B. The ASEAN Para Games aims at promoting sports for people with disabilities in the region and
increasing public awareness of disabled sports. Regional Para sports events offer opportunities for
building friendship and cooperation among disabled people in ASEAN member states.
C. The ASEAN Para Games is held about every two years after the Southeast Asian Games (SEA
Games) in an ASEAN member state.The first ASEAN Para Games took place in 2001 in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. This was the first major sports event of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). The
second ASEAN Para Games was organised in 2003 in Viet Nam. The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth
ASEAN Para Games were held in the Philippines,Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia respectively.
D. Athletes with disabilities from the ten ASEAN members and East Timor attended the 7th ASEAN
Para Games in 2014 in Myanmar. They competed in 12 sports: archery, athletics, boccia, chess, football
5-a-side, football 7-a-side, goalball, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball and
wheelchair basketball. Indonesia finished first andThailand, which had dominated the Games for more
than a decade, dropped to the second place. Malaysia was third and Viet Nam retained the fourth
position.
E. There were about 120 Vietnamese athletes at the 2014 ASEAN Para Games. They took part in six
events. Even though the Vietnamese delegation was not among the top three, the 7th ASEAN Para
Games could be considered a successful event for Viet Nam. The Vietnamese athletes with disabilities
tried very hard and set several ASEAN, Asian and world Para Games records.
Đáp án:
A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 1 E. 5
2 Find the words or expressions in the text that have the following meanings. Write each word
or expression next to its meaning.
Tìm các từ hoặc các biểu thức trong văn bản có các ý nghĩa sau. Viết mỗi từ hoặc biểu hiện bên
cạnh ý nghĩa của nó.
1. support or encourage actively
2. control or influence someone or something
3. keep or continue to have something
4. go to an event such as a meeting or sports competition
5. a group of people who represent a country, company or organisation
Đáp án:
1. promote 2. dominate 3. retain
4. attend 5. delegation
3 Read the text again and answer the questions.
Đọc văn bản lại lần nữa và trả lời các câu hỏi
1. What was ASEAN when it was formed on August 8th 1967?
2. What is ASEAN now?