Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words) in each of the following questions.

The ASIAN was set up on August 8th, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand.

- I think married women should not go to work. - ___ It's too boring to be housewives all their lives. 

Read the following passage and m ark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The 25th Southeast Asian Games was scheduled to be (44) ___ in Vientiane, Laos, in 2009. This was the first time the country (45) ___ a Southeast Asian Games. It also commemorated the 50 years of the SEA Games. Two white elephants which (46) ___ Laos once "the kingdom of million elephants" were chosen as the Official Mascots. The (47) ___ of the elephants are Ms.Champee and Mr.Champa (48) ___ the national flower of Laos. It was believed that they would bring (49) ___ fortune and prosperity. There (50) ___ 25 sports in the 25th SEA Games. The number should not be more or less in order to exactly match the 25th SEA Games.

The company expanded rapidly. It grew ___ all the time.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Until the 19th century, the denial of equal rights to women met with only occasional protest and drew little attention from most people. Because most women lacked the educational and economic resources that would enable them to challenge the prevailing social order, women generally accepted their inferior status as their only option. At this time, women shared these disadvantages with the majority of working class men, as many social, economic, and political rights were restricted to the wealthy. In the 19th century, as governments in Europe and North America began to draft new laws guaranteeing equality among men, significant numbers of women – and some men - began to demand that women be accorded equal rights as well.

At the same time, the Industrial Revolution in Europe and North America further divided the roles of men and women. Before the Industrial Revolution most people worked in farming or crafts-making, both of which took place in or near the home. Men and women usually divided the numerous tasks among themselves and their children. Industrialization led male workers to seek employment outside of the home in factories and other large-scale. The growing split between home and work reinforced the idea that women's "rightful place" was in the home, while men belonged in the public world of employment and politics.

Organized efforts by women to achieve greater rights occurred in two major waves. The first wave began around the mid-19th century, when women in the United States and elsewhere campaigned to gain suffrage [right to vote in political elections]- that is, the right to vote. This wave lasted until the 1920s, when several countries granted women suffrage.

Why did the denial of equal rights to women draw little attention from the society until the 1gth century?

Linda was shocked when I disagreed with her. She's so used to getting her own ___.

What was the aim of the women's movement in the United States in the 1920s?

~ James: " How far is it from here to the post office?" ~ Tommy.

Because there are less members present tonight than there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting to vote.

The bomb went off in the crowded street, but fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

As he grows older, he becomes increasingly intelligent.

Reading can't make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more thicker.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.