III. READING

  a. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries (46) __________in Southeast Asia, was founded on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Since then, (47) __________ has expanded to include Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

The ASEAN Declaration states that the (48) __________and purposes of the Association are: to (49) __________economic growth, social progress and cultural develop-ment in the region and to promote regional peace and stability (50) ___________abiding respect for justice and the (51) ___________ of law in the relationship amongs countries in the region and adherence (52) ___________ the principles of the United Nations Charter.

The ASEAN Vision 2020, (53) __________by the ASEAN Leaders on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, agreed on a shared vision of ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nation, outward looking, living in peace, (54) __________ and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of (55) __________ societies

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries (46) __________in Southeast Asia, was founded on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.