Sabtu, 19 November 2011

soal-soal bahasa inggris kelas VIII

In The Hospital
I was in hospital last week. The doctor told me that I had to have an operation. I had to stay in the hospital for a week.
The room in which I stayed was facing the garden, so I could see flowers outside from the windows. But I didn’t like the food there. It was tasteless.
The doctor told me that I had to have a special diet. I mustn’t eat any spicy food in the future.

1.Why did the writer stay in the hospital?
a.because the writer was ill
b.because the writer was asked to do so
c.because the writer had to have an operation
d.because the writer likes it

2.From the first paragraph we know that the writer …
a.didn’t need the hospital
b.had an operation
c.didn’t have to stay in the hospital
d.had the hospital

3.Based on the second paragraph, the correct information is ….
a.the room had a lot of windows
b.the food was not delicious
c.the doctors liked to work there
d.the hospital is dirty

4.What information can you get from the third paragraph?
a.the writer is not allowed to eat spicy food
b.the food was spicy
c.the doctor was on diet
d.the writer didn’t like spicy food

Text two
Rahmat went to a tailor to have his shirt and trousers made last Sunday. The tailor measured his hip and waist and also the length of the trousers. He also measured his chest.
The tailor cut the cloth according to Rahmat’s measurement. Then he sewed the clothes on his sewing machine. He sewed the zipper on the trousers. The tailor’s wife fixed the buttons. The clothes were ready in five days. Rahmat tried them on. They fit him well.

5.Rahmat went to tailor because he wanted to …..
a.measure his chest c. cut the clothes
b.sew his clothes d. get his clothes made

6.The tailor’s wife fixed the buttons. The italic word means ….
a. attached to b. released from c. put into d. come to

 7. Based on the first paragraph, the clothes were ready on ….
a. Wednesday b. Thursday c. Friday d. Saturday

8. He sawed the clothes in his sewing machine. The italic word refers to…
a. the tailor b. Rahmat c. the clothes d. the wife

9. A : “What do you think he is doing?”
B : “ …… “
a.I think he works c. I think he worked
b.I think he was working d. I think he is working

10. Dimas : “Do you want fried rice?”
Rahman : “Not right now, thanks”
The italic expression show about ….
a. offering something c. accepting an offer
b. refuse an offer d. forbidden

11. Rahmi : “What do you think of Indonesia Dedi?”
Dedi : “It’s beautiful country. I like it very much.
The underline express….
a. surprised b. invitation c. pleasure d. agreement

12. Will you come to my house?
a. certainly, I will b. no, I am not c. no, I don’t will d. yes, I do

Text three
Last holiday I went to Bromo mountain. I went there with my family by car. My father drove the car carefully.
When I arrived there. It was very beautiful. The weather was cool and fresh. And there were so many people around the crater.
Bromo was fantastic which I have ever never seen before.

13. Who went to bromo mountain?
a. the teacher and the student c. the students only
b. the writer d. all of the staff of school

14. How was the weather?
a. the weather was uncomfortable c. the weather was very nice cool and fresh
b. the weather was very hot d. the weather was

15. How many people were there?
a. there is only one people c. there are many people there
b. there are five people there d. there is a man there

16. Affan : “I think we should not clearly write the address on the envelope”.
Rahman : “……it’s very important I think”.
a. no, I don’t think so c. yes, I quite agree
b. yes, I believe so d. I think so

17. Lena : “What about going to botanical garden next vacation?”
Lina : “ …
a. I agree about your plan c. Im sorry to hear that
b. no, I don’t suppose so d. please don’t trouble yourself.

18. X: “Would you like something to eat?”
Y: “Yes, please. That’s what I need”
The underline word express…..
a. prohibition b. offering something c. refuse an offer d. sympathy

19. When I ….. to my uncle’s home, he was watching television in the living room.
a. was coming b. have been coming c. came d. were came

20. We sail to Makassar on a very large ….
a. ship b. boat c. canoe d. submarine

21.My mother … breakfast when I … this morning.
a.is preparing – wake up c. are preparing – got up
b.was preparing – got up d. were preparing – getting up

22.When it … to rain, the players … an exercise
a.began – are having c. begin – were having
b.begun – was having d. began – were having

23.She was not typing in the next room when I …… her.
a.see b. saw c. seen d. have seen

24.A : “ What is … mountain in the world?”
B : “ Everest”
a.the tallest b. tallest c. the taller d. the most tall

25.C: “What do you think about Yudi?”
D: “ I think he is ……. student in my class.”
a.the more intelligent c. more intelligent
b.most intelligent d. the most intelligent

26.A: Is your score in English test good?
B: Yes, but yours is ……… than mine.
a.better b. badder c. worses d. best

27.X: “When did he …… his old car?”
Y: “Last week I think”.
a.sail b. sell c. sold d. seal

28.Lala is 165 cm. Ali is too.
Lala is the same …. as Ali.
a.age b. size c. weight d. height

29.X: “You have been playing badminton for an hour”.
Y: ….. playing badminton?
X: “Yes, very much indeed”.
a.What do you think of c. How do you like?
b.Do you believe? d. Do you enjoy?

It was still early in the morning, when we (10) ….. at Selorejo. It was a wonderful lake. We used a motorboat ( 11) …. The lake to a quiet place where we spent some time fishing.

30.a. arrive
b.arrived
c.will arrive
d.are arriving

31.a. to cross
b.has crossed
c.is crossing
d.will crossing

32.This picture is ……… than that one.
a.interesting b. more interesting c. most interesting d. the most interesting

33.My English is …… than yours.
a.worse b. bad c. badder d. worst

The students of IIA have just finished doing an experiment in the laboratory. It is nine fifteen. It is time for them to have a break now. Evia and her friends are in the canteen. The canteen is big and clean. There is a washing table with the sentence "Wash your hands before and after eating" above it. There are bowls of side-dishes (lauk-pauk) and drinks sold in the canteen. All the students queue up to buy their food. Discipline and obedience help to make sure everybody follow the canteen rules. The rules are to queue up to buy food and not to spit on the floor. If the students are cooperative, the canteen will be clean and safe.

34. The students are in the ... now.
a. laboratory b. canteen c. library d. office

35. What are the canteen rules?
a. Work together to prepare food. c. Wash your hands before and after eating.
b. Discipline and obedience. d. Queue up to buy food and not to spit on the floor.

36. "There is a washing table with the sentence 'Wash your hands before and after eating' above it." The word 'it' refers to ...
a. the washing table c. the canteen
b. the sentence d. the hand

Here are some ... (17) on how to be a successful English learner. First, don't be ... (18) of making mistakes. Second, use every opportunity to practice your English. At last, be an optimistic person.

37. a. tips b. clues c. plans d. rules

38. a. afraid b. proud c. brave d. shy

39. Andi : “We are in a hurry. How should we go, Dul? By bike or motorcycle “
Dullah : “I think motorcycle will be better, because it is … than bike”
a.fast b. faster c. slow d. slower

40. Feri : “Do you like the view of the mountain?”
Yud : “Yes, I enjoy it very much”
Feri : “I hope … “
Yudi : “Yes, of course and I will be back here as possible”
Feri : “Thank you that you like my village”
a. you are happy here c. I never come here again
b. you can go home soon d. the view is still beautiful

41. Doctor : “Let’s give treatment to the patient soon”
Nurse : “…. he looks seriously ill”
Doctor : “Prepare the equipments, please”
Nurse : “Sure, Doctor!”
a. yes, I agree b. no, I disagree c. that’s wrong d. don’t worry

Johan promised to pickup his girl friend from the office at 5 yesterday. As he had urgent work to finish he just stopped working at 5 pm. He ran all the way to the bus stop but he missed it. He decided to take a taxi and arrived at his girl friend’s office at 5.10 but she was not there.

42. With whom Johan has promise?
a. stranger b. his friends c. his close friend d. his girl friend

43. “ ….. she was not there”. The italic word refers to ….
a. Johan b. girl c. Johan’s girl friend d. the woman

Newspapers are important source of information. That is why, most people in big cities … (24) to certain newspaper. They begin their days by reading the paper. In this way, they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they do not have time to read the news carefully. They only have time for a quick look at the front … (25)

44.a. subscribe b. provide c. buy d. read

45.a. press b. page c. stories d. comment

Selasa, 08 November 2011

English

SOAL-SOAL BAHASA INGGRIS KELAS VIII
                
1.   You find this notice at the gate of a housing complex.

It means that only the ........ who own the houses at the housing complex can go there.
A.security
B.participants
C.people
D.guests

You and Your Partner are invited to attend
Eleanor Mc Kays's
15th Birthday in The Cocino Green House
24th January 2008 at 7:00 p.m

2.   How old will Eleanor Mc Kays be in 2016 ........
A.20
B.21
C.22
D.23

3.   When was Eleanor Mc Kays born ........
A.In 2003
B.In 2005
C.In 1993
D.In 1995

4.   The following warning means that pedestrians should ........ the grass.
A.not cut
B.not water
C.not keep
D.not walk on

                                                  Student Writing Contest

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays for this year's Student Writing Contest.

CATEGORIES
Poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays.

MANUSCRIPTS should be typewritten (one side only, please) double-spaced, and accompanied by a cover sheet with the following information: title, category, word count, author's name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if available), and academic institution. Of this information, only the title should appear on the manuscript itself.

POSTMARK SUBMISSIONS BY DECEMBER I, AND SEND TO:
Student Writing Contest
The Atlantic Monthly
77 N. Washington Steer
Boston, MA 02114

Source: W.W.W.theatlantic.com/about/contest.htm

5.   What is the purpose of the text ........
A.To describe the student writing contest.
B.To announce the student writing contest.
C.To amuse the students with writing contest.
D.To retell the students about writing contest.

6.   The following are required for the works that the participants should prepare, except that they are ........
A.original
B.unpublished
C.easy to read
D.typewritten

7.   
The warning means ........
A.it will be good if we take the picture of the sun
B.it will be better if we take the picture of other intense light sources
C.if we aim the camera directly into the sun, the sun will have a problem
D.our eyes might be in danger if the camera is aimed onto the sun or intense light resources

                         Calories per day           

8.   The text is about the number of calories that ........
A.children need per day based on their ages
B.old people have to consume daily
C.all people must burn in a day
D.the boys need in a whole day

9.   How many calories does a thirteen year old boy need per day ........
A.2,150
B.2,200
C.2,650
D.2,900

        Peter is the youngest in our family. He is fourteen years old and four years younger then me. He has long, straight hair, bright eyes and a friendly smile. Sometimes he is rather naughty at home, but he usually does what he is asked to do.
        Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school he plays football and tennis. He is the best badminton player in our family.

10.   What is the text mostly about ........
A.Peter.
B.Peter's hobby.
C.Peter's family.
D.Peter's elder brother.

11.   From the text we know that Peter is ........
A.the writer's youngest brother
B.the writer's elder brother
C.a naughty boy
D.a friendly boy

12.   Based on the text we know that the writer is ........ years old.
A.fourteen
B.sixteen
C.eighteen
D.nineteen

13.   "Peter is interested in sports very much, and at school he plays football and tennis".
The underlined phrase can be replaced with ........
A.dislike sport
B.really likes sport
C.hates sport very much
D.finds sport not really entertaining

        Amelias house was in a quiet place. It was a hilly village, the garden of her house was very beautiful. Flowers with various colours grew there. Amelia grew some roses. She's a nature lover. One day Amelia closed her book. She felt tired after studying hard. She stood by the window. She could see the mountain from there. It was a beautiful bluish green.
        "How beautiful. How wonderful it would be if I could reach the top of that mountain without climbing."
"If you want to fly up there, follow me," said a soft voice. Amelia was surprised. "Who are you? Why did you come in without permission?"
"My name is Yuli. My home is a bit far from here. I want to be your friend, Amelia," said the girl.
"You know my name," said Amelia.
"I often hear your mother calling you," Yuli answered. She reached out her hand to Amelia. Amelia shook Yuli's hand.
"Why is your hand so cold? Are you ill?" asked Amelia, worried.
"I haven't been to school for few days," said Yuli.
"If you were sick, why aren't you in bed now?" asked Amelia.
"The fresh air will make me better, Amelia," said Yuli pulled Amelia's hand. She wanted Amelia to follow her.
"Oh, no. I cannot go now. I must do my homework."
"Okay. How about tomorrow? My mother will make some delicious cakes for me. You must taste some, Yuli," said Amelia.
"Thanks Amelia. You are so kind." Yuli waved to Amelia and then she was gone. Amelia's mother was puzzled to see her daughter talking alone.

14.   What does the story tell about ........
A.A mysterious girl.
B.Amelia's new friend.
C.A little girl in a village.
D.A quiet place in a village.

15.   The first paragraph is about ........
A.the dream of Amelia
B.the setting place of the story
C.how the story happened
D.the problem faced by Amelia

16.   What did Amelia want to do someday ........
A.To play with her new friend.
B.To fly up to the top of the mountain.
C.To introduce her friend to her mother.
D.To reach the top of the mountain by climbing.

17.   ' ........ make some delicious cakes for me.'
The word 'delicious' means ........
A.bad smell
B.nice taste
C.bitter taste
D.stale flavour


18.   Which qualification must the teacher candidate have ........
A.Explicit.
B.Expired.
C.Expressive.
D.Experienced.

19.   The word 'Required' is similar in meaning to ........
A.called
B.helped
C.trained
D.needed

        Mr. and Mrs. Charly were on a tour to Europe. They were travelling on a guided tour to five countries. They were going to travel through The Netherland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and France for two weeks.
        The guide for the tour was a Swiss. On the day of the travel the guide told them to check their passports, their traveler cheques, and their foreign cash. He told them to keep them safely.
        They traveled in a comfortable coach with a toilet, music, and video. The guide stopped the coach at many famous places. He explained the cultural importance of the places. They stayed in big hotels for the night and ate in the restaurants.
        On the way, they stopped at small inns to eat lunch. In big towns, they went for shopping. They bought many souvenirs for their friends. They enjoyed the two-week tour.

20.   The text is about ........
A.travelling
B.shopping
C.tracking
D.visiting

21.   Where were Mr. and Mrs. Charly touring ........
A.Africa.
B.Europe.
C.America.
D.Australia.

22.   The guide told them to check their immigration ........, such as passport, visa, and exit permit.
A.papers
B.letters
C.records
D.documents

23.   What is paragraph three about ........
A.Shopping in big towns.
B.Staying in famous places.
C.Visiting interesting places.
D.Eating in big restaurants.

24.   "They enjoyed the two-week tour".
The underlined word has the same meaning as ........
A.got bored with
B.got pleasure from
C.became addicted to
D.planned well became amazed at

                                           QUININE HAIR TONIC
This hair tonic is processed from the leaves of the quinine tree to help stimulate hair growth. Apply evenly on scalp every morning or evening particularly on areas where hair is thinning and lightly massage.

25.   What does the text tell you about ........
A.Hair cut.
B.Hair style.
C.Hair dresser.
D.Hair treatment.

26.   What is the function of hair tonic ........
A.To make hair thin.
B.To massage scalp lightly.
C.To help stimulate hair growth.
D.To process the leaves of the quinine tree.

       A shepherd took his sheep out to pasture, but when it was time to return to the sheep pen, he found that some wild goats had become mixed up with his flock. Nonetheless, he was very pleased that the flock had grown by itself, and he closed the goats into the pen along with the sheep.
       The next day was rainy and the shepherd decided not to go out. He gave his sheep only a small handful of food, while he gave much bigger rations to the goats. He thought that if he treated them well, they would stay with him. In spite of this, as soon as the shepherd opened the gate, the goats ran out and he was unable to catch them again.
       "Ungrateful beasts," shouted the shepherd after them." I treated you better than the other!"
       "That's why we're going," answer one of the goats. "If you prefer us new animals to your sheep, how will you treat us if you find some more animals in your flock?"
       So do not be too happy if someone shows you that they prefer you to their old friends. You too will soon be an old friend and could be replaced just as easily.

27.   The text tells you about a shepherd, his sheep and ........
A.the pasture
B.wild goats
C.his friends
D.all beats

28.   Why was the shepherd happy one day ........
A.He found some wild goats among his sheep.
B.He could close his sheep in the pen well.
C.His lost goats returned in good condition.
D.There was a pasture for his hungry sheep.

29.   Which is the moral value you can learn from the story ........
A.Never ever trust to the new one.
B.Don't threat your friend as enemy.
C.There are not good things on the old one.
D.Don't forget the old friend if you get the new one.


30.   What is the purpose of the text ........
A.To invite someone.
B.To inform people.
C.To send a message.
D.To remind somebody.

31.   Which statement is TRUE based on the text above ........
A.Mr. Zu Bakir is the director of the International Club.
B.The invites should inform Zu Bakir about their coming.
C.Mr. Taylor is the director of the Indonesian Import Company.
D.The Indonesian Import Company is located in Hampshire England.


32.   Who are the most suitable people to drive the car ........
A.Young people.
B.Old people.
C.Children.
D.Kids.

33.   How many awards did New Honda Jazz get ........
A.68
B.51
C.34
D.17

34.   " ........ New Honda Jazz is the best car that suites to every youngster.
"The word 'suites' has similar meaning to ........
A.appropriate
B.uncomfortable
C.important
D.well-know

Tikka Kebab
   Ingredients:
          1. Cubes of lamb                        4. Salad
          2. Squares of green pepper         5. Tikka seasoning mixture
          3. Onions
   Step:
          1. Cut onions into quarters.
          2. Put cubes of lambs, squares of green pepper and onion squares on bamboo
              skewers and marinate them in Tikka seasoning.
          3. Grill them.
          4. Serve them with a salad (curry like seasoning from India).

35.   What does the writer write the text for ........
A.To inform how to serve a salad.
B.To explain how to make a salad.
C.To tell how to make Tikka Kebab.
D.To discuss how to make cubes of lamb.

36.   How many ingredients are needed to make Tikka Kebab ........
A.Three.
B.Four.
C.Five.
D.Six.

37.   What does the word 'them' in step 2 refer to ........
A.Cubes of lamb and onions.
B.Onion, bamboo skewers, and salad.
C.Squares of green pepper and onions.
D.Cubes of lamb, onions, and squares of green pepper.

Dear Emily,

        How are you doing? Remember me? We met at "Smutzer Primate Museum" in Ragunan Zoo in Jakarta last month. I am really glad that you chose my country to spend the vacation. Sorry, I cannot enclose our photos here, because you know, my youngest brother, Irfan, deleted them. I had not kept them yet in the camera. Here I give you some photos of Irfan's birthday. We celebrated it by having lunch together. You can see my big family. My mom roasted 3 big fish for us. And we had hot chili sauce or sambal to eat with that roasted fish. Hm ... yummy!
        How about your activity this semester? You're in class 11th , right? I want to know about Victoria. I want to be your pen pal, so I can improve my English, and you can improve your Bahasa Indonesia, too. Okay, that's all for the first letter. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Send my love to your mom and grandma. Bye!

                                                                                                      Your pal,
                                                                                            
                                                                                                         Mirda

38.   The writer's purpose of writing this letter is ........
A.to get a photo
B.to have pen pal
C.to go to Victoria
D.to tell her experience

39.   Where did Mirda meet Emily ........
A.In a student's exchange program.
B.In Ragunan student's camp.
C.In Ragunan Zoo.
D.In a study tour.

40.   Where is Emily studying now ........
A.In a junior high school.
B.In a senior high school.
C.In an academy.
D.In a university.

                              What is the Significance of Rabbits' Large Ears

        A rabbit is a small furry mammal with a short tail and pointed ears. Rabbits live in burrows in the ground. Each burrow is the home of a single family. The first fossils which can be attributed to this family came from North America but now they are found in every part of the world. Compared to its small body rabbit has large-sized ears.
        A rabbit is a weak and timid animal and is always surrounded by many enemies. Therefore nature has gifted it with large ears to help it to hear even the fun of drop sound. The large area of the ear catches almost every sound wave produced in the air and transfers them into the inner ear. This makes the rabbit to detect its enemies in time and run to safety zones.
        You must have noticed that a rabbit washes its ears by repeatedly licking its forepaws and rubbing them over the surface of its ears. It does this in order to keep its ears clean, and also to take into its mouth natural oil which surrounds the ear surface. This oil is important in forming vitamin D which is necessary for the growth of healthy bones. If the rabbit is not allowed to form this, it will develop rickets.

        Shortened from: Children's Knowledge Bank. Look Out. Rohan Book Company

41.   Which part of the rabbit's body produces natural oil? Its ........
A.forepaws
B.mouth
C.ears
D.tail

42.   What is the main idea of paragraph 2 ........
A.How enemies surround a rabbit.
B.How a rabbit detects its enemies.
C.Why a rabbit has many enemies.
D.Why a rabbit likes fighting.

43.   The purpose of the text is ........
A.to amuse the story
B.to retell rabbit's habitat
C.to describe rabbit's ears
D.to describe rabbit in general

Rino has a parrot named Coly.
It has ....(44).... feathers. They are yellow, blue, and red. Coly is very noisy ....(45).... always imitates the human voice. They has a curved bill. It also has feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward. The feet help it to ....(46).... on the branches and hold food.

44.   
A.ugly
B.nice
C.colourful
D.beautiful

45.   
A.It
B.Its
C.They
D.Their

46.   
A.fly
B.take
C.grip
D.bring

47.   1. In the end, the Crow had no more cake because of her foolishness.
2. The Crow was so proud to hear this.
3. One day a hungry fox was walking alone in the jungle.
4. As soon as she opened her beak, the cake fell down.
5. The Crow had a piece of cake on her beak.
6. The cunning Fox caught the Cake happily and ran away.
7. Then she started to open her beak to sing for the Fox.
8. "Oh ... beautiful Crow! You're the best singer I've known in the world. I really want to
     hear your melodious voice. Please .... Sing me a song now!"
9. He saw a crow perch on a branch of a tree.

Which one is the best arrangement of the sentences above ........
A.3 - 5 - 2 - 8 - 4 - 9 - 1 - 7 - 6
B.3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 2 - 9 - 4 - 1 - 6
C.3 - 8 - 2 - 5 - 9 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 1
D.3 - 9 - 5 - 8 - 2 - 7 - 4 - 6 - 1

48.   1. Why was it named like that?
2. A brontosaurus was as long as four big elephants standing in a line.
3. The man who named it thought that when such a big animal walked, it must have made
    a noise like thunder.
4. The word brontosaurus means thunder lizard.

The best arrangement of the sentences above is ........
A.4 - 2 - 1 - 3
B.2 - 4 - 1 - 3
C.3 - 4 - 1 - 2
D.1 - 4 - 3 - 2

49.   in - your - the - best - speech - on - congratulation - contest - performance!
1      2       3       4         5          6              7                  8                9
A.7 - 4 - 9 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8
B.7 - 6 - 2 - 4 - 9 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 8
C.7 - 6 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 9
D.7 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 6 - 2 - 9 - 4

50.   meet - the library - 3 p.m. - in front of - please - at - me.
  1             2             3               4             5        6     7
A.5 - 7 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 1
B.4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 7 - 5 - 6
C.5 - 1 - 7 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3
D.4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 1 - 5 - 7


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Kunci
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C
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D
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B
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C
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A
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A
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C
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B
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B
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B
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D
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D
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B
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D
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C
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C
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B
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A
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D
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A
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A
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A
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A
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A
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B
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C
37.
D
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GLEE!

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on Global and Fox Canada in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. The initial main cast encompassed club director and Spanish teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), Will's wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), and eight club members played by Dianna AgronChris ColferKevin McHaleLea MicheleCory MonteithAmber RileyMark Salling and Jenna Ushkowitz. For the second season, formerly recurring cast members Mike O'MalleyHeather Morris and Naya Rivera were promoted to the main cast. For the third season, Harry Shum, Jr. and Darren Criss were promoted from recurring to the main cast, and both Gilsig and O'Malley were removed from star billing, though the latter will again be in the recurring guest cast.
The series was created by Ryan MurphyBrad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, who first conceived Glee as a film. The three write all of the show's episodes and Murphy and Falchuk serve as the show's main directors. The pilot episode was broadcast on May 19, 2009, and the first season aired from September 9, 2009 to June 8, 2010. The second season aired from September 21, 2010 to May 24, 2011, and the third season began airing on September 20, 2011. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers that are selected by Murphy, who aims to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, and produced by Adam Anders. Songs covered in the show are released through the iTunes Store during the week of broadcast, and a series of Glee albums have been released by Columbia Records. The music of Glee has been a commercial success, with over twenty-one million digital single sales and nine million album sales. The series' merchandise also includes DVD and Blu-ray releases, a young adult book series, an iPad application, and a karaoke game for the Wii.
During its first season, Glee received generally favorable reviews from critics, with Metacritic's weighted average based on the impression of 18 critical reviews of 77 percent. The season was nominated for nineteen Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, six Satellite Awards and fifty-seven other awards, with wins including the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, and Emmy awards for Jane Lynch, guest-star Neil Patrick Harris and Murphy's direction of the pilot episode. In 2011, the show once again won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy. Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer won Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively; Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele also received nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. The show was also chosen by Fox to fill the coveted timeslot that followed the network's coverage of Super Bowl XLV in 2011. On July 14, 2011, Glee was nominated for twelve Primetime Emmys.
Murphy and Fox have produced a concert filmGlee: The 3D Concert Movie, featuring performance and backstage footage from the 2011 Glee Live! In Concert! tour. The film was directed by Kevin Tancharoen, and began its two-week limited release in the United States on August 12, 2011.


The show's musical performances have been a commercial success, with over twenty-one million copies of Glee cast single releases purchased digitally, and over nine million albums purchased worldwide. In 2009, the Glee cast had 25 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most by any artist since The Beatles had 31 songs in the chart in 1964; in 2010, it placed 80 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, far outstripping the previous record.In February 2011, Glee surpassed Elvis as the artist with the most songs placed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, though fewer than one-fourth of them have charted for more than one week. The cast performance of "Don't Stop Believin'" was certified gold on October 13, 2009, achieving over 500,000 digital sales, and on March 16, 2011, received platinum certification for having sales of over a million. The series' cover versions had a positive effect on sales of Rihanna's "Take a Bow" increasing by 189 percent after the song was covered in the Glee episode "Showmance".
However, there has also been critical condemnation of the cast performances, with Jon Dolan for Rolling Stone commenting that Matthew Morrison "couldn't rap his way out of a 98° rehearsal", and Allmusic's Andrew Leahey opining that Cory Monteith and Dianna Agron "can't sing nearly as well as their co-stars". E! Online's Joal Ryan criticized the show for its "overproduced soundtrack", in particular, complaining that many songs rely too heavily on the pitch correcting software Auto-Tune, noting: "For every too-brief moment of Lea Michele sounding raw—and lovely—on a "What a Girl Wants," or Monteith singing a perfectly credible REO Speedwagon in the shower, there's Michele and Monteith sounding like 1990s-era Cher on "No Air," or Monteith sounding like the Monteith XRZ-200 on the out-of-the-shower version of "Can't Fight This Feeling".
During the second season, Rob Sheffield for Rolling Stone noted the Britney Spears and Rocky Horror tribute episodes as examples when he lauded Glee and its choice of music. He praised Murphy for his selection and resurrection of "forgotten" pop songs and compared the show's uniqueness to "MTV in its prime" as the embodiment of popular culture.
Some artists, including SlashKings of LeonRed Hot Chili Peppers and Foo Fighters have declined to have their songs used on the show leaving creator Ryan Murphy unhappy with their decision and often verbally attacking the artists saying they are making a poor decision by not allowing their music on his show.

Fans of Glee are commonly referred to as "gleeks"