Read the following news. Pay attention to its structure and language features. Then, the correct answer for each question.
SINGAPORE: A supervisor was jailed for two months for repeatedly striking his Indonesian maid on the head and back with a television remote control, news reports said on Thrusday.
Muhamad Shafiq Woon Abdullah admitted in a Singapore court he physically abused the women on several occasion 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 strated working for him.
He hit her on the head with the TV set’s remote control because he was unhappy with he work. On one occasion, he punched her on the back after accusing her of daydreaming .
S.S. Dhillon, Shafiq’s lawyer, said his client lost his “better senses” when he saw his daughter’s face covered as she lay in bed.
He said his client thought the maid had put the child indanger.-DPA.
Derived from: Look Ahead 1 for Senior High School Students Year X, page 194.
1. The text reported ........
A. the arrest of a supervisor
B. the working condition in Singapore
C. an Indonesian worker in Singapore
D. the Indonesian workers' condition in Singapore
E. a crime by a Singaporean supervisor towards his maid
2. Which one of the following statements is TRUE according to the text ?
A. A supervisor was put in jail for two years.
B. The supervisor gave many kinds of jobs to the maid.
C. The maid has been working for him for two months.
D. Winarti struck the supervisor with a remote control.
E. The supervisor hit his maid's head with the TV set's remote control.
3. " ... he physically hurt the woman ..." (Paragraph 2)
The italic word is close in meaning to ........
A. cut
B. injured
C. offended
D. punished
E. damaged
4. Why did Shafiq punch Winarti on her back?
She was accused of ........
A. talking much time for herself
B. not working properly
C. working carelessly
D. daydreaming
E. being lazy
5. The source of the news above is.........
A. S.S. Dhillon
B. Muhammad Shafiq Woon Abdullah
C. the writer
D. Winarti
E. the client
