VIETNAM _____ AN ASEAN MEMBER SINCE 1995. A. HAS GONE B. WAS C...

18. Vietnam _____ an ASEAN member since 1995.

A. has gone B. was C. has been being D. has been

III. READING (2.5 p)

Part 1. Choose the answer that best fits in each gap in the text below

I began volunteering at (19) ____ of fourteen. At the time, there was no mandatory volunteering

requirement; volunteering was a personal choice based (20)_____ my own interest. My interests centered

on helping children - especially children with special needs. At our school we had a special needs

classroom with a number of special needs children. Twice a week I would work (21) ________ the

teacher's helper. Through the work I did, I realized (22)_____ things: I was happiest when I volunteered,

and I was good at helping special needs students. I am now (23) ________, have a college degree in

special education, and still do volunteer work at a community center for troubled teenagers. I guess I

would say that the volunteer work I did at age fourteen changed my life - forever.