text with the suitable words!
Think about your bathroom. There is hot water in your bath. Steam
goes up from the hot water. The steam makes small clouds in the bathroom. These
… (48) … clouds meet the cold walls and windows, and then we see small drops of
water on the walls and windows.
The world is like
your bathroom. The water in the oceans is warm when the sun shines on it. Some
of this water goes up into the sky and makes clouds. The wind carries the
clouds for hundreds of kilometers. The clouds meet the … (49) … air in the sky,
then we’ll see drops of water. The drops of water are rain.
The rain falls
and runs into rivers. Rivers run into oceans. And the water from oceans … (50)
… clouds and becomes rain. So water is always moving from oceans to clouds to
rain to river to oceans.
48. A. favorable
B. smoke
C. warm
D. water
E. steam
49. A. hot
B. cold
C. warm
D. frozen
E. evaporated
50. A. accumulates into
B. modifies into
C. derives from
D. changes into
E. comes from
KUNCI JAWABAN
PROGRAM : IPA/IPS/BAHASA
NO
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KUNCI JAWABAN
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NO
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KUNCI JAWABAN
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1
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D
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26
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A
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2
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B
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27
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B
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3
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D
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28
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B
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4
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D
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29
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A
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5
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B
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30
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C
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6
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A
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31
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A
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7
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C
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32
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C
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8
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A
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33
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E
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9
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A
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34
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D
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10
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B
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35
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E
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11
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A
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36
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D
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12
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E
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37
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A
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13
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D
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38
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C
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14
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A
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39
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E
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15
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C
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40
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A
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16
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D
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41
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E
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17
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D
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42
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B
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18
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A
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43
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B
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19
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A
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44
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E
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20
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C
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45
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C
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21
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A
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46
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E
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22
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D
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47
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E
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23
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A
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48
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C
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24
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C
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49
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B
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25
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B
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50
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D
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