The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok by the five 1 ______ member of countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Sing
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word(s) for each of the blanks from 1 to 5.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok by the five (1) member of countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand Brunei (2) on January 8 1984, Vietnam on July 28 1995, Laos PDR and Myanmar on July 23 1997, and Combodia on April 30 1999 In 2006, the ASIAN has a population of about
560 million, a (3) _ area of 4.5 million square kilometers, a combined gross domestic (4) _ of almost US$1,100 billion, and a total (5) of about US$ 1,400 billion.
Question 1: A origin B original C primitive D traditional
Question 4: A product B production C produce D productivity
Question 5: A selling B buying C commercial D trade
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The Philippines, officially known (1) _ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city The Philippine (3) 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people Its national (4) _ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USd There are (5) _ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide.
4 A economy B economics C economical D economically
5 A more B more than C rather than D rather more
Read the following passage and choose the correct word for each of the blanks from 36 to 40.
ASEAN SOCIO-CULTURAL COMMUNITY
The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, in consonance with the goal set by ASEAN Vision 2020, envisages a Southeast Asia bonded together in partnership as a community of caring societies and founded
on a common regional identity The Community shall foster cooperation in social development aimed at (1) the standard of living of disadvantaged groups and the rural population, and shall seek the active involvement of all sectors of society, in particular women, youth, and local communities.
ASEAN shall ensure that its work force shall be (2) for, and benefit from, economic integration by investing more resources in basic and higher (3) , training, science and technology development, job creation and social protection.
ASEAN shall (4) intensify cooperation in the area of public health, including in the prevention and control of infectious and communicable diseases The development and enhancement of (5) resources is a key strategy for employment generation, alleviating poverty and socio-economic disparities, and ensuring economic growth with equity.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the questions.
Vietnam officially became a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 28,1995 Since then, Vietnam has worked together with other ASEAN member countries to reinforce regional cooperation and made great contributions to maintaining peace, stability and reconciliation in the region
In the past years in the ASEAN, Vietnam has reaped {obtain) many successes in all social and economic fields The country has gradually restructured its administrative apparatus to suit a market economy and to integrate into the international community Vietnam has made a good impression on ASEAN countries with its achievements in economic development especially in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation ASEAN countries' investment into Vietnam has also increased sharply With a high economic growth rate averaging seven percent each year, Vietnam has been able to decrease economic gap
slightly with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei.
Trang 2In addition, Vietnam actively works to integrate culturally and socially with the Southeast Asian region while preserving its own cultural features Thirteen is not a long period for such an important political event but what has been achieved in relations between Vietnam and the association is creating splendid prospect for the future.
6 Which is the best title of the passage?
A Vietnam-ASEAN: a decade of companionship and development.
B Vietnam's achievements in relation with the ASEAN community.
C Vietnam's contributions to ASEAN's development.
D How Vietnam joined ASEAN.
7 How long has Vietnam been a full member of ASEAN?
A For the past few years B For a decade
8 That Vietnam _ is an example of Vietnam's achievement in economy.
A succeeds in the program of “hunger eradication and poverty alleviation”
B reinforces regional cooperation with other ASEAN member countries
C Vietnam reaches seven percent each year in economic investments
D Vietnam official became a full member of ASEAN
9 Which information is not given in the passage?
A Culture is an aspect which Vietnam has focused on as an ASEAN member
B Vietnam has played an important part in maintaining peace in the region.
C Joining ASEAN was an important political event to Vietnam
D Singapore has invested a lot in the Vietnamese market.
10 Which word means “an end to a disagreement and the start of a good relationship again”?
A Stability B Eradication C Reconciliation D Impression
II Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to each question.
Southeast Asia foreign ministess agreed to set up an ASEAN Development Fund aimed
at narrowing the
economic and development gap among its ten members Each country in the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) group would contribute an initial 1
million dollars to the fund They also signed a pact to improve their united response
to disasters and put in place early warning systems to cope with devastation similar to that caused by last year's tsunami.
In this year's session, Asia's biggest security forum focused on fighting against
terrorism, keeping the Straits of Malacca piracy-free and fending off conflicts through diplomacy The forum capped a-six-day conference of ASEAN members that saw
Australia sign a non-aggression pact with regional neighbours, joining efforts to build
an Asian trade bloc on a par with Europe and North America At a meetings with
Russia, both sides agreed that the ASEAN-Russian Federation Economic and
Development Cooperation Agreement and the programme on ASEAN-Russia
cooperation should be expedited.
1 What is the aim of setting up an ASEAN Development Fund?
A to make the economic and development gap among its ten members narrow
B to develop economy among its ten members
C to slow down the economic development of its ten members
D to solve the problems related to economy development
2 The word ‘pact’ the passage is closest in meaning to
3 The word they in the passage refers to
A the Association of Southeast Asian Nations B ASEAN's ten members
4 According to the passage, Asia's biggest security forum focused on all of the following EXCEPT
A struggling against terrorism B improving their united response to disasters
C keeping the Straits of Malacca piracy-free D avoiding conflicts through
diplomacy
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A Southeast Asia foreign ministers agreed to set up an ASEAN Developmer Fund.
B Last year’s tsunami was the early warning to disasters.
C Asia’s biggest security forum lasted six days.
D Australia signed a non-aggression pact with regional neighbours.
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TEST 1
Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
11 a association b original c stability d accelerate
12 a domestic b estimate c statistics d relation
14 a economic b integration c development d transportation
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
16 ASEAN remains ready to further cooperate with _ United Nations in the ongoing humanitarian efforts for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
17 _ UN leaders appreciate the support, cooperation and leadership that ASEAN has shown in helping the victims of disasters.
18 The organization hosts cultural activities in _ attempt to further integrate the region.
19 ASEAN also works for the _ of peace and stability in the region.
20 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, is a geo-political and _ organization.
21 The motivations for the birth of ASEAN were the desire for a _ environment.
22 ASEAN was founded on 8 August, 1967 with five: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.
23 ASEAN is an organization on the Southeast Asian region that aims to _ economic growth, social progress, and cultural development.
24 The Association of Southeast Asia which consists of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia was _ on August 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
25 The aims of the Association of Southeast Asia include the evolvement of economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace
26 Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures.
27 ASEAN has emphasized cooperation in the "three pillars" of security, socio cultural and economic _ in the region.
a organization b production c integration d establishment
28 The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is an agreement by the member nations of ASEAN concerning local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries.
29 ASEAN has planned equitable economic development and reduced poverty and _ disparities
in year 2020.
a socio-politic b socio-cultural c socio-linguistic d socio-economic
30 The Governments of ASEAN have paid special attention _ trade.
31 The goal the ASEAN Vision 2020 aims _ creating a stable, prosperous and highly competitive ASEAN economic region.
Error Identification.
32 Singapore is an island nation with 63 islands, located at the southern tip
A B
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C D
33 The population of Singapore is approximately 4.59 million Though
A B
Singapore is highly cosmopolitan and diversity, ethnic Chinese forms
C D
the majority of the population.
34 Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy Singapore,
A B
along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan, are one of the Four
C D
Asian Tigers.
35 Singapore is a popularity travel destination, making tourism one of its
A B
largest industries About 9.7 million tourists visited Singapore in 2006.
C D
36 Singapore plays an active role in the Association of Southeast Asian
A B
Nations, of that Singapore is a founding member.
C D
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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 justice 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.
37 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
38 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
39 Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
Trang 6a successful b illegal c nongovernmental d developing
40 Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations?
a friendship b destruction c creation d cooperation
41 Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN?
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA) was established as a result of a Workshop on Handicraft for Export which was (41) _ by the Royal Thai Government in February
1981 in Bangkok AHPADA was formed as a forum for both the government and private sectors that are concerned with meeting and complementing each other in the promotion and development of handicrafts (42) _ AHPADA is affiliated to the ASEAN and the World Craft Council The (43) _ members were Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia Singapore and Brunei join in a little (44) _ Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar and Vietnam joined in September 1999.
AHPADA's objectives are
1 To take common approach to develop and promote the marketing of crafts (45) _ and outside the ASEAN Region,
2 To operate as a main point of promotion of ASEAN handicrafts and raw (46) _ required-for production, trade fairs and exhibitions,
3 To strengthen and improve the status of craftspeople,
4 To create employment opportunities especially in the rural areas,
5 To (47) _ traditional craft skills within the context of conservation of cultural heritage,
6 To educate and create awareness and appreciation of the authentic handicrafts of ASEAN Countries,
7 And to build up an archive of ASEAN CRAFT information.
With the recent economic downturn in (48) _ ASEAN Countries, AHPADA's objectives are more relevant than they have ever been before Most producers are among the rural areas and (49) _ majority of them are very small entrepreneurs AHPADA works at both national level through the national focal points and at the international level through the Board of AHPADA and the Regional Secretariat which is permanently based in Bangkok, Thailand (50) _ 1981 AHPADA has been able
to act as a catalyst and initiators in the promotion and development of ASEAN CRAFTS through seminars, workshops and exhibitions, often in partnership with several multinational and international organizations.
47 a machines b equipment c materials d devices
TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
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.
7 ASEAN's aims include the acceleration of economic growth, _ progress, cultural, development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace.
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8 A combined gross domestic _ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate
of around 6% per year.
9 To build on the field of political and security cooperation, _ ASEAN Leaders have agreed to establish the ASEAN Security Community CASC).
10 On July 28, 1995, Vietnam became seventh member of ASEAN.
11 ASEAN has _ population of 575.5 million.
12 The population of ASEAN accounts _ about 8.7% of the world's population.
13 Laos and Myanmar were admitted _ ASEAN in 1997.
14 ASEAN also try to solve the problems of ethnic tensions which might lead _ civil war.
15 One of ASEAN's objectives is to help people think about peace and _ and do something about it.
16 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
17 Free _ area is a designated group of countries that have agreed to eliminate tariffs, quotas, and preferences on most goods among them.
18 The ASEAN Investment Area aims to enhance the competitiveness of the region for attracting direct investment which flows into and within ASEAN.
19 ASEAN has _ a community of Southeast' Asian nations at peace with one another and at peace with the world.
20 ASEAN helps to _ regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spirit of equality and
partnership
21 Rice is the _ exported product of Vietnam.
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
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 (22) _ to give
Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (23) _ each other Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (24) _ between kings, presidents and other officials A neutral forum was, (25) _, a very useful development for all of those countries.
ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (26) _ of 1967 and initially had five members:
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (27) _ Philippines and Singapore Brunei (28) _ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain Vietnam became the seventh member of the group,
officially joining in 1995 (29) _ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999 The only (30)…… state in Southeast Asia which
is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor It is still (31) _ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
24 a interflow b interaction c interference d intercommunity
25 a nevertheless b moreover c therefore d however
26 a Entitle b Requirement c Independence d Declaration
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28 a subsequently b fortunately c approximately d surprisingly
30 a dependent b independent c independently d independence
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Brunei is one of the smallest countries in the world Its population is only 25,000 and most of them live in Bandar Seri Begawan (the capital city with the longest name in the world!) It is also the richest country in Asia and rnaybe the richest country in the world because it has a lot of oil and natural gas which it exports to Japan Every week huge tankers carry oil and gas from the oil-fields of Brunei to Japan.
The head of the state in Brunei is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah He is the richest man in the world.
He has two wives and each lives in their own beautiful palace The first wife lives in the biggest palace
in the world which has 200 rooms The Sultan has more than 200 cars and he also has hundreds of horses.
32 Brunei is _.
A among the smallest country in the world B a country with a dense population
C the smallest countries in the world D is a capital city
33 The population of Brunei is people.
A over 25,000 B 25,000 C about 25,000 D less than 25,000
34 According to the passage, Sultan, the head of the state in Brunei .
A is the richest man in the world
B has two wives, each of whom lives in their own beautiful palace
C has more than 200 cars D All are correct
35 Brunei is rich in .
A only oil B only natural gas C exports of every kind D oil and natural gas
36 Which of the following is NOT true about Brunei?
A It exports oil and natural gas to its regional neighbours.
B Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the head of state in Brunei.
C It may be the richest country in the world.
D Its capital city is Bandar Seri Begawan.
TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
1 a technology b situation c development d establishment
2 a agriculture b electronic c population d scientific
4 a energy b industry c forestry d investment
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
6 Throughout the 1970s, ASEAN embarked on a program of economic _.
a cooperate b cooperation c cooperative d cooperatively
7 2007 was the 40th anniversary of the _ of ASEAN.
8 Vietnam asked for _ to ASEAN in 1995.
9 Companies now can exploit the opportunities presented by _ integrated market of
increasingly prosperous consumers in the region of ASEAN.
10.Among ASEAN's _ greatest challenges are the integration of market diversity and the
transitional economies of its member countries.
Trang 911.Integrating with _ world's economy, ASEAN finds itself facing important opportunities and
challenges.
12.They will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect _ national rights and
customs
13.Our country is trying its best to accelerate the rate _ economic growth.
14.Regional development activities have been carried out _ ASEAN cooperation
15.ASEAN economic cooperation _ many areas, such as agriculture, industry, services,
transportations, and tourism.
16.ASEAN bodies in addressing global and regional concerns such as food security, _ and disaster
management.
17.The 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week is now being _ in Manila from 1 to 11 July 2008.
18.The ASEAN Science and Technology Week aims to promote science and technology _ in the
region
19.In economics, a country's _ is the total value of goods and services produced within a country
in a year, not including its income from investments in other countries.
c gross domestic product d economic cooperation
20.He says the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage _.
a dedication b growth c unemployment d investment
21.The local authority must face the _ that they do not have enough conditions to develop
economy.
a trade b statistics c encouragement d realization
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok
by the five original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand Brunei joined on 8 January 1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July
1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999 The ASEAN Declaration states that the aims and purposes of the Association are: to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region and to promote regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region and adherence to the principles of the United Nations Charter.
In 2003, the ASEAN Leaders resolved that an ASEAN Community shall be established comprising three pillars, namely, ASEAN Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.
The ASEAN Vision 2020, adopted by the ASEAN Leaders on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, agreed on
a shared vision of ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community
of caring societies.
ASEAN Member Countries have adopted the following fundamental principles in their relations with one another, as contained in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC):
mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity, and national identity of all nations;
the right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference, subversion
or coercion;
non-interference in the internal affairs of one another;
settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner;
renunciation of the threat or use of force; and
effective cooperation among themselves.
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Nations up to now.
a Vietnam b The Philippines c Brunei d Cambodia
23.The ASEAN Declaration is about _.
a the cultures of all the members of the organization
b the development of all countries allover the world
c the aims and purposes of the organization
d the laws of the members of the organization
24.The third paragraph is about _.
a living in peace, stability and prosperity c The ASEAN Vision 2020
b the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN d the ASEAN Leaders
25.The Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia _.
a is not accepted by ASEAN Member Countries
b consists of fundamental principles in the relations of ASEAN Member Countries
c is disapproved by ASEAN Member Countries
d has two principles
26.Which principle does not belong to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia?
a interference in the internal affairs of member countries
b effective cooperation
c mutual respect
d peaceful manner
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
The Philippines, officially known (41) _ the Republic of the Philippines, is (42) _ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city The Philippine (43) 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people Its national (44) _ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USd There are (45) _ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide The Philippines became a Spanish colony
in the 16th century and an American territory at the (46) _ of the 20th century The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896 The Philippines (47) _ its independence from the United
States on July 4, 1946 after World War II Spanish was (48) _ official language of the Philippines
until 1973 Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (49) _ with China and Japan
as early as the 9th century The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (50) _ to Japan The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is
a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
29.a compounds b fixes c consists d comprises
30.a economy b economics c economical d economically
31.a more b more than c rather than d rather more
32.a starter b initiation c first d beginning
33.a gathered b collected c gained d earned
35.a acts b acquaintances c relations d concerns