Read the following passage and m ark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The 25th Southeast Asian Games was scheduled to be (1)________ in Vientiane, Laos, in 2009. This was the first time the country (2)_________ a Southeast Asian Games. It also commemorated the 50 years of the SEA Games.

Two white elephants which (3)________ Laos once "the kingdom of million elephants" were chosen as the Official Mascots. The (4)________ of the elephants are Ms. Champee and Mr. Champa (5)___________ the national flower of Laos. It was believed that they would bring (6)________ fortune and prosperity.

There (7)________ 25 sports in the 25th SEA Games. The number should not be more or less in order to exactly match the 25th SEA Games.

The 25th Southeast Asian Games was scheduled to be (1)________ in Vientiane, Laos, in 2009.