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Southern Thailand was hit Thursday by the most severe haze from forest fires in Indonesia, forcing all schools in a province to close and disrupting flights in a popular tourist area, officially said.

The haze that has shrouded parts of Malaysia and Singapore for nearly two months reached hazardous levels in the southern Thai city of Songkhla, with the pollution index hitting a record-high reading of 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 the pollution 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 send students home and all outdoor sports stadiums to close temporarily. Warnings have been issued to vulnerable 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,” Halem said by telephone.

An airport official in Hat Yai, a popular tourist area, said three flights bound for Bangkok were delayed Thursday morning because of the haze. A flight from Bangkok to Hat Yai was diverted to Surat 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 southern Thailand, 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 of the seven provinces suffering from the haze

The following actions are taken by the authorities in response to the haze EXCEPT ______.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

That is the instance where big, obvious non-verbal signals are appropriate

Mark the letter A,B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

We started working here three years ago

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The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.

The more you study during semester, _________ the week before the exam.

Neither the students nor their lecturer _________ English in the classroom

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

Caroline refuse taking the job given to her because the salary was not good

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The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is the name of a set of English qualifications, generally taking by secondary students at the age of 15-16 in England

She spent _________ her free time watching TV

I love _________ films but I seldom find time to go to the cinema

Many people lost their homes in the earthquake. The government needs to establish more shelters to care for those _________ have homes

In order to make the house more beautiful and newer, the Browns had it _________ yesterday

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges

Carol is wearing a new dress and Helen loves it.

- Helen: “_______”

- Carol: “Thanks. I’m glad you like it. My sister give it to me yesterday.”

Last summer he _________ to Ha Long Bay

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions

The Vietnamese consider it rude to interrupt a person while he is talking

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions