Not long ago a cargo ship was sailing from Miri in Sarawak, to Penang. It carried a ton of rattan, several tons of logs and other types of jungle products from Sarawak. There were twenty-one Indonesians and five Filipinos on board the ship. The captain and his assistant were Chinese from Hong Kong. Three days later, however, the boat sprang a leak. The men tried to stop the leak but failed. Slowly the boat sank.
            "Tie the rattan together," shouted the captain.
            The men immediately followed his instruction. And when the whole ship sank, they were able to keep afloat by clinging to the rattan.
            Five days passed. The men suffered from hunger and thirst for they had neither food nor water. They also had to bear the heat of the sun during the day and the cold winds at night. However they continued to hold on to the rattan. The captain tried to give them courage. ' We will get help. A ship will soon come," he said again and again.
            By the sixth day the men were very weak. And just when they were about to give up hope, they sighted a ship. Frantically they waved to attract attention. To their joy the people on the ship spotted them. Soon they were taken on board the ship.
            The ship sailed to Kuantan where the men were immediately taken to hospital. They stayed in the hospital for one week. When they had fully recovered, they continued sailing in a new ship provided by their company.

1. Where was the cargo boat heading?
A. Sarawak
B. Penang
C. Kuantan
D. Hong Kong

2. How many men were there on board?
A. five
B. wenty-one
C. twenty-six
D. twenty-eight

3. How long were they at sea before they were rescued?
A. Six days
B. Nine days
C. One week
D. Two weeks

4. The ship sank because
A. the cargo was too heavy
B. there were too many men on board.
C. it hit against rocks
D. it sprang a leak

5. Which of the following is not true about the passage?
A. The cargo ship was headed for Penang.
B. The ship was registered in Hong Kong.
C. They sighted a ship on the sixth day.
D. They received treatment from a hospital in Kuantan.