III. READING

  a. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word from the box.

Regional stadium namely spirit torch committee support records opened competition The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December - 13 December 2003. The games were (36) ______opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National (37) __________stadium in Hanoi. The games (38) _________torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu. It was the first time in SEAG history that the games venues were assigned into two cities (39) _______ namely Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. With the Vietnamese Government and people‘s efforts and international (40) ________support, the 22nd SEA Games had become a festival that impressed people with the (41) __________spirit of “solidarity, cooperation for peace and development. The 22nd SEA Games is not only a song of honesty and nobility in (42) ______competition and organizing competition but also a sign of a bright future for the development of (43) _______regional sports. The organizing (44) _______committee presented 444 golds, 441 silvers and 555 bronzes to winners at the Games where 26 (45) _____records were broken.

The games were (36) ______ by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai