Giải giúp e với Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer. On 8 August 1967, five leaders - the Foreign Ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand- sat down together in the main hall of the Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok, Thailand and signed a document. By virtue of that document, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was born. The five Foreign Ministers who signed it have been considered as the founders of probably the most successful intergovernmental organization in the developing world today. The document that they signed would be known as the ASEAN Declaration. It is a short, simply-worded document containing just five articles. It declares the establishment of an Association for Regional Cooperation among the Countries of Southeast Asia to be known as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and spells out the aims and purposes of that Association. These aims and purposes are about the cooperation in economy, society, culture, techniques, education and other fields, and in the promotion of regional peace and stability through abiding respect for justice and the principles of the United Nations Charter. It stipulates that the Association will be open for participation by all States in the Southeast Asian region subscribing to its aims, principles and purposes. It proclaims ASEAN as representing the collective will of the nations of Southeast Asia to bind themselves together in friendship and cooperation and, through joint efforts and sacrifices, secure for their peoples and for posterity the blessings of peace, freedom and prosperity. The goal of ASEAN, then, is to create, not to destroy. The original ASEAN logo presented five brown sheaves of rice stalks, one for each founding member. Beneath the sheaves is the legend "ASEAN" in blue. These are set on a field of yellow encircled by a blue border. Brown stands for strength and stability, yellow for prosperity and blue for the spirit of cordiality in which ASEAN affairs are conducted. When ASEAN celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 1997, the sheaves on the logo had increased to ten -representing all ten countries of Southeast Asia and reflecting the colors of the flags of all of them. In a very real sense, ASEAN and Southeast Asia will be one and the same, just as the founders had envisioned. 36. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ________. a. consists of some Western nations b. was established by the Philippines c. was founded on 8 August 1967 d. was established by the Minister of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Thailand 37. The pronoun it in the first paragraph refers to ________. a. the Association of Southeast Asian Nations b. the most successful inter-governmental organization c. Bangkok d. the ASEAN Declaration 38. Which adjective can be used to describe the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? a. successful b. illegal c. nongovernmental d. developing 39. Which does not belong to the purpose and aim of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations? a. friendship b. destruction c. creation d. cooperation 40. Up to 1997 how many countries there have been in ASEAN? a. 5 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10 Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage. To many people, their friends are the most important in their life. Really good friends always (01)____joys and sorrows with you and never turn their backs on you. Your best friend may be someone you have known all your life or someone you have grown (02) ___with. There are all sorts of things that can (03)____about this special relationship. It may be the result of enjoying the same activities and sharing experiences. Most of us have met someone that we have immediately felt relaxed with as if we had known them for ages. However, it really takes you years to get to know someone well (04)___to consider your best friend. To the majority of us, this is someone we trust completely and (05)___understands us better than anyone else. It's the person you can tell him or her your most intimate secrets. 41. a. give b. have c. share d. spend 42. a. on b. in c. through d. up 43. a. cause b. provide c. result d. bring 44. a. so b. enough c. such d. too 45. a. whose b. which c. whom d. who