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Quarter III: Vocabulary

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I like the .......... of living near the market. It takes me only fine minutes to walk there to get anything I need.

a)

chance

b)

convenience

c)

certificate

d)

economy

2.

The good thing about children is that they ........ easily to new environment. They can learn a new language quickly and can get along well with new people.

a)

improve

b)

depend

c)

support

d)

adapt

3.

This bag was made of ............... leather. You can feel the firmness and smoothness of the real thing. No artificial leather could smell like this one.

a)

genuine

b)

obvious

c)

nervous

d)

fascinating

4.

Sopheap had reached her grandmother's house, but she was ......... to enter it. She was wondering if her grandmother was still angry with her for breaking that beautiful vase.

a)

excited

b)

ignoring

c)

hesitant

d)

prevalent

5.

One of the good things about being friend with Sothearith is his ............ . He is very energetic and cheerful. He always shows great interest in what we are doing.

a)

enthusiasm

b)

affection

c)

confinement

d)

innovation

6.

Tourists are more .............. to get attacked by robbers. They usually carry their money with them and they don't know which bad areas of the city to avoid.

a)

accumulative

b)

dilapidated

c)

revengeful

d)

vulnerable

7.

Two of my good friends are having wedding ceremonies on the same day. One is in Phnom Penh, and the other is in Sihanoukville. I'm in a real ........... about whose wedding I should go to.

a)

confusion

b)

dilemma

c)

competition

d)

retaliation

8.

A hundred workers were ........... immediately from the factory when the fire broke out. No one was injured or killed in the fire.

a)

submitted

b)

penalized

c)

evacuated

d)

contemplated

9.

After winning a lot of money in a lottery, the once poor old couple led their lives ........... . They bought a a nice big house to live in, they drove expensive car, and they bought expensive things needlessly. Soon the money was gone and they were poor again.

a)

thriftily

b)

randomly

c)

practically

d)

luxuriously

10.

Bora is a very ......... child. He asked so many questions about things around him.

a)

inquisitive

b)

notorious

c)

pessimistic

d)

immature

11.

Our lesson was ......... when the fire alarm went off.

a)

destroyed

b)

distracted

c)

obstructed

d)

disrupted

12.

She is very ........... . She does not talk much about herself.

a)

knowledgeable

b)

frank

c)

secretive

d)

blunt

13.

The police are trying to ............ the car with the victim in it.

a)

overwhelm

b)

overthrow

c)

overtake

d)

overturn

14.

He bought this antique illegally on the ............ market.

a)

black

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

white

15.

I am going to ............... the story as I do not like the original one that I had written.

a)

rebuild

b)

rewrite

c)

review

d)

edit

16.

Our school is well ........... with computers laboratories and other facilities.

a)

prepared

b)

protected

c)

maintained

d)

equipped

17.

What she has just said in the meeting is ............ . Please ignore it.

a)

significant

b)

complex

c)

reasonable

d)

irrelevant

18.

Lisa is ............. some toothpaste from the tube onto the toothbrush.

a)

draining

b)

tapping

c)

sprinkling

d)

squeezing

19.

The bridegroom has received the .......... from the bride's family.

a)

compensation

b)

ransom

c)

dowry

d)

refund

20.

The patient's wound has ......... completely and only a small scar can be seen.

a)

improved

b)

recovered

c)

restored

d)

healed

21.

I ________ to say that your application has been unsuccessful.

a)

like

b)

happen

c)

regret

d)

hope

22.

My father congratulated ________ passing my driving test.

a)

me

b)

for

c)

me on

d)

me for

23.

Our thoughts ________ on our four missing colleagues.

a)

based

b)

centered

c)

imposed

d)

depended

24.

We have ________ up a huge bill at the glocer's across the road.

a)

set

b)

run

c)

ended

d)

paid

25.

After its engine failed, the small boat _________ with the current.

a)

waved

b)

tossed

c)

hastened

d)

drifted

26.

Much as he hated the assignment, he had no choice except to _______ himself to the new circumstances.

a)

reconcile

b)

refute

c)

inhabit

d)

endeavor

27.

The thief and his ________ were arrested still in possession of the stolen painting.

a)

accomplice

b)

helper

c)

colleague

d)

practitioner

28.

Vegetables are _________ component of well-balanced diet.

a)

an abundant

b)

a necessary

c)

a scarce

d)

a pleasant

29.

It's hard to _________ the difference between Singaporean and Malay English. They sound the same to me.

a)

debate

b)

discern

c)

discard

d)

determine

30.

Since none of us had predicted the winner, everyone was _______ by the results of the elections.

a)

perturbed

b)

delighted

c)

encouraged

d)

astounded

31.

Riot police tried to ________ the demonstrators with tear gas and water canon.

a)

repel

b)

consult

c)

negotiate

d)

report

32.

He is a great guy. He donated large amount of his own money to help the people who live in _________ .

a)

comfort

b)

luxury

c)

poverty

d)

prosperity

33.

Increasing the gasoline price will ________ everyone because we own vehicles.

a)

influence

b)

assist

c)

benefit

d)

affect

34.

After a few years of troubles, the trade agreement between the two giant companies was _________. The two companies have not been in contact with each other since then.

a)

collapsed

b)

demolished

c)

evacuated

d)

denounced

35.

The latest development plan helped make economy in the town _______ . With this growth, the people in general enjoy a higher living standard.

a)

glitter

b)

thrive

c)

ascend

d)

stir

36.

I came first for the final exam. I was absolutely ________ and smiled the whole day.

a)

astounded

b)

encouraged

c)

delighted

d)

perturbed

37.

My dad is a very reliable and helpful person. I can always _______ him in time of trouble.

a)

count on

b)

emulate

c)

obey

d)

look up to

38.

What is your _______ of the situation? Will it get better or worse? Considering what the government has been doing lately, I think it will be better.

a)

outline

b)

assumption

c)

diagnosis

d)

appraisal

39.

When a _________ approaches you, get to a place which is the lowest. Cover yourself up and stay there until it passes you. Don't try to drive away. It can suck you up into the air.

a)

cyclone

b)

tornado

c)

blizzard

d)

hurricane

40.

In order to understand the theory well, you need to read all the chapter which _______ this one. Those previous chapters provide very good basic explanation.

a)

prolong

b)

precede

c)

traverse

d)

repel

41.

What I like most about the school is that it provides ________ assessment of students. We get a grade we deserve.

a)

impartial

b)

constant

c)

promising

d)

capricious

42.

It does not matter whether he likes or hates it; he has no choice except to _______ himself to the new circumstances.

a)

refute

b)

inhabit

c)

endeaver

d)

reconcile

43.

Being a hardworking person, Dara was liked by all his classmates.

a)

diligent

b)

kind

c)

polite

d)

intelligent

44.

Chariya really keeps on trying hard in her studies.

a)

continues

b)

progresses

c)

improves

d)

perseveres

45.

My teacher's voice is too soft to be heard. I find it hard to hear what he says in the class.

a)

impossible

b)

inaudible

c)

illegible

d)

coarse

46.

The child said something that he was not happy about to his mother.

a)

complained

b)

grumbled

c)

whispered

d)

explained

47.

The expense of this construction may exceed $100 million.

a)

be about

b)

be over

c)

be under

d)

be equal to

48.

Because the manager is sick, the meeting has been called off.

a)

cancelled

b)

announced

c)

postponed

d)

arranged

49.

After their marriage day, Dara and Chenda will spend a fortnight in Hong Kong.

a)

four weeks

b)

three weeks

c)

two weeks

d)

one week

50.

The police confiscated the stolen goods from the thieves.

a)

reported

b)

seized

c)

located

d)

released

51.

Many businesses provide a kink of retirement benefits which is paid until the death of the former employee.

a)

pension

b)

subsidy

c)

patent

d)

bargain

52.

Trees that block the view of oncoming traffic should be cut down.

a)

alter

b)

spoil

c)

improve

d)

obstruct

53.

The copperhead, a snake that strikes without warning, is considered much more dangerous than the rattlesnake.

a)

exquisite

b)

sporadic

c)

aloof

d)

treacherous

54.

Variations in the color of sea water from blue to green are caused by high or low concentrations of salt.

a)

Clarity

b)

Descriptions

c)

Measures

d)

Changes

55.

Sophai is highly dedicated to his hob and will do everything in his power to make sure that he does everything correctly.

a)

sensitive

b)

concerned

c)

committed

d)

consumed

56.

In India, the elephant is considered sacred and worshipped as a god.

a)

fierce

b)

rare

c)

holy

d)

tasty

57.

Stephen Foster was one of America's most popular and productive songwriters, composing more than two hundred songs in his lifetime.

a)

renowned

b)

gifted

c)

prolific

d)

industrious

58.

Chenda tried hard to console herself, but the failure was just too great to handle.

a)

quiet

b)

deceive

c)

comfort

d)

convince

59.

His extreme nervousness impeded his ability to speak in front of large groups of people.

a)

fostered

b)

halted

c)

accelerated

d)

hindered

60.

Kunthea felt drowsy after taking her medicine and went straight to bed.

a)

calm

b)

excited

c)

sleepy

d)

angry

61.

Athletes learn to conceal their disappointment when they lose.

a)

disguise

b)

regret

c)

accept

d)

ignore

62.

Many traditional values have been slowly eroded by the constant foreign influences.

a)

weakling

b)

built

c)

evacuated

d)

weakened

63.

Researchers are gradually deciphering the genetic structure found in the cells of organisms.

a)

deforming

b)

destroying

c)

devising

d)

decoding

64.

In literature, caricatures usually contain verbal exaggeration through which the writer achieves comic and often satiric effects.

a)

expression

b)

humor

c)

interaction

d)

overstatement

65.

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

66.

the educational element is so cunningly disguised in the games and puzzles that the children are unaware how much they are learning.

a)

shown

b)

ignored

c)

embedded

d)

concealed

67.

I just bought the second part of the trilogy.

a)

elght-sided thing

b)

three-petaled plant

c)

three-part novel

d)

musical score

68.

They offered voters a massive inducement to oust the president by announcing that sanctions would be lifted if there was 'democratic change'.

a)

offer

b)

motivation

c)

clamor

d)

incentive

69.

Most tadpoles are vegetarians, albeit those of some species are carnivorous.

a)

supposedly

b)

simply

c)

since

d)

although

70.

Due to large deposits of debris left by glaciers, the Midwestern plain of the United States is an extremely fertile area for farming.

a)

rich

b)

spacious

c)

arid

d)

level

71.

It is evident that animals played a predominant role in the world of the upper Paleolithic Perlod.

a)

hazardous

b)

principal

c)

misunderstood

d)

minuscule

72.

The vital laws of geologic succession were not fully understood until the end of the eighteenth century.

a)

legitimate

b)

indispensable

c)

complex

d)

erratic

73.

John Quincy Adams was a conspicuous opponent of the expansion of slavery.

a)

formidable

b)

distinguished

c)

noticeable

d)

consistent

74.

The evolution of agriculture in the early years of the twentieth century was characterized by the partial mechanization of the sowing and reaping processes.

a)

typified

b)

accelerated

c)

enriched

d)

created

75.

It has been kept ............ for about ten years that the minister's son committed a crime.

a)

unaware

b)

secret

c)

mystery

d)

obscure

76.

These two items don't differ much. The ............. is even more apparent when you put them together.

a)

similarity

b)

likelihood

c)

coincidence

d)

analogy

77.

I wouldn't ................ their position in the market. They may appear to be very influential one day in the future.

a)

undertake

b)

underestimate

c)

underwrite

d)

undercharge

78.

................... he delivers the report, it will be sent to the headquarters.

a)

On the point

b)

At once

c)

Immediately

d)

Soon enough

79.

The most probable ................. for your chronic headache is lack of good rest.

a)

factor

b)

background

c)

origin

d)

reason

80.

Numerous ............. have prevented us from going to the lakeside again this year.

a)

inhibitions

b)

deterrents

c)

impairments

d)

adversities

81.

It was hard to .............. the temptation to watch the late night show even though I was so tired.

a)

defy

b)

refuse

c)

resist

d)

oppose

82.

The alarm sound was received by several units which hurried to the ............. immediately.

a)

rescue

b)

saving

c)

protection

d)

security

83.

All the inhabitants in the area have been asked to ............ at home if the storm returns.

a)

settle

b)

dwell

c)

remain

d)

occupy

84.

We were lucky the taxi arrived without any .............. . Otherwise we wouldn't have arrived in time for our train.

a)

pause

b)

delay

c)

wait

d)

interruption

85.

Not only were the little children …………… with this nasty cold. We had a few adult patients, too.

a)

Afflicted

b)

Imposed

c)

Injured

d)

Aggravated

86.

What’s your ………… towards their advice? Do you think it’s convincing or not?

a)

Appeal

b)

Matter

c)

Regard

d)

Attitude

87.

It’s …………. Of this kind of work to take a lot of time.

a)

Usual

b)

Average

c)

Characteristic

d)

Regular

88.

The way Nigel ……………. this task wasn’t satisfactory for the director, and so a specialist had to be hired.

a)

employed

b)

dealt

c)

coped

d)

approached

89.

The three boys object to being separated as they have …………. this room for the last five months.

a)

shared

b)

joined

c)

united

d)

associated

90.

A small ………….. of this medicine should be enough to lessen the pain.

a)

part

b)

size

c)

dose

d)

ration

91.

According to the minister, changes in the budget will ……….. all of us soon.

a)

refer

b)

impact

c)

experience

d)

affect

92.

This fund has been set up to help protect those ……… of animals that are endangered with complete extinction.

a)

kinds

b)

species

c)

races

d)

breeds

93.

Nobody, even the best doctors, expected Frank’s ……….. to be so quick and successful after so severe an accident.

a)

renewal

b)

resumption

c)

recuperation

d)

remuneration

94.

To the best of my ……….. that dentist’s name was Thomas Garrett.

a)

thinking

b)

recollection

c)

mind

d)

remembrance

95.

We realized our visit in their house was unwelcome by the …………… smile on the woman’s face.

a)

artificial

b)

fictional

c)

simulating

d)

forged

96.

Perhaps, the fresh scrap of evidence will throw some new ……….. on the number case in Wiltshire.

a)

light

b)

vision

c)

flash

d)

spark

97.

Jimmy gave up his work in the hotel kitchen and became ………… soldier in the army.

a)

an intentional

b)

a deliberate

c)

an optional

d)

a voluntary

98.

A military junta has taken over power in the country after the democratic administration ……………. .

a)

collapsed

b)

stumbled

c)

vanished

d)

abandoned

99.

The new situation has ………….. a lot of anger and dissatisfaction. Our duty now is to encounter it in the most sensible way.

a)

devised

b)

established

c)

originated

d)

provoked

100.

Mr Hopkins is going to have his old family mansion …………… . The building lost its glamour after his ancestors died several years ago.

a)

recovered

b)

resumed

c)

restored

d)

revived