EXERCISE 3I. CHỌN TỪ/ CỤM TỪ THÍCH HỢP (ỨNG VỚI A, B, C, D) ĐỂ HỊAN TH...

45. A. Holidays B. Vocations C. Festivals D. CeremoniesRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 46 to 47.The Southeast Asian Games owes its origins to the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games.On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian peninsula attending the 3rd Asian Games inTokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sport organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized byLaung Sukhumnaipradit, then Vice-President of the Thailand Olympic Committee. The proposed rationale was thata regional sports event will help promote cooperation, understanding and relations among countries in theSoutheast Asian region.Thailand, Burma (now Myanmar), Malaya (now Malaysia), Laos, South Vietnam and Cambodia (withSingapore included thereafter) were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biannually.The SEAP Games Federation Committee was formed.The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12–17 December 1959 comprising more than 527 athletes andofficials from Thailand, Burma, Malaya (now Malaysia), Singapore, South Vietnam and Laos participating in 12sports.At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Indonesia and the Philippines.The two countries were formally admitted in 1977, the same year when SEAP Federation changed their name toSoutheast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), and the games were known as the Southeast Asian Games. Bruneiwas admitted at the 10th SEA Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, and East Timor at the 22nd SEA Games in Hanoi,Vietnam, etc.