11A - REVISION TOPIC 4 (41-60)

41. ASEAN organized different projects and activities to integrate its members. (CLOSEST)

• combine

• interest

• separate

• upgrade

42. The major shortcoming of ASEAN as an organization is the inability to go through many declarations and agreements. (CLOSEST)

• advantage

• benefit

• drawback

• success

43. We have achieved considerable results in the economic field, such as high economic growth, stability and significant poverty alleviation over the past few years. (CLOSEST)

• achievement

• development

• prevention

• reduction

44. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam adopted a resolution to have ‘more friends and fewer enemies’. (CLOSEST)

• breakdown

• decrease

• establish

• increase

43. It’s often hard to find the ‘right time’ to approach someone about a delicate issue, as well as being difficult to say the words you need to say. (CLOSEST)

• sensitive

• significant

• unconscious

• unfamiliar

46. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand joining hands initially. (CLOSEST)

• basically

• firstly

• lastly

• officiality

47. Our survey also found that 75 per cent of the people who were quizzed knew three or more of their neighbors. (OPPOSITE)

• interviewed

• asked

• replied

• examined

48. Viet Nam and La os will closely cooperate to strengthen the solidarity of ASEAN and enhance the vital role of the group in regional security.(OPPOSITE)

• agreement

• cooperation

• separation

• fellowship

49. Her graceful performance of this traditional art form in the evening session was a real source of pleasure. (OPPOSITE)

• attractive

• effortless

• inelegant

• sophisticated

50. The country’s continued prosperity is dependent on the opportunities and achievements of all its residents.(OPPOSITE)

• poverty

• inflation

• insecurity

• wealth