ASEAN has _______a community of Southeast' Asian nations at peace with one another and at peace with the world.. ASEAN helps to _______regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spiri
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
I VOCABULARY :
- accelerate (v)
- Baht (n)
- Buddhism (n)
- Catholicism (n)
- Christianity (n)
- currency (n)
- diverse (a)
- forge (v)
- gross domestic product (GDP)
- integration (n)
- Islam (n)
- justice (n)
- namely (adv)
- Peso (n)
- realization (n)
- Ringgit (n)
- series (n)
- socio-economic (a)
- stability (n)
- thus (adv)
II GRAMMAR : ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME
Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian (Adverbial Clause of Time) bắt đầu
bằng: when (khi), as (trong khi, khi), as long as (tới khi), since (từ khi), until/ till (cho đến khi), while (trong khi), as soon as (ngay khi), once (một khi), whenever (bất cứ lúc nào), by (lúc, vào lúc), before, after, every time,
no sooner … than (ngay khi … thì), hardly … when (ngay khi … thì)
Ex: When I arrived, he was talking on the phone.
Before you go home, remember to turn off the air-conditioner.
! Lưu ý: Không dùng thì tương lai trong mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ thời gian Ex: I’ll drink a cup of coffee before I leave (NOT … before I’ll leave)
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I PRONUNCIATION:
A Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1 a growth b although c within d southern
2 a stable b average c population d rate
B Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress is
placed differently from the others.
3 a association b original c stability d accelerate
4 a domestic b estimate c statistics d relation
5 a language b diverse c promote d combine
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 The ASEAN Security Community (ASC) aims to ensure that countries
in the region live at _ with one another and in a democratic and harmonious environment
a peace b peaceful c peacefully d peaceable
7 ASEAN's aims include the acceleration of economic growth, _ progress, cultural, development among its members, and the promotion
of regional peace
a society b social c socially d socialize
8 A combined gross domestic _ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of around 6% per year
a produce b productivity c production d product
9 The population of ASEAN accounts _ about 8.7% of the world's population
10 Laos and Myanmar were admitted _ ASEAN in 1997
11 ASEAN also try to solve the problems of ethnic tensions which might lead _ civil war
12 One of ASEAN's objectives is to help people think about peace and _ and do something about it
a origin b justice c statistics d record
13 There are plenty of industrial _ established in the area, which also makes the government worried about pollution
a series b goods c enterprises d relationships
Trang 314 Free _ area is a designated group of countries that have agreed
to eliminate tariffs, quotas, and preferences on most goods among them
a trade b cultural c stable d adopted
15 The ASEAN Investment Area aims to enhance the competitiveness of the region for attracting direct investment which flows into and within ASEAN
a produce b combine c found d improve
16 ASEAN has _a community of Southeast' Asian nations at peace with one another and at peace with the world
a joined b estimated c established d solved
17 ASEAN helps to _regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spirit of equality and partnership
a invest b promote c admit d invest
18 Rice is the _ exported product of Vietnam
19 I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _
a will end b ends c is ending d would end
20 _ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him
a As soon as b After c No sooner d Since
21 _ I visit him, we talk about politics a lot
a Up to b As far as c Whenever d Until
22 While she _ breakfast, I set the table
a will make b was making c has made d.would be making
23 After Mariana _ her exam, I _ her out to eat
a was finishing / would take b finished / had taken
c will finish / have taken d has finished / will take
24 Mrs Pike _ the door before the customers arrived
a had opened b will open c would open d has opened
25 She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _ the pillow was wet through
a before b after c until d while
26 _ in Rome than he was kidnapped
a No sooner he arrived b Had he no sooner arrived
c No sooner had he arrived d No sooner he had arrived
27 I have not seen my dog _ the storm struck the community
a since b while c as soon as d when
28 ASEAN also works for the _ of peace & stability in the region
a promote b promotion c promotional d promoter
29 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, is a geo-political and _ organization
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30 The motivations for the birth of ASEAN were the desire for a _ environment
a stable b stability c stably d stabilize
III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
31 Helen likes to listen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone
and going shopping
32 Both Mr and Mrs Smith are explaining the children the rules of the
game
33 You can enjoy a sport without joining in a club or belonging to a team
A B C D
34 Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with
morality
35 A child of noble birth, his name was famous among the children in that
A B C D school
IV Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
On 8 August 1967, five leaders - the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand- sat down together in the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document By virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born The five Foreign Ministers who signed it have been considered as the founders of probably the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today The document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration
It is a short, simply-worded document containing just five articles It declares the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia to be known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and spells out the aims and purposes of that Association These aims and purposes are about the cooperation in economy, society, culture, techniques, education and other fields, and in the promotion of regional peace and stability through abiding respect for
Trang 5justice and the principles of the United Nations Charter It stipulates that the Association will be open for participation by all States in the Southeast Asian region subscribing to its aims, principles and purposes It proclaims ASEAN as representing the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia
to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity The goal of ASEAN, then, is to create, not to destroy
The original ASEAN logo presented five brown sheaves of rice stalks, one for each founding member Beneath the sheaves is the legend
"ASEAN" in blue These are set on a field of yellow encircled by a blue border Brown stands for strength and stability, yellow for prosperity and blue for the spirit of cordiality in which ASEAN affairs are conducted When ASEAN celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 1997, the sheaves on the logo had increased to ten -representing all ten countries of Southeast Asia and reflecting the colors of the flags of all of them In a very real sense, ASEAN and Southeast Asia will be one and the same, just as the founders had envisioned
36 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
A consists of some Western nations
B was established by the Philippines
C was founded on 8 August 1967
D was established by the Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
37 The pronoun it in the first paragraph refers to .
A the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
B the most successful inter-governmental organization
C Bangkok
D the ASEAN Declaration
38 Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
39 Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
A friendship B destruction C creation D cooperation
40 Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN?
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indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what
is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (41) _ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (42) _ each other Since the region had
a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (43) _ between kings, presidents and other officials A neutral forum was, (44) _, a very useful development for all of those countries
ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (45) _ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (46) _ Philippines and Singapore Brunei (47) _ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995 (48) _ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999 The only (49) state in Southeast Asia which
is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor It is still (50) _ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future
41 A created B made C done D discovered
43 A interflow B interaction C interference D intercommunity
44 A nevertheless B moreover C therefore D however
45 A Entitle B Requirement C Independence D Declaration
47 A subsequently B fortunately C approximately D surprisingly
49 A dependent B independent C independently D independence
50 A enough B either C also D too
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I PRONUNCIATION:
A Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined
part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1 a growth b although c within d southern
2 a stable b average c population d rate
B Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose main stress is
placed differently from the others.
3 a association b original c stability d accelerate
4 a domestic b estimate c statistics d relation
5 a language b diverse c promote d combine
II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
6 The ASEAN Security Community (ASC) aims to ensure that countries
in the region live at _ with one another and in a democratic and harmonious environment
a peace b peaceful c peacefully d peaceable
7 ASEAN's aims include the acceleration of economic growth, _ progress, cultural, development among its members, and the promotion
of regional peace
a society b social c socially d socialize
8 A combined gross domestic _ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of around 6% per year
a produce b productivity c production d product
9 The population of ASEAN accounts _ about 8.7% of the world's population
10 Laos and Myanmar were admitted _ ASEAN in 1997
11 ASEAN also try to solve the problems of ethnic tensions which might lead _ civil war
12 One of ASEAN's objectives is to help people think about peace and _ and do something about it
a origin b justice c statistics d record
13 There are plenty of industrial _ established in the area, which also makes the government worried about pollution
a series b goods c enterprises d relationships
Trang 814 Free _ area is a designated group of countries that have agreed
to eliminate tariffs, quotas, and preferences on most goods among them
a trade b cultural c stable d adopted
15 The ASEAN Investment Area aims to enhance the competitiveness of the region for attracting direct investment which flows into and within ASEAN
a produce b combine c found d improve
16 ASEAN has _a community of Southeast' Asian nations at peace with one another and at peace with the world
a joined b estimated c established d solved
17 ASEAN helps to _regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spirit of equality and partnership
a invent b promote c admit d invest
18 Rice is the _ exported product of Vietnam
19 I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _
a will end b ends c is ending d would end
20 _ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him
a As soon as b After c No sooner d Since
21 _ I visit him, we talk about politics a lot
a Up to b As far as c.Whenever d Until
22 While she _ breakfast, I set the table
a will make b was making c has made d.would be making
23 After Mariana _ her exam, I _ her out to eat
a was finishing / would take b finished / had taken
c will finish / have taken d has finished / will take
24 Mrs Pike _ the door before the customers arrived
a had opened b will open c would open d has opened
25 She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _ the pillow was wet through
a before b after c until d while
26 _ in Rome than he was kidnapped
a No sooner he arrived b Had he no sooner arrived
c No sooner had he arrived d No sooner he had arrived
27 I have not seen my dog _ the storm struck the community
a since b while c as soon as d when
28 ASEAN also works for the _ of peace & stability in the region
a promote b promotion c promotional d promoter
29 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, is a geo-political and _ organization
Trang 9a economy b economic c economics d economical
30 The motivations for the birth of ASEAN were the desire for a _ environment
a stable b stability c stably d stabilize
III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs
correction.
31 Helen likes to listen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone
and going shopping
32 Both Mr and Mrs Smith are explaining the children the rules of the
game
33 You can enjoy a sport without joining in a club or belonging to a team
A B C D
34 Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with
A B C D
morality
35 A child of noble birth, his name was famous among the children in that
A B C D school
IV Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
On 8 August 1967, five leaders - the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand- sat down together in the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document By virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born The five Foreign Ministers who signed it have been considered as the founders of probably the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today The document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration
It is a short, simply-worded document containing just five articles It declares the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia to be known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and spells out the aims and purposes of that Association These aims and purposes are about the cooperation in economy, society, culture, techniques, education and other fields, and in the promotion of regional peace and stability through abiding respect for
Trang 10justice and the principles of the United Nations Charter It stipulates that the Association will be open for participation by all States in the Southeast Asian region subscribing to its aims, principles and purposes It proclaims ASEAN as representing the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia
to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity The goal of ASEAN, then, is to create, not to destroy
The original ASEAN logo presented five brown sheaves of rice stalks, one for each founding member Beneath the sheaves is the legend
"ASEAN" in blue These are set on a field of yellow encircled by a blue border Brown stands for strength and stability, yellow for prosperity and blue for the spirit of cordiality in which ASEAN affairs are conducted When ASEAN celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 1997, the sheaves on the logo had increased to ten -representing all ten countries of Southeast Asia and reflecting the colors of the flags of all of them In a very real sense, ASEAN and Southeast Asia will be one and the same, just as the founders had envisioned
36 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
A consists of some Western nations
B was established by the Philippines
C was founded on 8 August 1967
D was established by the Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
37 The pronoun it in the first paragraph refers to .
A the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
B the most successful inter-governmental organization
C Bangkok
D the ASEAN Declaration
38 Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
39 Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
40 Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN?