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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.

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...... these 1000 competitors, only once can get the prize.

Health is something we tend to (1) ___when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (3)____of it. But illness can come, even (2)______we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5)__________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)___________a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______ . Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
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First he ................... as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.

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His new yacht is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.

Library and information science majors should be reminded of the seminar beginning…………at 6:00 p.m in room 212B

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Franklin Catering Company offers a…. range of menu choices for both lunch and dinner.

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Two thousand volunteers ……… the Illiteracy Eradication campaign this year.

 I will phone Vivian to  .........  her to buy some sugar; otherwise, she will forget.

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Some people wanted travel scholarships. The end of the week was the deadline. By then everyone had applied

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_______leaving Tokyo on June 15, I need to leave on the thirteenth and return on the sixteenth.

The ASIAN was                  on August 8^th, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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The cost of ............ is very high in big cities.

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_______, Peter came to see me.

The marketers make an…………of products that attract a wide variety of potential customers.

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Timmy ……. the living room while his mother …………. in the kitchen.

…………his appointment as our head of accounting services, Paul Robinson was working as a high-powered merchant banker in London.

At the end of the day's work, she often finds __________. A. exhausted B. exhaust C. exhaustedly D. exhausting

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Mr. Jung _______ his position as Chief Executive of Cosmetic Gaming Company had the merger with Starzan Enterprises succeeded. 

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In yesterday’s third- quarter financial statement, Vargas Industries reported a 15 percent….............. in value.

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The last shipment was refused by the buyer  damage that occurred while the  product was in transit.