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Vietnam officially became a full member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 28, 1995. Since then, Vietnam has worked together with other ASEAN member countries to reinforce regional cooperation and made great contributions to maintaining peace , stability and reconciliation in the region.

In the past years in the ASEAN, Vietnam has reaped (obtained) many successes in all social and economic fields. The country has gradually restructured its administrative apparatus to suit a market economy and to integrate into the international community. Vietnam has made a good impression on ASEAN countries with its achievements in economic development especially in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation. ASEAN countries' investment into Vietnam has also increased sharply. With a high economic growth rate averaging seven percent each year, Vietnam has been able to decrease economic gap slightly with Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei.

In addition, Vietnam actively works to integrate culturally and socially with the Southeast Asian region while preserving its own cultural features. Thirteen is not a long period for such an important political event but what has been achieved in relations between Vietnam and the association is creating splendid prospect for the future.

Question: How long has Vietnam been a full member of ASEAN?

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Question: The house was very quiet when I got home because of everyone had gone to bed.

William Samuel Johnson, who helped write the Constitution, become the first president of Columbia University in 1787.

"Would you like to have______ coffee?”

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Question: He is disappointed at not being offered the job, but I think he will______it.

Mark the letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Question: The trouble with Frank is that he never turns up on time for a meeting.

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His pronunciation causes me a lot of ____.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word (s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions.

Question: “That is a well-behaved boy whose behaviour has nothing to complain about”.

My parents first ______ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.

Dien Bien Phu is the place_______ our army won a resounding victory in 1954.

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She didn’t stop her car because she didn’t see the signal.

Hemingway developed a very concise writing style. His name is well- known throughout the world.

Today the number of people whom enjoy winter sports is almost double that of twenty years ago.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.