II.Fill in the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. English is the (6)______ language of the Philippines. English-medium education (7)________ in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media,and literary writing. The latest results from a rent survey suggest that about 65 percent of the (8)________ of the Philippines has the (9)_________to understand spoken and (10)______ English, with 48 percent stating that they can write standard English. The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent (11)______ English. (12)_________ , many schools know that their (13) must be fluent in English to be successful. 6.A.official B. office C. mainly D.officially 7. A. begin B.began C.begins D.to begin 8. A.population B. populations C. people D. persons 9. A. able B. possible C. possibly D.ability 10. A. writing B. write C. wrote D.written 11. A.in B. of C. to D. with 12. A. Although B. Therefore C. However D.But 13.A. students B.teachers C. librarians D.workers