Questions 1-10 are based on the article given.

Karangsem: Between rice fields and coconut trees on Indonesia’s "paradise"

island of Bali, a man lies chained by the ankles to a rotting wooden bed in a garden,
staring at roosters tottering by.
I Ketut Lingga, 54, has Schizophrenia and is one of more than 15,000
Indonesians with a mental illness who are either chained, caged or placed in
primitive stocks, according to health ministry data.
They are known as pasung-loosely translates to `shackled ‘and are
considered lost causes.Lingga's family shackled him 30 years ago, and he has never
been unchained since. When he is relaxed, he rarely moves or speaks, but during an
episode, his family fears him. He attacked me one day, so we had no choice but to
chain him up," Lingga's sister-in-law, Wayan Reti, 50, told AFP at her home in
eastern Bali's Karangasem district."He ripped off my clothes and tried to strangle
me, and he's been shackled ever since. What else could we do?"In his early 20s,
Lingga began threatening to kill or beat people. He was taken for just three visits to
the mental hospital, where he was given medication but no counselling.
Some 50 pasung exist in Karangasem alone, according to psychiatrist Dr. Luh
Ketut Suryani, who discovered the extent of the problem early last decade while
researching a spike in suicide rates in the district.Suryani identified 895 people in
Karangasem with mental disorders. But with her thin resources already stretched,
she is unable to treat them all. Helped by her son, who is also a psychiatrist, and
three paid volunteers, she treats and monitors almost 700 patients with anti-
psychotic drug injections, counselling and meditation. She has also used singing
sessions, which she said helps patients to relax and focus. The Balinese government
in 2009 granted Suryani more than $500,000 to keep up her work, which she had for
years funded herself, but that money was cut after complaints of her meditation and
singing sessions. “We include meditation because it's the Balinese Hindu belief, and
using a method patients believe in means they accept us into the community. It helps
them heal emotionally," Suryani said.
In Bali, most people with mental illnesses first see a traditional healer for
purification, believing mental disorders are caused by the supernatural. According to
Suryani most of the patients progress with regular treatment. A health ministry
survey in 2007 showed that 11.6 percent, or more than 27 million Indonesians, have
some kind of mental or emotional disorder, while around a million have psychotic
or serious mental illnesses. Less than 5 % are treated. There are 48 mental hospitals
 in the country of 240 million people, and only 700 registered psychiatrists.
This gross underfunding is evident in Karangasem, where schizophrenic Nengah
Surung, 65, lives in a government-built three-by-four-metre concrete cell with a barred
door and window. His home prison reeks of faeces and urine. He was chained for nine
years before Suryani convinced his family to unchain him.
I'm happier here," he said, struggling to sit up on the three slats of wood that
form his bed.Surung is cared for by his 29-year-old son, I Nengah Sarita, who makes
40,000 rupiah (Rm 12) a day as a labourer when work is available. He lives with a dog
and four cats in a hut with thatch-grass walls and tin roof metres from his father. The
men and animals alike eat only rice."The government built the room for my father, but I
really need more help," Sarita said. The system is in need of an overhaul, health
ministry mental health management director Dr. Diah Setia Utami said. "We have a
problem where practitioners don't follow up on their patients, and the referral system
isn't working," Utami said."We aimed to free all pasung by 2014, but we've revised our
target to 2020. There's a lot of awareness work needed to really change this culture and
free the mentally ill."

(Adopted from: the Star 2012)

1. The word “paradise” in line 1 can be best replaced with
A. wealth
B. happy
C. heaven
D. hell

2. What is the average number of Indonesians who suffers from mental illness?
A. 50 000
B.15 000
C.40 000
D.10 000
3. “We include meditation because it's the Balinese Hindu belief, and using a
method patients believe in means they accept us into the community. It helps
them heal emotionally”.
From the except given, in order to heal a patient emotionally, what is the
method that can be used?
A. Singing
B. Counseling
C. Meditation
D. Drug injection

4. Indonesians who have mental illness are often isolated in the following
ways, except
A. Treated in hospital
B. Chained
C. Caged
D. Placed in a primitive stock

5. Who is the first person most Balinese seek to cure mental illness?
A. Psychiatrist
B. Counselor
C. Health Ministry
D. Traditional Healer

6. The statement “I’m happier here” was made by

A. Lingga
B. Nengah Surung
C. Wayan Reti
D. Sarita
7. “He lives with a dog and four cats in a hut with thatch-grass walls and tin
roof metres from his father”
The word “He” in the excerpt refers to
A. Surung
B. Nengah Sarita
C. Utami
D. Lingga

8. In your opinion, what would be the best title for this article?
A. Shackled and Forgotten
B. Mental Illness
C. The Isolated People
D. How To Treat Mental Patient

9. From paragraph 2, the following statement can be inferred except

A. there are more than 15 000 Indonesians with mental illness
B. Ketut Lingga has Schizophrenia
C. mentally ill people are often chained or caged
D. Ketut Lingga was caged

10. The writer ends his article with a

A. promotion
B. suggestion
C. persuasion
D. declaration
Questions 11-20 are based on the following article

Music is her keys to happiness

One recent afternoon, my sister and I took a drive down to Malacca to visit a
special friend. It has been a while since we last met. Besides, we love that historical
city with its quaint charm. We arrived in the early evening so we headed straight to
our friend’s house. As we neared Alethea’s house, a neighbour spotted us and told
us that Alethea’s grandmother was at another neighbour’s house. Madam Lai
hurried over to meet us when she heard that we were visiting. She was pleasantly
surprised to see us, and quickly ushered us into her house with characteristic
hospitality, Madam Lai could hardly suppress her excitement as she told us that
Alethea had passed her Grade 5 piano exam. She proudly showed us the certificate.
Well, Alethea did not just pass her Grade 5 – she scored a distinction! My sister
and I were so happy for her. I hugged Alethea and congratulated her on her
achievement. You see, Alethea is blind and she plays by ear. She performs in the
evening just outside her house, and she earns a living that way

Alethea plays a wide repertoire of songs, from golden oldies to pop numbers. I
am momentarily transported to another realm when I sit down to listen to Alethea
coaxing beautiful music out of the ivory keys. Her passion for her craft is clear. To
me, Alethea puts sighted people to shame, especially those who are not willing to
work to earn their keep. She is proof that we can achieve anything we set our hearts
on. I admire her confidence, humility and intelligence. I love it when she regales us
with stories of her travels with her grandmother. She obviously enjoys travelling.
When I see Alethea, I am humbled because I have eyes but I may not always see
life as clearly as she does. Alethea lives a simple life, thankful for every blessing
that comes her way. I believe she has so much to offer, and I pray that she will have
a bright future ahead of her. Later that evening, Alethea played some short classical
pieces which my sister gave her a year or two ago.

Appreciative passers-by and tourists readily dropped their contributions in a box

placed nearby. Alethea exudes joy as she performs modern and classical pieces.
She gives her best every day. She spends at least two hours practising daily.
Alethea is an inspiration to me, and each time I think of her, my little imperfections
– I had polio when I was one, and now walk with leg braces – pale into
insignificance. She helps me to see my own strengths, gifts, and self-worth. And in
doing so, I begin to see the true worth in others; too. As I am writing this, my heart
beats
 a little faster, knowing that I have acknowledged my true self. I thank God for
the privilege of knowing Alethea and her grandmother. She is a reminder of what
true strength is all about.

(Adapted from: the Star, 2012)

11. What is the historical city that the writer and her sister visited?

A. Langkawi
B. Malacca
C. Selangor
D. Negeri Sembilan

12. Why did they pay a visit to the historical city?

A. To visit their grandmother

B. As a vacation
C. To visit a special friend
D. For piano competition

13. What was the cause of Madam Lai’s excitement?

A. Alethea had passed her piano exam

B. Alethea’s friends visited them
C. Alethea perfoms in the evening outside her house
D. Alethea being appreciated by passer-by and tourist

14. What does Alethea do for a living?

A. Depending on her grandmother

B. Seek help from friend
C. Perform in the evening outside her house
D. Relies on support by welfare organization
15. “Alethea exudes joy as she performs modern and classical pieces. She gives
her best every day”.
From the excerpt given, the word exudes can be best replaced with

A. shows
B. discharge
C. exhibits
D. expel

16. The following are the characteristics of Alethea that the writer admires,
except

A. humble
B. confidence
C. humility
D. intelligence

(Make use of facts from the text to identify the correct answer)

17. “I had polio when I was one”

The statement above had caused the writer to suffer from

A. blindness
B. fever
C. leg braces
D. deformed arm

18. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Alethea obviously enjoys travelling

B. Alethea played some pop numbers which the writer’s sister gave
C. Alethea’s grandmother congratulated her on her achievement
D. Alethea spend atleast three hours practicing daily
19. “We can achieve anything we set our hearts on”
This statement can be best explained by the proverb

A. if there is a will, there is a way

B. a golden key can open any door
C. all good things comes to he who waits
D. one failure leads to another, so does the success

20. The last paragraph of the text tells us that

A. Alethea will have a bright future

B. Alethea plays a wide repertoire of songs
C. Alethea is a blind girl
D. Alethea is the writer’s reminder of true strength