EXERCISE 3I. CHỌN TỪ/ CỤM TỪ THÍCH HỢP (ỨNG VỚI A, B, C, D) ĐỂ HÒAN 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 PeninsularGames or SEAP Games. On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in SoutheastAsian peninsula attending the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting andagreed to establish a sport organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by LaungSukhumnaipradit, then Vice-President of the Thailand Olympic Committee. Theproposed rationale was that a regional sports event will help promote cooperation,understanding and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region.Thailand, Burma (now Myanmar), Malaya (now Malaysia), Laos, South Vietnamand Cambodia (with Singapore included thereafter) were the founding members. Thesecountries agreed to hold the Games biannually. The SEAP Games Federation Committeewas formed.The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12–17 December 1959 comprisingmore than 527 athletes and officials from Thailand, Burma, Malaya (now Malaysia),Singapore, South Vietnam and Laos participating in 12 sports.At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion ofIndonesia and the Philippines. The two countries were formally admitted in 1977, thesame year when SEAP Federation changed their name to Southeast Asian GamesFederation (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 22ndSEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, etc.