grammar and vocabulary border trade

Grammar and Vocabulary Practice: Border Trade

Choose the correct word or phrase that fits the context based on the article. (10 Questions)

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Academic Vocabulary and Usage

1. Thailand holds an unequivocally **__________** position in Southeast Asia. (Vocabulary: Meaning 'important for strategy')

A. negligible
B. supplementary
C. strategic
D. peripheral

2. For countries like Cambodia and Laos, Thailand is an **__________** gateway. (Vocabulary: Meaning 'absolutely necessary')

A. dispensable
B. indispensable
C. transferable
D. temporary

3. Border clashes and closures destroy the **__________** required for sustainable business. (Vocabulary: Meaning 'the quality of being able to be predicted')

A. vulnerability
B. disparity
C. predictability
D. contribution

4. Regional economic prosperity relies on political **__________**. (Vocabulary: Meaning 'the state of being stable')

A. erosion
B. instability
C. disputes
D. stability

5. The **__________** impact might seem small for Thailand, but the effect on border communities is devastating. (Vocabulary: Meaning 'large-scale or overall')

A. micro-level
B. localized
C. macro-level
D. intermittent

Grammar and Structure Focus

6. Their raw materials or semi-finished products **__________** into Thai manufacturing. (Grammar: Passive voice)

A. often feed
B. is often fed
C. are often fed
D. has often fed

7. Border trade is not merely supplementary; **__________** is foundational. (Grammar: Subject substitution/Emphasis)

A. it
B. they
C. which
D. this trade

8. The **__________** of the bustling Poipet/Aranyaprathet border crossing can halt supply chains. (Grammar: Noun form required)

A. abrupt close
B. abruptly closure
C. abrupt closure
D. abruptly closing

9. The ASEAN Way's preference for quiet diplomacy and non-interference **__________** conflicts to fester. (Grammar: Verb Tense/Agreement)

A. suggest it enables
B. suggesting it enables
C. suggesting it enable
D. suggests it enables

10. Thailand has been developing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) **__________** its borders. (Grammar: Preposition of Location)

A. in
B. along
C. inside
D. over

Results (ผลคะแนน)

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