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Singapore to Develop Marine Tourism in Riau Islands of Indonesia
Singapore has expressed its interest in developing marine tourism in Natuna, Anambas and Lingga, three beautiful yet hidden regencies in the Riau Islands province of Indonesia.

According to Riau Islands deputy Governor, Soeryo Respationo, the three areas have their own beauty but lack of adequate infrastructure to boost tourism.

Singapore's investment in the tourism sector would perfectly match with the islands' need, he said recently. Soeryo said that Singapore Ambassador Anil Kumar Nayar visited the Riau islands asministration on Tuesday to show the country's commitment in developing the marine tourism sector.

1. Singapore is interested in making investment in ....      A. Tourism in the three islands in Riau      B. Tourism in the sea around the three islands in Riau      C. Building marine infrastructure in the three islands in Riau      D. Building tourism infrastructure in the three islands in Riau      E. Developing tourism industry in the three islands in Riau  Ans : D

2. What is the main idea of paragraph 3?      A. Singapore shows its commitment in developing the marine tourism sector in the three islands in Riau      B. Singapore ambassador visited the three islands in Riau      C. Singapore needs to invest in the three islands in Riau      D. Anil Kumar Nayar is the Singapore ambassador in Indonesia      D. Tourism is the best sector to invest your money in Riau Ans : A

3. What is the generic structure of the text above?      A. Orientation-Backgroud Event-Source      B. Newsworthy Event-Backgroud Event-Source      C. Background Event-Elaboration-Source      D. Main Event-Newsworthy Event-Source      E. Main Event-Source-Backgroud Event Ans : B Read the following text to answer questions number 4 to 5. Indonesia has embarked on the task of counting its islands in order to better protect its territory and marine resources. It hopes to locate and name an additional 1,700 islands in time for the UN Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names in August. Indonesia wants to claim sovereignty and fishing rights in the waters surrounding the islands, many of which its neighbors also claim. The Indonesian government says illegal fishing in its waters is costing billions of dollars in lost revenue each year. A fisheries spokeswoman told the BBC: "Sixty per cent of islands in Indonesia don't have a name or officially have legal status, so they can easily be taken or claimed by another country." Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago. At the last UN conference on geographical names in 2012, Indonesia registered 13,466 islands. A law in 1996 estimated that the number of islands was 17,508. The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea defines an island as, "a naturally formed area of land, surrounded by water, which is still exposed at high tide". A spokesman from Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries explained the scale of the task the counting team had. He said: "We have to visit every one of these islands, and then we note the coordinates, the name, the meaning of the name, the history of the land and describe the landscape and its geographical history…all that in great detail." 4. What kind of rights does Indonesia want to claim?      A. Water rights      B. Legal rights      C. Fishing rights      D. Lost rights      E. Mountain rights  Ans : C 5. Why does the growth of Indonesian smokers  have to be concerned?      A. 1,000      B. 11,000      C. 17,000      D. 7,100      E. 1,700 Ans : E