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Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, Viet Nam joined _________ 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999.

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“Please focus …….. your study and not your hobbies.”, he said.

=> He told me ……. /……….. my study rather than my hobbies.

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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. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ 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 (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ 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)
(6)........................

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___________phoned while I was out, did they? I’m expecting an important call from the United States.

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: 

Population growth rate vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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After receiving numerous_______ about the defective headlight bulbs,our customer service departerment has agreed to issue full refunds.

GDP stands ___________ "Gross Domestic Product" and represents the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a period of time.

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The secretary corrected all the __________ in the computer printout. 

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
(7)....................

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: 

There weren't many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them.

However, some graduates actually like the idea of pursuing a career in teaching English long-term, and there are numerous courses at various _______ of teaching, from the fast-track TEFL to a diploma or masters

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My grandmother ........ this picture for a week and she .......it.

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Please reply____________to the invitation for the software training.

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Cathy was wearing a black leather belt with a big silver__________.

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Customers may return any items within 30 days if they are not_________with their purchase.

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN _________  on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok by the five original Member Countries, namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

It .............dark. Shall I turn on the light? 

But it may be harder than the battle against the trade in ivory, for there is a ___________between the two commodities.

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She thought she was the ....... bride in the world.

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Payne Carpet’s decorative rugs are made from a ________ of synthetic and  natural materials.

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I would like to express my gratitude ……. my family and teachers.