Descriptive text : historical places

On the banks of the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s “River of Kings”, lies a hotel that has already set new standards of hospitality for this celebrated city.

Set in magnificently lanscaped tropical gardens, the Shangri-La Bangkok provides guests with all the charm and warmth of the orient and, at the same time, unsurpassed range of facilities and leisure activities. There is a choice of 12 superb settings in which to wine and dine, a large free-form swimming pool that overlooks the river, conventoin and meeting facilities for up to 2000 people, and a 24-hour business centre.

And, from every single guest room and suite, there is a breathtaking view of all the exotic hustle and bustle of the fabled “River of Kings”. One might expect such a well-equipped and positioned hotel to be miles away from the city center but, at Shangri-La Bangkok the busness district and main shopping areas are mere minutes away.

From more than 200 years, Bangkok’s granduer has been reflected in the waters of the Chao PhrayA. Today, the Shangri-La Bangkok towers beside this majestic river, offers its guests the golden promise of the East.

1. For how many people the meeting facilities are up to?

A. 5000 people.

B. 4000 people.

C. 2000 people.

D. 1000 people.

E. 500 people.

ANS : C

2. The text mainly focuses on…

A. Bangkok’s granduer.

B. Bangkok’s ”River Kings.”

C. The water of the Chao Praya.

D. The majestic river in Bangkok.

E. Shangri-La Bangkok.

ANS : E

This museum is located in Ambarawa in central JavA. The musseum focuses on the collection of steam locomotivE. Ambarawa was a military city during the dutch colonial government. King Willem I ordered the construction of the new railway station to enable the government to transport it’s troops to Semarang. On may the 21st 1873, the Ambarawa railway station was built on 100,027,500 squares meter lanD. Back then it was known as the Willem I station. The Ambarawa railway museum was established much later on October 16, 1976 in the Ambarawa station to preserve the steam locomotivE. They were coming to the end of their useful life when the 3 feet 6 inches guard railway or the Indonesian state railway or Perusahaan Negara Kereta Api was closeD. The steam locomotives are parked in the open air next to the original station.

3. Why was the Ambarawa railway museum established?

A. To build new railway museums.

B. To transport government troops.

C. To preserve the steam locomotives

D. To build a new government station.

E. To park the locomotives at the original station,

ANS : C

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosquE. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran SamuderA. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.

The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was uniquE. The roof is layereD. It took the Banjar’s past architecture before Islam camE. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.

4. Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was constructed in the era of ….

A. Banjar people

B. Dutch colonial

C. Kalimantan King

D. Sultan Suriansyah

ANS : D

5. What is mainly discussed in the text?

A. A king reign

B. A palace complex

C. An Islamic location

D. A historical mosque

ANS : D