There ’re eight countries waiting to join the European Union.Croatia and Turkey started talks on 3 October 2005.Turkey could complete them in 15 years，Croatia by 2011.The other Balkan Countries have been told they can join the EU one day，if they meet the standards.
Albania isn’t expected to join the EU until 2015 at the earliest.It applied (申请)  to become an EU member on 28 April 2009.The European Commission (委员会) has agreed to allow Albanians to travel freely within the EU.In December 2009 the EU said the rule of law and the fight against organized crime were still the “big problems” for Albania.
The EU and Albania reached the SAA (稳定和联合协议)，seen as the first step towards becoming a member，in June 2006.The talks took threeandahalf years，three times longer than those between the EU and Croatia.This is because the EU thought Albania was moving too slowly in its fight against organized crime.The EU also has doubts about Albania’s energy department，which suffers from bad supplies.
BosniaHerzegovina isn’t expected to join the EU until 2015 at the earliest.More than ten years after the 1992～1995 war，it signed an SAA with the EU in June 2008.The EU was satisfied with progress in four important areas，including public broadcasting (广播)．But in December 2009 the EU asked strongly for some other changes, and worried about the country’s future.
Iceland is the latest country to want to become an EU member.It applied in July 2009 and the talks began in July 2010.But progress will depend on whether Iceland can deal with a longrunning problem with the UK and the Netherlands.But some Icelanders think they would be better off outside the EU，fearing the EU’s effect on their traditional fishing.
Which of the following countries is expected to join the EU the earliest?

A．Turkey.	B．Albania.
C．Croatia.	D．BosniaHerzegovina.

What  may  prevent  BosniaHerzegovina from becoming an EU member?

A．Its large population.

B．Its energy department.

C．Its organized crime.

D．Its worrying future.

Why don’t some Icelanders want their country to become an EU member?

A．They are worried about their fishing.

B．They are worried about relations with the UK.

C．They are afraid they will lose a lot of job opportunities.

D．They are afraid their country won’t be independent.

What is the best title of the passage?

A．EU enlargement: The next eight

B．The last eight countries that joined EU

C．The relationships among EU countries

D．Economic development of EU countries