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Vocabulary 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sokha is very ............ . When it comes to making important decision, he always has to think it over for a week.

a)

indecisive

b)

reluctant

c)

unsure

d)

unclear

2.

The photocopier in our office needs a complete ........... . These copies are terrible.

a)

maintenance

b)

repair

c)

overhaul

d)

renovation

3.

The police tried in vain to persuade the journalist to ........... the source of her information.

a)

admit

b)

divulge

c)

expose

d)

release

4.

It rained heavily last night; the World Cup tournament had to be ........... until Monday.

a)

put on

b)

put out

c)

put off

d)

put up

5.

Those Cambodian people who have chance to travel abroad should try to maintain our national identity and pride.

a)

improve

b)

change

c)

forget

d)

keep

6.

Chantay's father was so upset, for he received practically nothing for his great devotion to his work in the party.

a)

completely

b)

unjustly

c)

almost

d)

strangely

7.

To ensure the quality of this selection, we must ........... from cheating during the examination.

a)

remorse

b)

refrain

c)

prevent

d)

remonstrate

8.

The company announced that the ceremonial opening of the new store would take place at the end of the month.

a)

inauguration

b)

reciprocation

c)

multiplication

d)

indictment

9.

City taxes are based on an estimate of the value of one's property.

a)

appraisal

b)

forecast

c)

diagnosis

d)

outline

10.

The author of a book, a musical composition, or an artistic work may choose to honor someone by putting his or her name in the front of it.

a)

consecrate

b)

devote

c)

dedicate

d)

pledge

11.

Today, collaboration is beginning to replace competition in many of the Cambodian private schools.

a)

authority

b)

rivalry

c)

punishment

d)

supervision

12.

It is a common fact that developing countries are endowed with abundant resources such as gold, oil, forest, and coals, yet their very people are still living under the poverty line.

a)

reliable

b)

unexploited

c)

few

d)

plentiful

13.

The Dong Rek mountain range extends across four southwestern provinces.

a)

expands

b)

guards

c)

claims

d)

spans

14.

His room is always disorganized with books and papers; I can't find a proper space to move around.

a)

sorted

b)

stacked

c)

decorated

d)

cluttered

15.

Most people didn't expect him to win, but the results of the election surprised almost everyone.

a)

perturbed

b)

astounded

c)

encouraged

d)

delighted

16.

In their junior year, some Cambodian students find the concepts of reading and vocabulary in English difficult to discern.

a)

discard

b)

arrange

c)

understand

d)

translate

17.

The typhoon Damrey caused irreparable damage to the farmers' crops in parts of China and Vietnam.

a)

irregular

b)

irresponsible

c)

irrecoverable

d)

irresolute

18.

Food, clothing and shelters are indispensable to modern men.

a)

essential

b)

important

c)

beneficial

d)

favorable

19.

Though the government achieved complete success in the first task, subsequent tasks which will follow are not less significant than the previous one.

a)

remote

b)

important

c)

present

d)

succeeding

20.

Establishing investment criteria for the best possible use of available resources will ................ development and maximize growth.

a)

measure

b)

expedite

c)

maintain

d)

deteriorate

21.

Countries which have ............. resources have to import goods from other countries; for example, Japan have to import oil and other raw materials.

a)

many

b)

potential

c)

scare

d)

basic

22.

Eh Phouthong, the boxing champion, hit his opponent so hard that he was .......... for ten minutes.

a)

ignorant

b)

unconscious

c)

asleep

d)

stopped

23.

How can you ........... acting in such a heartless manner?

a)

justify

b)

assist

c)

regard

d)

require

24.

Sitting too close to the television when you watch will ........... your eyesight.

a)

improve

b)

reduce

c)

impair

d)

avoid

25.

Jackie is a good student and has a ........... future.

a)

potential

b)

promising

c)

prospective

d)

thriving

26.

A typical Cambodian village is, for the most part, self-sufficient. The majority of its needs are met ............ .

a)

locally

b)

manually

c)

cheaply

d)

happily

27.

Following a lengthy power .......... he became the Chairman of the company.

a)

strife

b)

rivalry

c)

confrontation

d)

struggle

28.

The passenger demanded ........ for the loss of their luggage on the journey.

a)

compensation

b)

refund

c)

subsidies

d)

proceeds

29.

What are the main ............... of this illness?

a)

traces

b)

emblems

c)

symptoms

d)

tokens

30.

Nobody would ................ any tears if these terrible schemes were abandoned.

a)

pour

b)

leak

c)

shed

d)

spill

31.

His personal problems seem to have been .......... him from his work lately.

a)

disrupting

b)

dispersing

c)

distracting

d)

disturbing

32.

Unpopular government policies have given ........... to widespread public discontent.

a)

consequence

b)

grounds

c)

cause

d)

rise

33.

She said that she ............ to opportunity to show that she could play a serious film role.

a)

rejoiced

b)

welcomed

c)

greeted

d)

cheered

34.

The captain's magnificent performance ............... an example to the rest of the team.

a)

gave

b)

made

c)

laid

d)

set

35.

She went into the bathroom and ............. her face with cold water to wake herself up.

a)

splashed

b)

squirted

c)

scattered

d)

sprinkled

36.

It was with .......... regret that we left the village in which we had lived happily for so many years.

a)

full

b)

deep

c)

keen

d)

passionate

37.

Looses have forced the company to ............. 1 000 of its workers.

a)

lay off

b)

take away

c)

set apart

d)

lose out

38.

Competition winners will be selected at ............... from a bag containing all correct entries.

a)

fluke

b)

random

c)

disarray

d)

muddle

39.

In ........... of value for money, this is the best car I've ever bought.

a)

sense

b)

light

c)

terms

d)

regards

40.

She seemed to be ............ to losing and didn't make much effort.

a)

acceptable

b)

content

c)

compromised

d)

resigned

41.

............ the expression on his face, I'd say he wasn't very pleased.

a)

Judging by

b)

Provided

c)

As for

d)

Seeing as

42.

She took the course with a ............ to improving her employment prospects.

a)

consideration

b)

regard

c)

view

d)

relation

43.

In the .............. of any real evidence against them, the case had to be dropped.

a)

scarcity

b)

lack

c)

want

d)

absence

44.

It is difficult to decide on the best ............. of action in these circumstances.

a)

process

b)

measure

c)

policy

d)

course

45.

Some of the company's methods are ........... on those used in the USA.

a)

moulded

b)

modeled

c)

adapted

d)

shaped

46.

When asking for our money back in a reasonable manner failed, we had to ............. to threats..

a)

resort

b)

employ

c)

apply

d)

adopt

47.

In my opinion, they have all these special offers to ......... people into buying things they don't really want.

a)

persuade

b)

sway

c)

convince

d)

tempt

48.

She paints ........... for pleasure, not because she wants to make any money out of it.

a)

singly

b)

purely

c)

fully

d)

directly

49.

I really ............ for her at what must be a very difficult time for her.

a)

commiserate

b)

pity

c)

sympathize

d)

feel

50.

Experts are ............... into the causes of the accident.

a)

inquiring

b)

seeking

c)

investigating

d)

exploring