June 13-19, 2005

Australian outrage over drug sentence in Bali sparks racism concerns
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1. Why are Australians upset at Indonesia?
A. Indonesia invaded Australia.
B. Indonesians sold drugs to Australians.
C. Indonesian judges influenced Australian courts.
D. A young Australian woman was sentenced to 20 years in jail by an Indonesian court.

2. What was Schapelle Corby sentenced for?
A. sunburn
B. drug smuggling
C. defiling the Koran
D. swimming in the nude

3. What do these protests appear to say about Australians?
A. They are racist.
B. They are politically very aware.
C. They show great interest in the democratic process.
D. They are all hooligans who should be thrown into jail.

4. Who does the Australian government support?
A. JFK
B. marijuana planters
C. the Indonesian court
D. Deakin University analysts

5. What special day was chosen for a show of support for Corby?
A. her birthday
B. constitution day
C. day of independence
D. Mohammed's enlightenment


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. revive
A. kill
B. stop
C. refresh
D. postpone

7. outrage
  A. anger
B. surprise
C. agreement
D. acceptance

8. plight
A. luck
B. escape
C. advantage
D. predicament

9. glimpse
A. hope
B. glance
C. contradiction
D. demonstration

10. endorse
A. deny
B. reject
C. support
D. overturn

 

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