Latihan soal Bahasa Inggris CPNS 2010

1. On January 27, 1999, the City Fire Departement responded to a blaze that______at the Icarus Publishing Co. warehouse.

a. Breaks out
b. Will break out
c. Had broken out
d. Is breaking out

2. On July 9, suspect Gary Talerino and Jennifer O’Brien were arrested on a charge of vandalism that­­­­­­______at the local high school.

a. Occurs
b. Will occur
c. Is occurring
d. Occurred

3. I am trying to become more skilled at weaving before winter_______.

a. Arrived
b. Will have arrived
c. Will arrive
d. Arrives

4. We have_______more of these strange pods since those people moved in next door.

a. Saw
b. Been seeing
c. Been seen
d. See

5. While trying to______his pet iguana from a tree, Travis Steavens fell and broke his ankle.

a. Be rescuing
b. Have rescued
c. Rescue
d. Rescuing

6. ______the gun down carefully.

a. Rut
b. Rutted
c. Been putting
d. To put

7. The main problem Jim had______too many parking tickets.

a. Will have been
b. Were
c. Will have
d. Was

8. On Monday, Jamal and Jennifer were called to the principal’s office and praised for helping a student who______on the icy sidewalk.

a. Falls
b. Would fall
c. Had fallen
d. Has fallen

9. The people who bought this old lamp at the auction_______foolish.

a. Was
b. Were
c. Is
d. Has been

10. The little boy______himself down on the floor and threw a tantrum

a. Flings
b. Flinged
c. Flung
d. Fling

11. Your______during our visit has been greatly appreciated.

a. hospice
b. hospital
c. hospitality
d. hospitable

12. The mail carrier left the mail ______ the secretary’s desk.

a. to
b. on
c. at
d. above

13. Please answer the phone ______ it rings.

a. during
b. when
c. because
d. and

14. _____ profits have improved, we’re all getting bonuses.

a. since
b. before
c. although
d. during

15. The supervisor ______ tries to be fair.

a. always
b. usual
c. everyday
d. ever

16. Our department has ______ been this productive before.

a. still
b. never
c. yet
d. lately

17. The Sales Departmentholds a meeting ______.

a. usually
b. already
c. weekly
d. always

18. Our company wants its customers ______.

a. satisfies
b. satisfying
c. satisfied
d. satisfy

19. If you _____ how to use the word processor, ask any one of us.

a. won’t understand
b. don’t understand
c. understood
d. not understand

20. M supervisor promises that I ______ a raise next year.

a. would get
b. should get
c. will get
d. get

21. The lawyer has gone to _____ the file.

a. look away
b. look for
c. look into
d. look out

22. If the secretary ______ where the missing files are, we can stop looking for them.

a. knew
b. would know
c. had known
d. knows

23. The files were ______ alphabetically.

a. organization
b. organizer
c. organize
d. organized

24. ______ job performance is awarded with salary bonus.

a. except
b. exception
c. exceptional
d. exceptionally

25. The company managers _______ the union about any changes in employee vacation.

a. advice
b. advising
c. advised
d. advise

26. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and covers _____ of almost four millions square miles.

a. a area
b. an area
c. the area
d. area

27. ______ by author John Grisham are frequently on the best seller list.

a. The novels
b. Novels
c. A novels
d. Some novels