PHILIPPINES: At least nine people were killed and dozens were injured when the Philippines security forces clashed with dozens of slum dwellers who resisted the tearing down of their homes in the northern province, a police commander said Tuesday.
Raul Gonzales, the police chief in the northern Cordillera area, said, that the soldiers and police officers traded gunfire with dozens of people who are illegally occupying the private land in Kalinga province.
"Our team was ambushed on their way to the community to be demolished," said Gonzales. He added that the security only defended themselves after the residents dug foxholes and opened fire with automatic rifles.
"Nine people were killed and dozens were wounded, including 10 police officers during almost 10 hours of fighting. We even had to evacuate some of our officers who needed surgery to get the bullets from their bodies."-Reuters
1. What is the passage about ........
A. An illegal gunfire trade.
B. A demolition of illegal slum dwellers.
C. A fight between the police officers and the soldiers.
D. A clash between the security forces and the slum dwellers.
E. A clash between the police officers and the security officers.
2. The clash happened because ........
A. illegal slum dwellers resisted the demolition of their homes.
B. the police officers and soldiers shot the dwellers.
C. nine people were killed by the security forces.
D. the police officers firing the dwellers.
E. the people dwelled on private land.
3. Raul Gonzales said that ........
A. ten police officers had to be evacuated.
B. ten police officers were killed in the fighting.
C. ten police officers were injured during the fighting.
D. some of the wounded people needed surgery.
E. more than ten police officers were killed and injured in the fighting.
4. Who was Raul Gonzales?
A. A Police officer
B. A Soldier officer
C. A Police chief
D. A slum dweller
E. A writer
5. What tense is used in the text above?
A. Simple Present Tense
B. Past Perfect Tense
C. Present Future Tense
D. Past Progressive Tense
E. Past Tense
