1. The last sentence of paragraph 4 is included to show that:
(a) the workers had only gone to China for a short time
(b) the workers didn't know they had lost their jobs
(c) the workers could use this as a reason to return to Hong Kong
(d) the company was trying to keep their money and clothing

2. In paragraph 3, ' payments were not authorized' means that:
(a) the workers had not given permission for the payments to be made
(b) the payments were not being collected in an organized way
(c) the payments being made to the agency were excessive
(d) the payments were not being sent to the correct employment agency

3. 'went on strike' in paragraph 3 means that:
(a) the workers attacked their employers
(b) the workers tried to cause damage to the job they were doing
(c) the workers stopped working
(d) the workers deliberately worked as slowly as possible

4. In the last sentence of paragraph 5, the spokesman implies that:
(a) Mr So's company appears to be rather inefficient
(b) Mr So has not checked all the facts available to him
(c) Mr So should have known why the workers had not been warned
(d) Mr So might not have been telling the truth.

5. 'intimidate' in paragrpah 4 is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) dismiss
(b) reduce
(c) frighten
(d) divide

6. The Immigration Department refused to allow the workers re-entry because of:
(a) information given to them by the workers' employers
(b) information given to them by the HKATU
(c) information given to them by Mr Chan Kwok-yin
(d) an error in the department's computers

7. The money received by the workers in paragraph 3 was probably paid by:
(a) the HKATU
(b) the Labour Department
(c) The Immigration Department
(d) Lucky Construction

8. In paragraph 6, the HKATU probably thinks the 'warning' was:
(a) a warning to the workers not to leave Hong Kong even for a few days
(b) a warning to the workers to pay employment agency fees
(c) a warning to the workers that the project was nearly finished
(d) a warning to the workers not to strike or talk to the press

9. in paragraph 3, 'agency fees' is in inverted commas because:
(a) the writer is quoting from one of his sources
(b) the expression is not normal English
(c) the money might not really be used for this purpose
(d) this is an official expression

10.Which of the following statements is true:
(a) the workers have been allowed to return to Hong Kong but have not resumed work
(b) the workers are in Hong Kong and the HKATU is trying to get their jobs back
(c) the workers are back in Hong Kong and have resumed working for the company
(d) all the workers have resumed work except for ten of the strike leaders

11.In paragraph 4, 'the rest of the workforce' refers to:
(a) the workers who had not taken part in the strike
(b) the workers who had not gone to China for the weekend
(c) the workers who were not leaders of the strike
(d) the 44 workers who were stopped at the border but who were not strike leaders

12.Which of the following is closest in meaning to 'subsequently' in paragraph 3:
(a) deservedly
(b) reluctantly
(c) later
(d) conditionally

13. In paragraph 3, 'they' refers to:
(a) the workers
(b) the contracts
(c) the agency fees
(d) the payments

14.Which of the following would best replace 'coordinated' in paragraph 6:
(a) equivalent
(b) regular
(c) systematic
(d) official

15. In paragraph 6, 'monitoring' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) overseeing
(b) recording on computer
(c) keeping control of
(d) issuing

16. Which of the following comments is most accurate:
(a) the report is critical of Lucky Construction and the Immigration Department
(b) the report criticizes both the strike leaders and Lucky Construction Company
(c) the report criticizes Lucky Construction but not the Immigration Department
(d) the report remains impartial and is not critical of any party involved