A READING OF 101-200 IS UNHEALTHY, 201-300 IS VERY UNHEALTHY AND...

365. A reading of 101-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy and above 300 is hazardous.“This is a crisis,” said Halem Jemarican, head of the Southern Environment Office. He said thepollution index in southern Thailand has never exceeded 300 before.Halem said his office has worked with other authorities to have all schools in Songkhla province sendstudents home and all outdoor sports stadiums to close temporarily. Warnings have been issued tovulnerable people such as children, the elderly and people with illnesses not to go out of their homes.“The wind speed is very low this year in the south, causing haze to stay in our skies longer,” Halemsaid by telephone.An airport official in Hat Yai, a popular tourist area, said three flights bound for Bangkok weredelayed Thursday morning because of the haze. A flight from Bangkok to Hat Yai was diverted toSurat Thani on Wednesday evening. The official declined to be identified because of working rules.Local media reported that cloud seeding has been discussed as a way to dispel the haze in southernThailand, which is hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island.Southern Thailand boasts tropical beaches popular among tourists in Surat Thani and Phuket, two ofthe seven provinces suffering from the haze.(Source: www.voanews.com)Question 31: What is the event reported in the news?A: Southern Thailand was hit by the haze from IndonesiaB: People suffered because of the haze from IndonesiaC: The flights were disrupted by the haze on Thursday.D: The haze from Indonesia was the worst ever last yearQuestion 32: What is the main idea of paragraph 2?A: Thailand is the most polluted country in Asia B: Thailand's pollution index reads 201-300C: The haze reached a dangerous level D: People living in Songkhla do a lot of readingQuestion 33: The following actions are taken by the authorities in response to the haze EXCEPT______A: closing sports stadiums B: sending students homeC: issuing warnings D: disrupting flightsQuestion 34: Which statement is NOT true, according to the passage?A: The pollution index in southern Thailand used to exceed 300.B: Seven provinces in Thailand suffered from the hazeC: The haze reached a hazardous level in the city of SongkhlaQuestion 35: The haze stayed longer in the southern Thailand because of ______A: the fine particles of dust in the air B: the tropical weather in the areaC: the high pollution index D: the low speed of the windQuestion 36: The word "their" in the passage refers to ______A: vulnerable people B: the elderly C: students D: stadiumsQuestion 37: The word "dispel" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______A: solve B: eliminate C: discourage D: lessenRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answerto each of the questions.There are two main hypothesis when it comes to explaining the emergence of modern humans. Thereare two main hypotheses when it comes to explaining the emergence of modern humans. The ‘Out ofAfrica’ theory holds that homo sapiens burst onto the scene as a new species around 150,000 to