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 (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(2)..........................

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China .............. to the north of Viet Nam.

The product was ________by the car manufacturer because of the faulty accelerator pedal.

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Ms.Mendoza has agreed to work_______as a weekend chef at the restaurant until a suitable replacement can be found

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Many of the older buildings in this area have been torn down to make room for the_____ of the highway.

– Mary: “That’s a very nice skirt you’re wearing.”

–Julia”                  ”

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Data obtained from our research has helped our clients determine which advertising methods are likely to generate income and which may need to be revised. Having reviewed this information, companies can then refine their advertising strategies ……..

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.................... along the street, he met a pretty girl.

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Astrology contends that the position of constellations at the moment of your birth profoundly influences your future.

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I wouldn’t waste time ......... that book if I were you.

We are all too dismissive of traditions in our modern world, but they can have very strong pull _____ us.

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The impressive floral display at the building entrance is ----------- made up of blue flowers, with a few red ones artfully placed throughout.

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She insisted ..... him wearing the red cravat.

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Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.

(John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963) the 35th us President (1961-1963). He was the country's youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever ____ (1) ____, He was___(2)____known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy. He won a medal for____(3)____during World War II, and was elected to the us House of Representatives (1947-1953) and then___(4)___ the us Senate (1952-1960).
Kennedy's greatest success___ (5) ___President was in___ (6) ___the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked ____ (7) ____his brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to support the civil rights___ (8) ___. He was murdered in Dallas, probably by Lee Harvey Oswald, in one of the most shocking events in us history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but ___ (9) ___has ever been___(10)___proved. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F Kennedy
(9)........................

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I didn’t think his the comments were very appropriate at the time.

Greg O'Leary has been leading research in our laboratories…………over eighteen years.

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He was accused …….. fake money.

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Winthrop Strategies is seeking to employ a_________ consistently meets deadlines.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The new treaty ……  a free trade zone.

They are conducting a wide _____of surveys throughout Vietnam.