WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) AND WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE

Exercise 36:What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asianstates a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history ofendemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents andother 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 wonindependence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (48)_____ 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 isstill (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.1. A. created B. made C. done D. discovered2. A. in B. on C. for D. with3. A. interflow B. interaction C. interference D. intercommunity4. A. nevertheless B. moreover C. therefore D. however5. A. Entitle B. Requirement C. Independence D. Declaration6. A. a B. an C. the D. Ø7. A. subsequently B. fortunately C. approximately D. surprisingly8. A. Before B. After C. Since D. While9. A. dependent B. independent C. independently D. independence10. A. enough B. either C. also D. too