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SINGAPORE: a supervisor was jailed for two months foe repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, news reports said on Thursday.

Muhammad Shafiq Woon Abdullah admitted in Singapore court. He physically abused the woman on several occasions between June and October 2002, The Straits Times said.

The magistrate’s court heard that Shafiq,31, began striking Winarti, 22, about a month after she started working for him.

He hit her on the head with the TV remote control because he was unhappy with her work. On occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming.

S.S.Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer, said his client had become mad when he saw his daughter’s face covered as she laid in bed.

He said his client thought the maid had put the child in danger-DPA (Sumber: UNAS 2009)

Questions:

1. The text reported …

A. Shafiq, a Singaporean supervisor

B. S.S.Dhillon, the lawyer in magistrate court

C. an Indonesian maid who was jailed for two months

D. an Indonesian maid who was working in Singapore

E. a Singaporean supervisor who was jailed because of striking his maid.

2. When did Shafiq physically abuse the woman?

A. Between June and October 2002

B. On several occasion

C. On October 31st

D. On June 22nd

E. Any time.

3. Why did Shafiq punch Winarti on her back? She was accused of …

A. taking much time for herself

B. leaving her work

C. working carelessly

D. daydreaming

E. being lazy.

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Lance Amstrong’s Discovery Channel team won the team time trial of the Tour de France on Tuesday, giving the six-time champion the overall race lead. The 33-year old American led his team to victory for the third straight year in the time trial, clocking 1 hour, 10 minutes, 40 seconds for the 67,5-kilometers trek from Tours to Blois. Team CSC placed the second, 2 seconds behind.-AP. (Sumber: UNAS 2007)

Questions:

1. What is the news about?

A. The Tour de France

B. The teams in the race

C. The Discovery Channel Team

D. The Tour de France championship

E. The victorious team of Amstrong’s...

2. Which of the following is TRUE about the news?

A. Amstrong has been a champion for the fifth time

B. Team CSC placed the second, 12 seconds behind

C. Amstrong’s time was 1 hour, 20 minutes, 40 seconds

D. Amstrong’s team won the time trial for the third straight year

E. Amstrong won the team time trial of the Tour de France on Thursday.

3. “The 33-year-old American led his team to victory.”

The closest meaning to the underlined word is …

A. joy

B. defeat

C. success

D. conquer

E. mastery.

4. What is the Team CSC’s time?

A. 1 hour, 10 minutes, 40 seconds

B. 1 hour, 10 minutes, 42 seconds

C. 1 hour, 10 minutes, 38 seconds

D. 1 hour, 12 minutes, 40 seconds

E. 1 hour, 12 minutes, 42 seconds

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MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (UPI)- Fire authorities in four Australian state are to control bush fires fanned by strong winds and searing temperatures.

The Australian reported Sunday that blazes continued to burn in South Australia, Tasmania, western Australia and Victoria, where up to six homes have been destroyed. In South Australia, much of Adelaide is engulfed in thick smoke. The firefighters who are confronted by blast-fumace winds try to bring the flames under control.

At Robertstown in the state’s mid-north, more than 2,500 acres have already burned. Another bushfire, started by lighting, charred the earth near Mouth Flat on the southern side of Kangoroo Island, while Ngarkat Conservation Park, in the state’s upper-southeast, is also a blaze.

A 7,500-acres fire at Mouth Agnew in Zeehan, in the state’s west, broke containment lines Saturday afternoon, jumping a road and coming close to homes.

The most serious fires were in Victoria, where up to six homes were destroyed by a fire near the town of Anakie, 36 miles west of Melbourne.

In Tasmania, falling temperatures and patchy rain brought some relief to firefighters, who continued to monitor 22 blazes across the state.(Sumber: UNAS 2006)

Questions:

1. The writer wrote the text to … readers about news worthy events in four Australian states.

A. entertain

B. persuade

C. explain

D. inform

E. amuse

2. What is the text about?

A. Fires in some areas of Australia

B. Weather effect on fire

C. The effects of fires

D. The danger of fire

E. The cause of fire...

3. The fires increasingly happened in some parts of Australia because of …

A. strong winds and searing temperatures

B. falling temperatures

C. thick smoke

D. heavy rain

E. lighting.

4. The reporter most likely got the information from …

A. visitors

B. tourists

C. commuters

D. fire fighter

E. homeless people

5. “…while Ngarkat Conservation Park, in the state’s upper-southeast, is

also a blaze.” (Paragraph 3). What do the underlined words mean?

A. dangerous

B. covered

C. isolated

D. on fire

E. at risk.

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