Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from

the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Exercise 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in

the position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.

12. A. donate B. impair C. mental D. support

13. A. campaign B. hearing C. slogan D. talent

14. A. community B. energetic C. enthusiast D. participate

15. A. cognitive B. volunteer C. medical D. physical

16. A. assistance B. confident C. dynamic D. external

17. A. academic B. behaviour C. participate D. relationship

18. A. charter B. depict C. enter D. purchase

19. A. athlete B. continue C. principle D. regional

20. A. competition B. fundamental C. interference D. stability

21. The Braille alphabet has been one of the greatest ____ in human history.

22. Everyone can help the needy by making a ____ to a charity organisation.

A. donate B. donation C. donor D. donating

23. We couldn't hear anything because of the ____ noise of the drums the next-door neighbours were playing.

24. ____ believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.

A. Voluntary B. Voluntarily C. Volunteer D. Volunteers

25. During summer holidays, university students are willing to take part in providing education for

children in remote and ____ areas.

A. mountain B. mountainous C. mountaineer D. mountaineering

26. People with disabilities always need to be ____ after.

A. asked B. cared C. looked D. taken

27. The lottery winner was willing to spend a considerable sum of money to ____ to charity to help

those in need.

28. The volunteer team ____ students with various visual, hearing, physical and cognitive impairments

every two months to give them both financial and spiritual support.

29. If one wants to take part in volunteer organisations such as Green Summer Camp, Green Saturday

Movement, Blood Donor..., he/she will have to ____ an application form.

30. An organisation for Educational Development co-operated with our school to____ free English

classes for the poor in the area.

31. Children with cognitive impairments may have ____ in learning basic skills like reading, writing, or

problem solving.

32. After the visit to that special school, we ____ friends with some students with reading disabilities.

33. The Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into 3rd May 2008.

34. Elderly housebound patients are often those most in ____ of pharmacy services.

35. The Youth Union in our school has decided to launch a/an ____ to raise funds for local charities.

36. Many experts believe that noise is the main cause of approximately half of all cases of ____ loss.

37. Allowing your child to get involved in ____ activities at school is a wise choice to develop team-

working skills, people skills, and more.

38. ASL (American Sign Language), a language that is expressed through the hands and face and is

perceived through the eyes, is every useful for the ____.

39. A hearing aid or deaf aid is a device which is ____ to improve hearing.

40. The ____ in that country are waiting for food aid from the UN.

41. He has not developed mentally as much as others at the same age. He's ____.

42. One aim of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is to further ____ awareness of

disability issues.

43. Traditionally, it was family members within the extended family who took ____ for elderly care.

44. ____ children get sick four times as often as children in permanent homes and also suffer from

anxiety and depression at a higher rate than stably housed children.

45. Talented students with a disability should be helped to become independent, ____ in the society

and achieve success at school.

46. Precisely when the first wheeled chairs were invented and used for ____ persons is unknown.

47. Many students with visual impairments in regular schools cannot participate in school activities,

thereby being left ____.

48. Many people who took part in the fight ____ illiteracy considered it an honourable job to help others.

49. The aim of the LIVE project is to train students from developing ____.

50. Every donation, regardless of size, helps to rebuild communities that are hit by ____ natural.

51. ASEAN includes ten member states, but may get bigger because other countries have applied to join the ___.

52. The ____ is a legal agreement among the ten ASEAN member states.

53. The Japanese Government ____ 20 scholarships for international students coming from ASEAN

member countries to study in Japan.

54. The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits will be ____ at the National Convention Centre under the

Chairmanship of Lao PDR.

55. The ASEAN charter entered into ____ after ten members signed it.

56. Each deputy should be ____ for one ASEAN community council, supported by a team of

competent and able lawyers.

57. Vietnamese athletes compete regionally and internationally and ____ high ranks in many sports.

58. Not all the winners will receive great prizes, but nobody leaves ____.

59. I ____ good about the race's outcome.

60. Do you ____ they will win?

61. I think the teacher was ____ with my speech.

62. I still ____ a lot of money on my student loans.

63. Lao PDR stands ____ Lao People's Democratic Republic.

64. ASEAN ____ of ten Southeast Asian countries, namely: Brunei. Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,

Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

65. The member states will act in accordance ____ the law to set out in various ASEAN instruments.

66. The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits will focus ____ efforts to build the ASEAN Community.

CLOSEST : 67. Young college and university students participate in helping the poor who have suffered badly in

wars or natural disasters.

68. They give care and comfort to the disadvantaged and handicapped children and help them to get

over difficulties.

69. At first, there was a lot of opposition from the parents of the disabled children as they were not

under the impression that their children could learn anything at all.

70. Every year, the United Nations set up an activity to call for world-wide support for the rights and

well-being of disabled people.

71. That homeless child would have died if we hadn't been able to find a suitable blood donor.

72. The government's interference in the strike has been widely criticised.

73. The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice - the most

important crop for the Southeast Asian people.

74. The scholarship is renewed annually and may be stopped if the students have poor academic

records or bad behaviours.

75. In Thailand, it's against the law to litter on the pavement. If you are caught, you can be fined up to

$2000 Baht.

76 The beautiful sights in Sa Pa, Mui Ne and Ha Noi all contribute to the country's magic charm.

77. ASEAN organised different projects and activities to integrate its members.

78. The major shortcoming of ASEAN as an organisation is the inability to go through many

declarations, agreements, and instruments that they have proliferated over the years.

79. We have achieved considerable results in the economic field, such as high economic growth,

stability and significant poverty alleviation over the past few years.

80. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party

of Viet Nam adopted a resolution to have ‘more friends and fewer enemies'.

81. He had dominated racing this year with six victories in seven starts.

82. It's often hard to find the right time to approach someone about a delicate issue, as well as being

difficult to say the words you need to say.

83. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in

Bangkok, Thailand, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, joining hands initially.

OPPOSITE: 84. Sadly, many non-disabled people have negative attitudes toward children with cognitive

impairments in developing countries.

85. Little Mary had a disadvantaged childhood with little education and money.

86. According to WHO, many disabled people still face challenges, discrimination, poverty, and limited

access to education, employment, and healthcare.

87. The theme of the upcoming conference is to remove barriers to create an inclusive and accessible

society for all.

88. Most of these children come from large and poor families, which prevent them from having proper schooling.

89. Our survey also found that 75 per cent of those quizzed knew three or more of their neighbours.

90. Viet Nam and Laos will closely cooperate to strengthen the solidarity of ASEAN and enhance the

vital role of the group in regional security structure.

91. Her graceful performance of this traditional art form in the evening session was a real source of pleasure.

Viet Nam is famous for World Heritage Sites like Ha Long Bay and Hoi An Ancient Town.

93. The country's continued prosperity is dependent on the opportunities and achievements of all its residents.

94. The colour white symbolises a lot of things, and one is that it represents purity and innocence.

95. All countries are obliged to maintain stability and peace in the world, because instability brings

undesired effects.

96. Many people afraid that the victory of US president-elect Donald Trump might affect stability in

Asia, more specifically in the ASEAN region.

97. The 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits opened in Vientiane, Laos, late on Tuesday on the theme of

“Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community".

98. Amanita argued that Indonesia would continue to play a role in maintaining peace and promoting

democratisation in ASEAN.

99. Southeast Asian regionalism served to enable the member-states to focus primarily on their

domestic affairs.

100. The Prince William made a brief working visit to Viet Nam from 17th - 18th November 2016,

attending the IWT Conference which was hosted in Ha Noi.

101. Last Sunday, the Youth Union ____ a campaign to help students with disabilities.

102. Recently, a gang of enterprising New Zealanders ____ an incredible scheme to raise awareness

of depression and mental health issues.

103. Last Sunday, Texas-based game-fans The Speed Gamers ____ in a charity activity to donate

money to relief organisations.

104. The Real Life Super Hero Project is a gathering of men and women who ____ forces to better

their community.

105. The famous physicist Albert Einstein ____ for a $1 to $5 donation before scribbling his name on a

piece of parchment, and ____every cent to various charities.

106. Former special education teacher Ashman, 74, involved in fundraising 20 years ago.

107. When his mum ____, he ____ that, as well as enjoying doing it, he ____ to give something back

to the Dorothy House Hospice Care.

108. This year, so far, we ____ £ 16,000 and are still counting.

109. Hughes, 26, a sports therapist, ____ 53 marathons in 53 days in 53 different UK cities.

110. My plan ____ to raise awareness, especially for young people, of the importance of keeping fit for

the past two months.

112. I ____ to help students at a special school twice since I finished grade 11.

111. I'm a keen golfer and I ____ three golfing days that ____ £6,000, £8,000 and £5,000 last year.

113. It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh ____ across the Atlantic.

114. Since every penny of the grant ____ spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do

the cleaning.

.115. - When will Mary be able to leave hospital?

- Don't be so impatient. We cannot release her before we ____ the last test.

116. You should try to follow the lecture without asking questions unless you ____ something important.

117. Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I ____ most of what they said

about how to help people with mental disorders.

118. One thing should be made quite clear: there can't be any last-minute changes once the

programme ____ approved by all the people involved

119. Although he was on the whole very suspicious of the project, Mr Adams ____ to cooperate.

120. Even though Lady Sarah was totally opposed to the project, she ____ that it would increase job

opportunities for the local people.

121. When he ____ ten years old. Louis Braille ____ the National Institute for the Blind in Paris.

122. "How many aid packages ____ so far?” - "Ten”.

123. In over ten years, he ____ more than 100 bicycles to needy students in Central Viet Nam.

124. Tan ____ the idea of giving sweaters and warm clothes to the poor just a couple of weeks ago,

shortly after the beginning of the rainy season.

125. In the past, health care in some rural areas of this country ____ by only a small number of doctors

and nurses.

126. Never ____ more people ____ in charity work than now.

127. Neither Phillips nor his brothers ____ to school because their father teaches them at home.

128. Not until we the school for children with disabilities ____ how they overcome difficulties.

129. The boy ____ across the narrow canal in ten minutes to find himself out of danger.

130. A group of young Vietnamese in the north-central province of Nghe An ____ a free bread box

dedicated to poor blue-collar workers.

131. It is no use ____ a girl that she doesn't need to lose any weight.

132. I have much homework that I ought ____.

133. She did a funny little curtsy which Josh and Silver couldn't help ____ at.

134. We are looking forward ____ out at the weekend.

135. You should give up ____ your sister.

136. She is used ____ to loud music.

137. I'm in a difficult position. What do you advise me ____?

138. It's a nice day. Does anyone fancy ____ for a walk?

139. I wish that dog would stop ____. It's driving me mad.

140. He never says anything that is worth ____ to.

141. Carol's parents always encouraged her ____ hard at school.

142. They promised ____ me ____ for the party.

143. All ____ were asked to list all the members of ASEAN that they could think of in a one-minute period.

144. We will create a stable, prosperous and highly ____ ASEAN Economic community.

145. Unfortunately, the solution to this problem is neither simple nor ____.

146. The members meet once a week to develop and adopt proposals on new ____ and legislation.

147. The children grew up with deep ____ for their parents.

148. As an ASEAN member, Viet Nam has actively participated in the group's programs and has also

created new ____ and cooperation mechanisms.

149. Over the past decade, Viet Nam-ASEAN ____ have been growing fast in all areas, particularly in

politics and the economy.

150. With a population of over 237 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth most ____ country.

151. She apologised ____ waiting so long.

152. Her mother prevented her ____ going out tonight.

153. She insisted ____ talking to her lawyer.

154. He is not good ____ maths. He is incapable ____ calculating.

155. The annual increase in the world's population has peaked at about 88 million in the late 1980s.

156. Overpopulation is one of the main factors that leads to poor, illiteracy, and social evils.

157. The teacher said that about 10 children need special help in reading skills.

158. Youth Newspaper lately donated book collections to two mountainous schools in northern Viet Nam.

159. Vina Capital Foundation's Heartbeat Viet Nam has performed 5,000 free heart surgery for kids

across the country for the last ten years.

160. A Hoi An-based charity organisation gave free milk to poor, ailing, and disabled children in the

central province of Quang Nam on last Wednesday.

161. Although Marie Curie had very little money to live on, but she went to Paris to realise her dream of

a scientific

162. Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics, could not read until he was eight, but that

hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the greatest scientists of our time.

163. In Thomas Edison's early life, he has been thought to have a learning disability and he could not

read till he was twelve.

164. Beethoven is the greatest German composer and musician who is deaf in the later part of his life.

165. The ten stalks of padi represent the hope for an ASEAN comprising all the ten countries in

bound together in friendly and solidarity.

166. In the Rio Olympics 2016, Vietnamese sports delegation returned home with two medals both from

"hero" shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh, ranking the 48th in the final.

167. Viet Nam was the first Indochinese country joining ASEAN, and its move helped end confrontation

between the Indochinese party and ASEAN.

168. ASEAN was found in Bangkok, Thailand on 8 August 1967 when the five founding members

signed the ASEAN Declaration.

169. Viet Nam has remained committed to ASEAN since it joined in 1995 and the idea of an ASEAN

Community has increasingly accepted into Viet Nam's political lexicon.

170. Soon after becoming a member, Viet Nam signed the Treaty on the Southeast Asian Nuclear-

Weapon-Free Zone and being one of the founding members of the ASEAN Regional Forum.

171. ASEAN aims at promoting economic growth, regional peace as well as provide opportunities for its

members.

172. Being influenced by Chinese, European, Indian, and Malay cultures, Indonesia is a wide diverse

nation with over 300 ethnic groups.

173. Students from Viet Nam who wish applying for the ASEAN scholarship must be approved by the

Ministry of Education and Training.

174. Shaping like an elongated S, Viet Nam covers a surface area of 128,000 square miles, making it

roughly the size of Italy or, in the U.S., New Mexico.