We are all too dismissive of traditions in our modern world, but they can have very strong pull _____ us.

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The consequences of the typhoon were disatrous due to the lack of effective measures.

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What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(2)..........................

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This year's Weston Book Fair was not widely  publicized, but it was…...... very well attended.

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Alpha Clothing Store is a family-owned business offering high-quality men’s chothing at ……… prices.

ASEAN helps to _______ regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spirit of equality and partnership

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If we do not hear from you, the subscription will be renewed for the term that you selected........ (one, two or three years), and at the same rate, regardless of price changes.

Library and information science majors should be reminded of the seminar beginning…………at 6:00 p.m in room 212B

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Brunei Darussalam was _________  second member state after Singapore to ratify the Charter on 31 January 2008.

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Evergo's latest hiking shoe, the Rugged Wear Trekker,  

is -------- named for its durability and strength. 

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Would you please ........... him speak about the new plan?

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Due to its need for ---------- repairs, the Paliot l2Z conveyor belt is scheduled to be replaced by a more efficient model.

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I wouldn’t waste time ......... that book if I were you.

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The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

(1)...........................

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You are very_______________ if you think everything that you read about famous pop stars is true.

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There is the very real possibility that these animals could panic, frighten and would break away, should there be a sudden loud noise.

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 …………. nonsense and you are out of the group!

(John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963) the 35th us President (1961-1963). He was the country's youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever ____ (1) ____, He was___(2)____known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy. He won a medal for____(3)____during World War II, and was elected to the us House of Representatives (1947-1953) and then___(4)___ the us Senate (1952-1960).
Kennedy's greatest success___ (5) ___President was in___ (6) ___the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked ____ (7) ____his brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to support the civil rights___ (8) ___. He was murdered in Dallas, probably by Lee Harvey Oswald, in one of the most shocking events in us history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but ___ (9) ___has ever been___(10)___proved. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F Kennedy
(6)........................

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Vietnam asked for _______ to ASEAN in 1995.

My company has spent a lot of money building a new, ……… factory which will nearly double production.

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I’ll ....... the idea with the other members in the family and let you know.