UJIAN NASIONAL SMA TAHUN 2006/2007 (A fox fell into...)

Text 4
READING.
This text is for questions 21 to 23.

A fox fell into a well and couldn't get out. By and by a thirsty goat came along. Seeing the fox in the well it asked if the water was good. "Good", said the fox. "It's the best water I've tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself."
The goat was thirsty so he got into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way to get out. Then the fox said, "I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs and put your forelegs against the side of the well. I'll step on your horns, and I can get out. And when I'm out, I'll help you out of the well."
The goat did as he was asked and the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and reminded him of his promise to help him out. The fox merely turned to him and said, "If you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldn't have jumped into the well."
The goat felt very sad. He called out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well. The goat got out and thanked the old man.

21. The text tells the story of ...
A. a fox
B. a goat
C. a fox and a goat
D. an old man and the fox
E. the goat and an old man

22. Paragraph 2 mainly tells ...
A. how the fox helped the goat
B. why the fox got into the well
C. how the fox got out of the well
D. the fox's idea how to get out of the well
E. how both the goat and the fox got out of the well

23. "The goat did as he was asked ..."
(Paragraph 3)
What does the above sentence mean?
A. The goat drank enough and looked around
B. The goat came down to the well and drank
C. The goat called out loudly after the fox got out
D. The goat waited someone who might help him
E. The goat stood on his hind legs and put his forelegs against the side of the well

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(Sumber: SILVESTER GORIDUS SUKUR, 2008.KUMPULAN DAN PEMBAHASAN SOAL UJIAN NASIONAL: Bahasa Inggris, DARI TAHUN KE TAHUN: UNTUK SMA IPA-IPS.PENERBIT:INDONESIATERA, Jogja,2008)