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

2005. The games were participated by the eleven nations of Southeast Asia. This was the first time that the openingand closing ceremonies were held in a large open field, despite the fact that Manila has many stadiums. Theorganization decided to hold the games at an open space to accommodate the large number of participants andspectators. As a result, the 2005 SEA Games ranked as having the largest audience - 200,000 people – during theopening and closing ceremonies. These games were also noted for having the most number of delegates in thehistory of the SEA Games. In the end, all participating countries received medals.Events in men's football actually started on November 20th, prior to the opening ceremony. Water polo eventsbegan on November 21st, women's football on November 23rd, sailing on November 26th, and tennis onNovember 26th;The first gold medal of the games was awarded to Singapore on November 25th when their water poloteam came out undefeated during the round-robin tournament round. The Philippine team took the silver medal inthat event, and Malaysia brought home the bronze.The Games were also considered a valuable opportunity for athletes to gain competition experience andpreparation for the upcoming Asian Games and Olympic Games. It was purposely created to strengthen friendship,solidarity and understanding among neighboring countries in the region.This was the third SEA Games to be hosted by the Philippines. The last two times the Philippines hostedthe games were in 1981, and again in 1991.There were 1,461 medals awarded, 444 of which were gold, 434 were silver, and 583 were bronze.