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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 1

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. Business is ______________commonly used in many different languages.

A) word which is B) a word that are C) a word that is D) words which are

2. What exactly ______________?

A) does this word mean B) does these word mean
C) does this word means D) does this word to mean

3. Today, the word “business” ______________.

A) have a more technical definition B) has a more technical definition
C) it has a more technical definition D) have a technical more definition

4. To examine this definition, we will look at ______________.

A) it various part B) its various part C) its various parts D) its variously parts

5. Sale is the exchange of a product or service ______________money.

A) with B) of C) for D) to

6. ______________ - megabats and microbats.

A) There are two type of bats B) There is two types of bats
C) There is one type of bats D) There are two types of bats

7. Microbats tend to ______________.

A) be more smaller than fruit bats B) be the smallest than fruit bats
C) be as small as fruit bats is D) be smaller than fruit bats are

8. They often feed ______________insects which are located by echo soundings.

A) by B) with C) on D) of

9. By the way, there is nothing wrong with ______________ now and then.
A) to use one of these expressions B) to use one of this expression
C) using one of this expression D) using one of these expressions

10. Luckily, if you ______________about your writing, you know have a new way of doing it.
A) want to avoid thinking B) want avoiding to think
C) want to avoid to think D) want avoiding thinking

11. ______________fruit or vegetables.

A) One grocery store have not spoilt B) One grocer does not have spoilt
C) One grocery store did not spoilt D) One grocery store does not spoils

12. ______________who strategically resisted by wearing earplugs and nodding happily at everything.
A) There were a few brave managers B) There was a few brave manager
C) There were a few bravely managers D) There was a few bravely manager

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13. I feel we ______________to translate for us.

A) should to pay someone B) should paying someone
C) should pay someone D) should to pay anyone

14. Sopheak, who is a friend of mine, does not teach French, nor ______________it.
A) she does not study B) she studies
C) does she study D) does she not study

15. I love Cambodia, ______________it is my homeland.

A) but B) so C) and D) for

16. So far, my brother, whose name is Sek Chanthy, ______________Management at NUM for two years.
A) has studied B) studied C) studies D) is studying

17. I want to pursue my degree at ______________.

A) the University of Wisdom and Virtues B) the Wisdom and Virtues University
C) University of Wisdom and Virtues D) Wisdom and Virtues of University

18. ______________is Sok.

A) All the people I confide to B) All the people I confide in
C) One of the people I confide in D) One of the people I confide to

19. Don’t talk about your problems here again, ______________?

A) will you B) shall you C) shall we D) do you

20. Theara, a female teacher at DPSC, ______________in Toul Toultom Poung since she ______________.
A) has lived / has been born B) lived / has been born
C) lived / was born D) has lived / was born

21. Vannet often plays the piano ______________.

A) four or five hours a day B) four or five hour a day
C) four or five hours day D) a day four or five hours

22. Of the two teachers, Miss Soklen ______________.

A) is the more beautiful B) is more beautiful
C) is as beautiful as D) is the most beautiful

23. To travel hopefully is ______________to arrive.

A) a better thing than B) better thing than
C) as a good thing as D) as a better thing as

24. About three fifths of Cambodia ______________ covered by forests; the rest of the land ______________ used
for meadow, pasture, and agriculture.
A) is /are B) is / is C) are / are D) are /is

25. The children were ______________ grave danger.

A) in B) at C) of D) under

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 2

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. ______________, Dara went to the same center in Siem Reap.

A) A little week later B) A few month later
C) A little weeks later D) A few months later

2. I am a teacher of Khmer at a private school. I ______________my students from Monday to Friday.

A) have taught B) am teaching C) taught D) teach

3. ______________very interesting.
A) Every book in this library is B) Every books in this library are
C) Every books in this library is D) Every book in these libraries are

4. Some of your friends at IFL did not come to school yesterday, ______________?
A) did some of your friends B) did they
C) didn’t they D) didn’t some of your friends

5. This is the most interesting move about Angkor Wat ______________.

A) I have never watched B) I have ever watched
C) I never watch D) I ever watched

6. Vasey is the first woman ______________me and Soklen.

A) who help B) to help C) helps D) she has helped

7. ______________good. Can you lend me some?

A) Each of the book you have read is B) Each of the books you have read are
C) Each of the books you have read is D) Each of the book you have read are

8. Dara, who is an outstanding student at DPSC, was born ______________.

A) on July, 2001 B) on July 21, 2001 C) at July 21, 2001 D) in July 21, 2001

9. Neither Dara ______________his friends were lazy.

A) and B) nor C) or D) but also

10. ______________?
A) These women are famous B) Why are this women famous
C) Why are these womans famous D) Why are these women famous

11. Some of the boys enjoy ______________.

A) to play piano B) to play the piano C) playing the piano D) playing piano

12. While going to the market this morning, I ran into ______________.
A) a friend of me B) some of my friend
C) some of mine friends D) a friend of mine

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13. I think you two ______________together.

A) can to do something wonderful B) can to do wonderful something
C) can do something wonderful D) can do wonderful something

14. All of my relatives made ______________English at this institute in Svay Rieng.

A) one of my brother to study B) one of my brothers to study
C) one of my brothers studies D) one of my brothers study

15. Dara, while standing, ______________at the piano.

A) looked sad B) looked sadly
C) look sad D) look sadly

16. ______________.
A) In my room have many chairs B) In my room, there are many chairs
C) My room have many chairs D) My room it has many chairs

17. There are a pen and a book on the floor. The pen is cheap, but ______________expensive.
A) the book are B) a book is C) the book is D) a book are

18. Can you teach me ______________?

A) how can I swim B) how swimming I do
C) how to swim D) how to swimming

19. If you study English at DPSC, you ______________.

A) you will be able to speak English well B) you would be able to speak English well
C) you will be able to speak English good D) you would be able to speak English good

20. The boy who is sitting in this class is capable ______________this situation.
A) to handle B) of handle C) in handling D) of handling

21. ______________?
A) Was he playing the piano Rady’s job or hobby
B) Was playing the piano Rady’s job or hobby
C) Did playing the piano Raday’s job or hobby
D) Playing was the piano Rady’s job or hobby

22. Siem Reap is ______________in Cambodia.

A) the largest second city B) is the second largest city
C) the city second largest D) the city largest second

23. Tevi conned one of her friends into investing in a company that had already gone bankrupt.
A) to invest B) of investing C) into investing D) to investing

24. ______________in Room Leadership acquainted ______________ that man?

A) Are all of your classmates /to B) Are all of your classmate /to
C) Are all of your classmates /with D) Are all of your classmate /with

25. The banks of the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers ______________renewed annually by the silt of the flood
season.
A) have fertile soils that are B) has fertile soils which are
C) have fertile soil that have D) has fertile soil that has

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 3

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. My elder brother coerced me ______________it.

A) to do B) into doing C) to doing D) doing

2. Being Cambodian citizens, we love and forgive ______________.

A) each others B) each another C) one another D) one other

3. We went to the riverside ______________fresh air.

A) to inhale B) for inhaling C) for inhale D) inhale

4. Most of the students ______________the assignment.

A) have yet to did B) have yet to do
C) have not yet to do D) have yet done

5. Management tends ______________in jobs that don’t have important consequences.

A) to place this people B) placing this people
C) to place these people D) placing these people

6. In addition ______________English, I also study economics at the Royal University of Law and Economics.
A) to study B) to studying C) studying D) study

7. We went to the river ______________the missing man.

A) in search of B) in search for C) for search ofD) to search for

8. No one was satisfied with the result, ______________?

A) was they B) wasn’t no one C) were they D) weren’t they

9. When it started to rain, I ______________and went to bed.

A) stopped to watch TV B) stopped watching TV
C) stop to watch TV D) stop watching TV

10. They did not to go the party ______________it was raining heavily.
A) because B) although C) so D) for

11. Study much harder, ______________you will fail this supplementary exam.
A) or B) for C) so D) yet

12. They are young people ______________English at this school.

A) who studies B) who study C) whom studyD) that study

13. Note the way ______________can often eliminate many clutter words.
A) a good-chosen verb B) a well-chosen verb
C) a good-chosen verbs D) a well-chosen verbs

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14. If your brother ______________more healthier, we would not be worried about him.
A) was B) is C) are D) were

15. I am a person who does not likes to blame others, ______________?

A) aren’t I B) amn’t I C) isn’t I D) does he

16. There are ______________in this class. They are doing an exercise.
A) a number of students B) the number of students
C) the number of student D) a number of student

17. A major goal in the functioning of an American business company is ______________.

A) making a profit B) to make profit C) make profit D) making profit

18. Write ______________in the reading.

A) any terms you did not understood B) some terms you did not understood
C) any terms you did not understand D) any terms did you understand

19. Find each term in the reading, look at its context, and ______________to figure out the meaning.
A) trying B) to try C) try D) tried

20. ______________.
A) Discuss about these terms with your classmates
B) Discuss these terms with your classmates
C) Discuss this term with your classmates
D) Discuss these terms with yours classmates

21. One of the men was accused ______________raping the victim.

A) of B) about C) for D) with

22. Rewrite ______________.

A) falsely statements to make them true B) false statements to make them truly
C) false statements to make it true D) false statements to make them true

23. Srey Touch has denied ______________the wallet.

A) to steal B) steal C) stealing D) to stealing

24. Ask a business professional ______________.

A) to give you a definition of business B) giving a definition of business
C) to gave you a definition of business D) to give a definition of business you

25. ______________approved of his plan.

A) Neither his friends nor his brother have B) Neither his friend nor his brothers has
C) Neither his friends nor his brother has D) Neither his friend or his brothers have

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 4
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. It is sold to ______________it.
A) wholesaler who distributes B) a wholesaler who distribute
C) wholesalers who distribute D) wholesalers distribute

2. In English, you can probably already tell something about what you do, what your hobbies are, and
______________.
A) where are you from B) where you are from
C) you are from where D) are you from where

3. Let’s ______________. Don’t eat the chicken tomorrow.

A) to put it in this way B) put it in this ways
C) putting it this way D) put it in this way

4. Natalia, ______________, is telling her friend about a difficult day at work.

A) a restaurant manager B) who are a restaurant manager
C) is a restaurant manager D) she is a restaurant manager

5. Use the sentences ______________the top of the next page to complete this conversation.
A) in B) at C) on D) of

6. A salesperson ______________.
A) sells a car B) who sells a car C) sells car D) she sells a car

7. Nothing is important for you, ______________?

A) isn’t it B) is it C) are they D) aren’t they

8. Before selecting a career, ______________out about himself or herself and the job?
A) what should a person tries B) what a person should try
C) what should person try D) what should a person try

9. Below is ______________that you do not find in the text.

A) a list of word B) are a list of word C) are a list of words D) a list of words

10. Name ______________in which a person may work.

A) some of the different fields of business B) some of the differently fields of business
C) some of the different field of business D) some of the differently field of business

11. ______________, I would marry her.

A) If I was you B) If I am you C) Were I you D) You were I

12. Use this as a working list and add ______________that you do not know.
A) another terms B) others terms C) anothers terms D) other terms

13. Within each of these fields are specific jobs ______________.

A) which you can specialize B) in that you can specialize
C) in which you can specialize D) in that can specialize

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14. In ______________, there are several questions you may want to ask.
A) to choose a business career B) choose a business career
C) choosing a business career D) choosing business career

15. Answer to these kinds of questions and careful planning will help you ______________in business.
A) choosing a suitable and successful career B) choose a suitable and successful careers
C) to choose a suitably and successful career D) choose a suitable and successful career

16. What ______________within the field of finance?

A) are some specializations B) are any specializations
C) is some specializations D) is any specialization

17. Ravuth, a Cambodian footballer, ______________.

A) lives alone in bungalow B) live along in bungalow
C) lived alone in a bungalow D) lives alone in an bungalow

18. ______________inseparable.
A) The two of them were B) Two of them was
C) The two of they were D) Two of theirs were

19. Image ______________alone in the forest.

A) to walk alone B) walk alone C) walking alone D) that walk alone

20. All of your students look forward ______________.

A) to see your B) to see you C) seeing your D) to seeing you

21. My princess did not ______________her a car.

A) force me to promise buying B) make me promise to buy
C) cajole me into promising buying D) cause me to promise buying

22. ______________.
A) My parents did not allow me go out at night.
B) She cannot afford buying the house
C) My teachers recommend to read this book
D) We have decided to read interesting novel

23. ______________ very stingy, so they have refused ______________poor people.

A) Some of the rich are / to help B) Some of the rich is / to help
C) Some of rich is / helping D) Some of the rich are / helping

24. ______________, notably the Asian elephant and the Indochinese tiger, ______________ endangered due to
illegal hunting and habitat loss.
A) A number of species / are B) A number of species / is
C) The number of species /is D) The number of species /are

25. Rady, who is my only son and who lives in Phnom Penh, has an aptitude ______________.
A) to leave English B) for learning English C) of learning English D) in learning English

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 5
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. Developed mainly in the 20th century, science fiction ranges from stories based on scientific facts to
______________.
A. the most far-fetched of ideas B. most far-fetched of ideas
C. far the most fetched of ideas D. the most far-fetched of an ideas

2. I don’t think that I can buy this book because I have only ______________money.
A. much B. many C. a few D. a little

3. Science fiction ______________by the advances in the sciences.

A. was made possible B. was made possibly
C. were made possibly D. were made possible

4. I like English very much. I have studied it for a long time. You know I ______________it when I was 10
years old.
A. have started to study B. started to study C. was starting to study D. start to study

5. The ringmaster will introduce you to ______________you’ll see.

A. all the excite facts B. all the exciting facts
C. all the excited facts D. all the excites fact

6. ______________were Yevgeny Zamyatin in Russia and Karel Capek in Czechoslovakia.

A. One of the leading European authors B. Two of the leading European author
C. Two of the leading European authors D. One of the leading European author

7. Over time, circuses added ______________.

A. much other animal act B. many another animal acts
C. many other animal acts D. much other animal acts

8. ______________.
A. People involved in science is called scientist B. People involved in science are called scientist
C. People involved in science are called scientists D. People involved in science is called scientists

9. One of ______________the elephant.

A. most popular circus animals is B. the most popular circus animals are
C. the most popular circus animal are D. the most popular circus animals is

10. ______________.
A. These intelligent and playful animal can learn many tricks.
B. These intelligent and playful animals can learn much tricks.
C. This intelligent and playful animals can learning many tricks.
D. These intelligent and playful animals can learn many tricks.

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11. Some scientists study science ______________.

A. seriously to learn more about a particular subject
B. serious to learn more about a particular subject
C. seriously to learn more about a particularly subject
D. serious to learn more about a particular subjects

12. There are two students in the class. They are talking about their studies. I think of all the students in
the class, they ______________.
A. are better than B. are better C. as good D. are the best

13. You are very rich, but she is twice ______________you are.
A. richer than B. the richest C. as richer than D. as rich as

14. The most famous is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida.
Since 1968, more than 1,200 clowns ______________.
A. have graduated from the school B. graduated from the school
C. graduate from the school D. are graduating from the school

15. Long ago, before science developed, most people ______________ in magic.
A. believed B. have believed C. were believed D. believe

16. Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent ______________.
A. of the population of these town B. of the population of this towns
C. on the population of these town D. of the population of this town

17. She came here ______________you the truth.

A. with the purpose of telling B. with the purpose for telling
C. by the purpose of telling D. in the purpose for telling

18. Decisions were often made ______________incorrect information.

A. on the basis of B. with the basis of C. in the basis with D. with the basis to

19. I like all kinds of films ______________horror films.

A. with the exception to B. in the exception to
C. with the exception of D. with the exception for

20. He claimed that he had been deprived ______________.

A. of his freedom B. from this freedom C. in his freedom D. with his freedom

21. They believed shamans ______________the power to heal the sick.

A. didn’t had B. had get C. had D. did not have get

22. I am sorry, Mom. I cannot go to visit you this month because I ______________to complete my project.
A. am working hard B. have worked hard C. work hard D. worked hard

23. Vannet and Kim Houng, you should apply yourself ______________English much harder.
A) to studying B) into studying C) to study D) for studying

24. Almost ______________lived in the Khmer Empire at its height from the 11th to the 13th century AD.
A) 4 millions of people B) 4 millions people C) Million of people D) 4 million people

25. Each of the book in ______________very interesting yet expensive.

A) this bag are B) this bag is C) these bags are D) these bag is

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 6
Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. Whose books are they? ______________.

A. It is mine. B. It is my. C. They are mine. D. They are my

2. ______________to say that astrophysics is the application of physics to the subject of astronomy.
A. Another way of looking at them is B. Another way of looking at they are
C. Another ways of looking at it is D. Other ways of looking at they are

3. Many other ______________than human beings.

A. animal is stronger, faster, fiercer, or rugged
B. animals are stronger, faster, fiercer, or more rugged
C. animal is stronger, faster, more fierce, or more rugged
D. animals are stronger, faster, more fierce, or more rugged

4. Cambodia is a very beautiful country. ______________, many tourists come to visit it every year.
A) Therefore B) Likewise C) Moreover D) However

5. ______________the Weasel family.

A) Badger belong to B) Badger belong by C) Badgers belong to D) Badgers belong by

6. ______________the skunk, it has contrasting black and white colors on the back to warn ______________ of
its defense mechanism.
A) Dislike / another animal B) Alike / other animal
C) Like / other animals D) Unlike / another animals

7. Once upon a time ______________.

A) there are two boys and a girl B) two boys and a girl they lived
C) there lived two boys and a girl D) there two boys and a girl lived

8. One day, the queen ______________.

A) falls ill and died B) fell ill and died C) fell ill and dies D) fell illy and died

9. Miss Soklen, whose characters are different from others, ______________with her mother.
A) like to go shopping B) likes going to shop
C) like going shopping D) likes to go shopping

10. Vasey usually goes home with a book or a toy. Last Sunday, she ______________.
A) goes to a department store B) has gone to a department store
C) is going to a department store D) went to a department store

11. Her aunt spent a lot of time ______________at the shoes.

A) looking B) to look C) to looking D) looked

12. ______________ her the money, her uncle went to the toy section to help her ______________a toy.
A) Instead of give / to choose B) Instead of giving /chose
C) Instead of giving / choose D) Instead of give / choose

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13. One day, Ratana, a clever and hard-working student at DPSC, ______________in the park when suddenly
she ______________a mewing sound.
A) was taking a walk / heard B) took a walk / heard
C) took a talk / was hearing D) was taking / was hearing
14. He ______________ a ladder and ______________up the tree and ______________along the branch to rescue the
cat.
A) borrowed / climbed / crawls B) borrowed / climbing / crawls
C) borrows / climbs / crawl D) borrowed / climbed / crawled
15. The cat ______________the ladder down. ______________Bunheng had to shout for help ______________he was
not able ______________.
A) accidentally knocked /Therefore / because / to get down
B) accidental knocked /However/because / get down
C) accidentally knocked /Furthermore / although / of getting down
D) accidental knocked /Likewise/when / got down
16. Mr. Dara is not obsessed ______________money; he is just fond ______________her.
A) of / by B) to /on C) with / of D) in / to
17. Do you ______________your goal, Sopeak?
A) want to succeed to achieve B) want succeeding in achieving
C) want to succeed of achieving D) want succeeding about achieving
18. When looking at a globe, the continents are ______________.
A) probable the easiest things to spot B) probably the most easiest things to spot
C) probable for easiest things to spot D) probably the easiest things to spot
19. All continents but Antarctica ______________in the north than they are in the south.
A) are the widest B) is the widest C) are wider D) is as wide
20. Antarctica ______________very little plant and animal life.
A) is icy and have B) are icy and have
C) are icy and has D) is icy and has
21. Internet usage in Cambodia is also increasing, but ______________small.
A) the number of people with access remains B) the number of people with access remain
C) a number of people with access remain D) a number of people with access remains
22. The first national census taken after independence, in 1962, reported ______________5.7 million.
A) a total population of rough B) a totally population of roughly
C) total population of roughly D) a total population of roughly
23. The lunch in ______________20,000 riels per person exclusive ______________drinks and desserts.
A) our restaurant costs / of B) our restaurants cost / of
C) restaurant we cost / to D) our restaurant costs / on
24. In the early 21st century the population of Cambodia was estimated ______________ more than 13
million.
A) by B) at C) on D) to
25. The demonstrations in Phnom Penh are escalating ______________ violent protest in all districts,
______________?
A) into / didn’t they B) into / did they C) to /didn’t they D) to/did they

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 7

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. Each of the ______________good for you.

A) the book is B) the books is C) the books are D) the book are

2. Thydy is ______________bad girl, but Sok is ______________honest boy.

A) a / an B) an /an C) an /a D) a / a

3. She can get $15 ______________.

A) an hour B) a hour C) an hours D) a hours

4. ______________on the table.

A) There is a pen and a book B) There are a pen and a book
C) There are a pen and some of the book D) There is one of the pens and a book

5. ______________.
A) All of this country are worth visiting B) All of these countries are worth to visit
C) All of that country is worth to visit D) All of those countries are worth visiting

6. Who is ______________man over there? – He is a brother of mine.

A) that B) this C) those D) these

7. Would you mind ______________the window?

A) to close B) to closing C) closing D) close

8. I went to Phnom Penh ______________.

A) so that I can meet my princess B) to met my princess
C) for meeting my princess D) to meet my princess

9. A: Why are you drawing this water?

B: ______________.
A) I am going to wash my car B) I will go to wash my car
C) I am going to washing my car D) I will to go to wash my car

10. ______________
A) Where is your address? B) What hours did you go to bed last night?
C) How often do you play football? D) For why did you come here?

11. I cannot go to the swimming pool with you tomorrow morning because I ______________my doctor at 9:
30 am.
A) will see B) am going to seen C) am seeing D) see

12. What time ______________?

A) does the train leave B) is the train going to leave
C) will the train leave D) is the train leaving

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13. I think it ______________tomorrow.

A) will rain B) is going to rain C) it rains D) it is raining

14. A: ______________is it?

B: It is hers.
A) Who’s B) Whom C) Whose D) Whom’s

15. Do you find reading ______________?

A) books interesting B) book interesting C) book interested D) books interested

16. Now, I ______________you something about my country – Cambodia?

A) like to tell B) would like to tell
C) like telling D) would like telling

17. What do you often do ______________?

A) on weekends B) on weekend C) in weekendsD) at weekends

18. She is a talented river. He learnt to drive ______________.

A) for two hours B) at two hours C) on two hours D) in two hours

19. When I was young, I ______________.

A) can swim very well B) could swim very well
C) can swim very good D) could swim very good

20. There was a ______________yesterday.

A) storm B) thunder C) snow D) lightning

21. I heard that there had been a/an ______________.

A) earthquake B) dust C) mist D) dew

22. What do you understand all of her ______________?

A) ideas B) feeling C) opinion D) beauty

23. She is jealous ______________me because all my friends have complimented me ______________my passing
the state exam at IFL.
A) with / for B) of / on C) to /about D) from / in

24. They sympathized ______________me because I had suffered ______________an serious illness.
A) with / from B) to / from C) to /of D) at / of

25. Of all the teachers at DPSC, Miss Theara ______________.

A) is the tallest B) is as tall C) is taller D) is the taller

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 8

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. I am keen ______________Khmer chess because I am capable ______________it well.

A) on / to play B) with / in playing C) on / of playing D) with / playing

2. Don’t struggle ______________again, ______________?

A) to read this books / can you B) reading these books, won’t you
C) reading that book / do you D) to read this book / will you

3. The car crashed ______________the tree.

A) with B) to C) against D) into

4. There ______________, ______________?

A) are much information / aren’t they B) are much information / isn’t it
C) is much information, isn’t there D) is much informations /aren’t there

5. ______________
A) Everyone will help you, can’t they? B) Someone stole your money, didn’t he?
C) Everyone never agreed with us, didn’t they? D) No one has come here, have they?

6. The teacher ______________.

A) discussed about the problem with those students
B) discussed about the problem with these students
C) he discussed the problem with those students
D) discussed the problem with that student

7. Miss Ly Soklen, the rector at the University of Wisdom and Virtues, has ______________.
A) refused to deceived the students to buy the useless handbooks
B) refused deceiving the students to buying the useless handbooks
C) refused to deceived the students into buying the useless handbooks
D) refused deceiving the students of buying the useless handbooks

8. My parents ______________English at IFL.

A) agreed to allow me to make one of my brothers to study
B) agreed allowing me to make one of my brothers to study
C) agreed to allow me to make one of my brothers study
D) agreed to allow me make one of my brothers study

9. The customer ______________this truck.

A) pretended to consider buying B) pretended considering to buy
C) pretended to consider to buy D) pretended considering buying

10. She asked ______________a confession.

A) me to coerce my defendant to make B) me coerce my defendant to make
C) me to coerce my defendant into making D) me to coerce my defendant of making

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11. ______________
A) How a tall man you are! B) What a good book it is!
C) How a beautiful girl she is! D) What generous you are!
12. I have two brothers, ______________I do not have any sisters.
A) but B) so C) and D) nor
13. ______________.
A) She is not only a good teacher, and she is also a good child
B) Neither the teacher or his students are in the class
C) I do not know whether you are interested in my project or not
D) You can either stay here or to go home now
14. ______________.
A) When they arrived home they went to bed
B) I still don’t like you, although you have helped me a lot
C) Because you are tired, so you should go to sleep now
D) Wherever you are, I am always there with you
15. Cambodia has a rich history. ______________.
A) Therefore many historians are interested in it B) Many historians therefore are interested in it
C) therefore, many historians are interested in it D) Many historians are interested in it, therefore
16. Fish need water to survive. ______________, I need you to live.
A) Likewise B) Nevertheless C) Accordingly D) Consequently
17. Try to study as much as possible. All of you, ______________, will not have a bright future.
A) thus B) nonetheless C) otherwise D) furthermore
18. My teacher did not blame, nor ______________.
A) did he praise me B) he praised me C) didn’t he praise D) he did not praise me
19. Reading books is very important, ______________many Cambodian students do not like it.
A) yet B) so C) and D) or
20. I really need my princess, ______________I truly love her.
A) because B) as C) since D) for
21. ______________live ______________ the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
A) Many of the villagers / at B) Many of the villager / at
C) Much of the villagers / on D) Many of the villagers /on
22. ______________ of my friends lives ______________ the suburbs.
A) All / in B) Some /at C) Neither / in D) Some /in
23. Most of the people of Cambodia ______________ Khmer. The Khmer ______________in what is now
Cambodia for more than 2,000 years.
A) are / have lived B) are / lived C) is / have lived D) is / lived
24. The Chinese ______________ once the more numerous, ______________many left the country following the
rise of the Communist guerrilla movement called the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
A) were / so B) was /so C) were / but D) was / but
25. Hard work and patience is the key ______________ success.
A) to B) for C) of D) on
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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 9

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. ______________fish?
A) Do all the river in Cambodia abound in B) Do all the rivers in Cambodia abound with
C) Does all the river in Cambodia abound with D) Does a river in Cambodia abounds in

2. Activities, study guides, and exercises ______________concepts taught in the classroom.

A) can to help students review B) can help student to review
C) can help students review D) can help student review

3. She was born ______________ a poor family, but she was not devoid ______________ comforts.
A) with / by B) into / of C) to /of D) with / of

4. Your brother is deficient ______________ vitamin D, but I think she can be cured ______________ such an
illness.
A) with / from B) in / of C) by / for D) of / of

5. Roughly oval in shape, ______________lying in the extreme southeast of Europe.

A) the Black Sea is inland sea B) Black Sea is inland sea
C) the Black Sea is an inland sea D) Black Sea is an inland sea

6. Chantha, who is a graduate from IFL, is not guilty ______________ the crime, so she is eligible
______________ this post.
A) for / for B) of / about C) about / for D) of / for

7. We went to the laboratory ______________the books and ______________the magnifying lens.

A) in search of / in exchange for B) in search of / in exchange of
C) in search for / in exchange of D) in search for / in exchange for

8. She was ignorant ______________the truth. Therefore, she grieved ______________the dead.
A) about / for B) of / for C) of / about D) about / about

9. The man robbed ______________, so she will revenge ______________it.

A) her of her new car / on him about doing B) a new car from her / with him about doing
C) a new car from her / with him for doing D) her of her new car / on him for doing

10. There are about 180 species of fish, ______________of commercial importance.
A) the fifth of them B) a fifth of them C) the fifth of they D) the fifth of theirs

11. I have mistaken your brother ______________you because both of you hanker ______________power and
name.
A) about / for B) for / after C) with / of D) to / about

12. If you comply ______________this request, I will not accede ______________the conditions.
A) to / with B) with / to C) to / to D) with / with

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13. While partaking ______________food, I was oblivious ______________what was happening.

A) on / about B) to / for C) at / about D) of / of

14. You should not be remiss ______________your duties, or you compensate ______________the loss.
A) about / of B) in / for C) of / for D) to / about

15. The magnificent climate and mineral springs around the Black Sea have made ______________.
A) it a major health and vacation center
B) it to become a major health and vacation center
C) it a major health and vacation centers
D) it to become a major health and vacation centers

16. Fish constitute ______________resource of the Black Sea.

A) the most widely used living B) most the widely used living
C) the widely most used living D) the used most widely living

17. If you pass the final level 8 exam at DPSC, I ______________a new bike.
A) will buy B) buy C) would buy D) am buying

18. If my sister ______________TV, I ______________her.

A) will watch / blame B) watches / will blame
C) watches / blames D) will watch / will blame

19. ______________its location between Europe and Asia, the Black Sea has been important for 30 centuries.
A) Because of B) Because
C) Due to the fact that D) For

20. The Arabian Sea covers ______________1,491,000 square miles (3,862,000 square kilometers).
A) a total area of about B) an area of total about
C)a about area of total D) a about total area of

21. If she lived here, I would visit her ever y day.

A) would visit B) will visit C) am to visit D) can visit

22. If he ______________ a teacher of English, I ______________English from him.

A) was / would study B) were / would study
C) would be / would study D) would be / studied

23. ______________, it would not be very cold now.

A) If it was in winter B) If were it in winter
C) If it is in winter D) Were it in winter

24. The study of climate is called climatology. ______________in this study.

A) Scientists have many tool to help B) Scientist has many tools to help
C) Scientist s have many tools to help D) Scientist has many tool to help

25. They can set up weather stations ______________ Earth to measure rainfall, temperature, and wind
speed.
A) at B) on C) in D) near to

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 10

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. We have decided to buy ______________.

A) a pair of shoes to Dara B) Dara to a pair of shoes
C) Dara a pair of shoes D) shoes a pair of Dara

2. She has knitted ______________.

A) a sweater for her brother B) a sweater to his brother
C) to her brother a sweater D) her brother to a sweater

3. The manager called ______________.

A) the new staff were lazy and stubborn B) the new staff lazy and stubborn
C) the new staff to be lazy and stubborn D) lazy and stubborn the new staff

4. Crows are named ______________ their typical call, which sounds like 'caw' or 'crah'.
A) for B) after C) of D) as

5. She supposed ______________.

A) one of your friends is an innocent Cambodian citizen
B) one of your friends be an innocent Cambodian citizen
C) an innocent Cambodian citizen one of your friends
D) one of your friends an innocent Cambodian citizen

6. Phoumy, a lecturer at IFL, has been appointed ______________.

A) be the rector of the new university B) rector of the new university
C) the rector of the new university he is D) being the rector of the new university

7. ______________. It may be a liquid, a solid called ice, or a gas called water vapor or steam.
A) Water have three forms B) Water has three form
C) Water has three forms D) Water has forms three

8. The old man was ______________the victim, but he was ______________attempted robbery.
A) accused of / charged for B) convicted for / charged with
C) accused for / indicted of D) suspected of / convicted

9. Cheata ran very fast and ______________the receptionist.

A) collided with B) collided into C) crashed with D) crashed to

10. If ______________, however, dangerous flooding may happen.

A) too much rain falls B) too many rain falls
C) too much rains fall D) too many rains falls

11. Many of these drops form clouds by ______________ around dust and ______________particles.
A) to collect /other B) collecting /other
C) collect / another D) collected/another
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12. Did all of you ______________in the agreement?

A) conform B) comply C) acquiesce D) inquire

13. If you ______________in making so much noise, I shall call the police.
A) substitute B) appeal C) dissuade D) persist

14. Dara, are you not ashamed ______________your old bicycles?

A) with B) about C) for D) of

15. Eventually they become too heavy to stay in the cloud.

A) to stay B) for staying C) staying D) stay

16. We came here ______________you.

A) so not as to meet B) to not meet
C) for not meeting D) in order not to meet

17. ______________we were tired, we went to bed early.

A) Although B) However C) Therefore D) Since

18. ______________the serious problem, she was still able to keep calm.
A) Although B) Even though C) Despite of D) In spite of

19. Many people died ______________World War II.

A) while B) when C) during D) on

20. ______________.
A) She is intelligent, because she has read many books
B) Although they are rich they are very stingy
C) For my mother is healthy, she can walk fast
D) My princess is very beautiful, whereas I am very ugly

21. Sometimes the water drops in clouds freeze. As these ice crystals fall toward the ground, they melt.
______________.
A) This is another way that rain forms B) This is another way that form rains
C) Another way that forms rain D) This is another way rain forms that

22. Rain falls almost everywhere on Earth. ______________Mount Waialeale in Hawaii.

A) One of the world’s rainiest places is B) One of the world’s the rainiest places is
C) The world’s rainiest places is D) One of the world’s rainiest place is

23. We felt sorry for the boy ______________they were starving.

A) because of B) due to C) although D) inasmuch as

24. The rain from ______________.

A) these clouds contain those harmful chemicals B) this cloud contains those harmfully chemicals
C) this cloud contains that harmful chemicals D) these clouds contains those harmful chemicals

25. What ______________?

A) does the word “subvert” means B) do the word “subvert” mean
C) the word “subvert” means D) does the word “subvert” means

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 11

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. My princess is a ______________.
A) young beautiful girl B) girl young beautiful
C) girl beautiful young D) beautiful young girl

2. In the living room, there are some ______________.

A) expensive oval small vases B) expensive small oval vases
C) small oval expensive cases D) oval small expensive vases

3. I like this ______________.

A) new big red car B) big new red car C) big red new car D) new big red car

4. This polluted rain, known as acid rain, can damage plants, animals, people, and ______________.
A) property B) properties
C) it destroys property D) it destroys properties

5. Thick forests generally found in ______________called rain forests.

A) wet area of the world are B ) wet area of the world is
C) wet areas of the world are D) wet areas of the world is

6. ______________ most people are familiar ______________ the lush, hot, tropical types of rain forests filled
______________ trees that stay green year-round, there are actually several different kinds of rain
forests.
A) Despite / with / by B) Although / with / with
C) Even though / to / with D) In spite of / to / with

7. Monsoon rain forests have a dry season and trees ______________.

A) that shed its leaves each year B) that sheds their leaves each year
C) that sheds its leaves each years D) that shed their leaves each year

8. The man ______________me, so there was point ______________him.

A) refused to help / to beg B) refused helping / in begging
C) refused to help / in begging D) refused helping / begging

9. The rest of this article will focus ______________ tropical rain forests ______________their diversity and
their importance to the ecology of the entire planet.
A) to /inasmuch as to B) on / because of C) with / due to D) of /because

10. Tropical rain forests cover ______________of the Earth's land surface.
A) fewer than 5 percents B) less than 5 percept
C) fewer than 5 percentages D) less than 5 percentage

11. I have trouble ______________ books, but she has fun ______________ it.
A) to read / to do B) reading / doing C) to read / doing D) reading / to do

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12. She spends mot of her time ______________TV. I don’t think the TV is worth ______________.
A) watching /watching B) to watch / to watch
C) watching /to watch D) to watch / watching
13. The world's largest rain forest is located in the Amazon River basin of Brazil ______________more than
half of ______________.
A) and covers / that country B) it covers /this country
C) cover / those countries D) and covers /these countries
14. While Tevi was lying in bed ______________, her mother caught a thief ______________ her motorbike.
A) to read books / for stealing B) reading books / of stealing
C) for reading books / stole D) reading books / stealing
15. Rain forests ______________.
A) can to be divided into several sections B) can be divide into several sections
C) can divided into several section D) can be divided into several sections
16. The canopy is ______________ thick that it blocks much of the sunlight from the area below.
A) such B) too C) very D) so
17. ______________among the treetops of the rain forest's canopy.
A) Many animal and insects live B) Animal and insect live
C) Much animal and insect live D) Many animals and insects live
18. The thick leaves and the height of the canopy ______________the animal life there.
A) make it to be difficult for scientists study B) make it difficult for scientists study
C) make it difficult for scientists to study D) make is difficult for scientists study
19. ______________ their straight stems reach up toward the light, these smaller trees generally do not
receive ______________to grow into mature trees.
A) Although / enough sunlight B) Even though / sunlight enough
C) Despite /sunlight enough D) In spite of enough sunlight
20. ______________on the floor of a rain forest ______________ the canopy blocks so much of the sunlight.
A) It is usually dark / due to B) it usually darks / owning to
C) It usually darks/ because D) It is usually dark /because
21. Only plants ______________there.
A) that can tolerate shade grows B) can tolerate shade grow
C) which can tolerate shade grow D) can tolerate shade grows
22. ______________sunlight reaches the ground ______________ the forest floor may be only lightly covered by
ground vegetation.
A) So few /which B) So little /which C) So few / that D) so little /that
23. Mr. Pharot is a fresh graduate ______________is C.
A) his grade is B) whose grade C) whom grade D) who grades
24. This English Proficiency Course prepares Khmer students ______________at university.
A) to study B) for studying C) into studying D) of studying
25. The Khmer Rouge opposed ______________the elections and continued to fight ______________ the
government.
A) to / against B) with /to C) to /with D) _ /against

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 12

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. The Southeast Asian country of Cambodia is a land of ______________ natural beauty. For ______________ of
its history, the country has served as a battleground between ______________ countries and political
groups.
A) great / much / various B) greatly / much /various
C) greatly /many / variously D) great /many / variously

2. ______________ the beginning of ______________ 21st century, it was attempting to rebuild after decades of
civil war. ______________ capital of Cambodia is Phnom Penh.
A) In / - / Tthe B) At / the / The
C) On / the /- D) At / The / -

3. Mr. Dara was not resigned to losing the game.

A) of losing B) to lose C) to losing D) losing

4. We commiserated ___________Sok ______________being robbed.

A) to / for B) with / over C) on / about D) with / of

5. All of your friends did not come here, and ______________.

A) so did one of your brothers B) so one of your brothers did not
C) neither did one of your brothers D) neither one of your brothers did

6. We should help the poor, and ______________.

A) so should those young people B) so those young people should
C) neither should those young people D) neither those young people house

7. Socheat is not fat, nor ______________.

A) she is skinny B) is she skinny C) isn’t she skinny D) she is not skinny

8. They have done the home, ______________.

A) and so all of the pupils did B) and so did all of the pupil
C) but all of the pupils did not D) but all of the pupils did

9. Each of the class patrons did not like to punish students, and ______________.
A) neither did not some of my lecturers B) neither some of my lecturers did
C) so did some of my lecturers D) some of my lecturers did not either

10. My parents will go to visit Angkor Temple in Siem Reap next year, and ______________.
A) so all of the boys here too B) all of the boys here will either
C) all of the boys here will too D) either will all of the boys here

13. Cambodia is located ______________ the Indochinese peninsula in ______________ Southeast Asia.
A) on / the B) at / the C) in / _ D) next / _

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14. The country of Laos lies ______________ the northeast of Cambodia. Thailand borders Cambodia
______________ the northwest and west.
A) to / in B) at / at C) at / in D) to / at

15. To the southwest ______________ the Sea of Thailand. Cambodia covers ______________ area of 69,898
square miles (181,035 square kilometers).
A) is / an B) are / a C) are / an D) is /a

16. ______________ Mekong River runs through the eastern part of Cambodia. The Tonle Sap (Great Lake)
______________ in the west.
A) The / which lies B) _ /lies C) _ /lies D) The /lies

17. I wish I ______________.

A) am younger B) was younger than C) were younger D) were more younger

18. She wishes she ______________yesterday.

A) would come B) could come C) came D) had come

19. My elder brother will leave for China tomorrow. I wish he ______________there.
A) would not go B) did not go C) had not gone D) will not go

20. Whenever you are in the class, you are always talkative. I wish you ______________.
A) could stop talking B) would stop to talk
C) could stop to talk D) would stop talking

21. My sister lost her receipt exam yesterday morning. She wishes she ______________.
A) did not lose it B) had not lost it C) would not lose it D) does not lose it

22. We’re going to be late. I wish you ______________.

A) could hurry B) had hurried C) would hurryD) will hurry

23. Two thirds of Cambodia ______________ covered ______________ dense forests.

A) are / by B) are / with C) is /with D) is / on

24. The mountains in the north contain forests of tall trees ______________an undergrowth of bamboo,
vines, and palms.
A) both B) nor C) or D) as well as

25. ______________native ______________ Cambodia include herons, pheasant, pelicans, and cormorants.
A) Some of the birds /of B) The bird / to
C) Some of the birds / to D) The bird / of

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 13

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. You should not be preoccupied ______________your work at the time, you should take part ______________
any other discussion.
A) in / in B) with / in C) to / on D) about / in

2. ______________are the largest ethnic group in Cambodia, accounting for about 90 percent of the
population. Vietnamese, Chinese, and Cham also live in Cambodia.
A) The Khmer are B) Khmer is C) The Khmer is D) Khmer are

3. ______________retrospect, I think I should not have been ______________those people.

A) By / in dispute with B) In / in dispute with
C) In / at dispute with D) By / at dispute to

4. ______________ 95 percent of the Cambodian population ______________ Buddhism.

A) Approximately / practices B) Approximately / practice
C) Approximate /practice D) Approximate / practices

5. ______________ justice, we live ______________crime and exploitation.

A) At the absence of / by fear of B) At the absence of / in fear for
C) In the absence of / in fear of D) In the absence of / with fear of

6. For centuries, Buddhism ______________one of the dominant cultural forces in Cambodia.

A) has been B) was C) is D) are

7. We decided to develop our countries ______________some problems we have faced.

A) pending B) barring C) notwithstanding D) concerning

8. Many rural people also follow ancient folk religions.

A) Many rural people B) many rurally people
C) Much rural person D) Much rural people

9. Persons ______________sixteen are not permitted ______________cigarettes.

A) below the age of / to buy B) under the age of / to buy
C) below the age of / buying D) under the age of / buying

10. What does this comment contrast ______________?

A) with B) to C) at D) on

11. The Khmer ______________ in Southeast Asia in about 2000 BC.

A) have arrived B) has arrived C) arrived D) arrives

12. They eventually formed ______________that was ______________ its peak from the 800s through the 1200s
AD.
A) some empires / at B) a empire /on C) an empire / at D) some empires on

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13. ______________her outstanding academic achievement, Miss Soklen has been awarded a certificate.
A) For recognition of B) By recognition of
C) With recognition to D) In recognition of

14. ______________ that period, the Khmer developed styles of music and dance ______________.
A) When / that are still popular B) While / which are still popular
C) During /that are still popularly D) During / that are still popular

15. ______________other students, you are quite good.

A) By comparison with B) By comparison to C) In comparison to D) In comparison of

16. The Khmer empire also constructed ______________. ______________the temples of Angkor Wat, built in the
1100s.
A) beautiful buildings / The most spectacular of these were
B) one beautiful building / The most spectacular of these was
C) one beautiful building / The most spectacular of these were
D) beautiful buildings / The most spectacular of this was

17. ______________DPSC, I would like ______________ “Thank you!” to all of the students here.
A) On behalf of / to say B) For behalf of / to say
C) On behalf of / saying D) In behalf of / saying

18. The main crop is rice, ______________in paddies throughout the central lowlands. ______________include
bananas, sugarcane, and roots and tubers.
A) which is grown / Another crop B) that is crown / Other crops
C) that are grown / Other crops D) which is grown / Other crops

19. Along with rice growing, fishing plays ______________the rural economy.
A) an important part in B) an importantly part in
C) an important part to D) an importantly part to

20. ______________social sciences look at how people think and act.

A) People who studies B) A person who studies
C) People who study D) People study

21. The field of study ______________the wealth of people, industries, and nations is known as economics.
A) that addresses B) which addresses C) who addresses D) whose address

22. Without ______________of products, there can be no wealth ______________ there would be nothing to buy
or sell.
A) this type / because B) these types /due to
C) this type / owning to D) these types /because

23. Money is an important part of an economy, ______________ it is not considered actual wealth.
A) for B) and C) so D) but

24. Money is not something that a person or country creates. Instead, money is a substitute ______________
wealth that provides a method for ______________ products and services.
A) for / to exchange B) to / exchanging C) for / exchanging D) to / exchange

25. ______________ heart pumps the pure blood ______________, and it reaches ______________of the body.
A) The /regularly/every part B) _/regularly/every part
C) A /regular/every parts D) A/regularly/every parts
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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 14

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. ______________ of different kinds of animals live ______________ Earth. Animals are found throughout the
world, from the freezing polar zones to ______________deserts.
A) Millions /on / the hottest B) Million/ in / the hottest
C) 100 millions / in / hottest D) Millions / on / the hottest

2. They live ______________ land and in the water.

A) by B) on C) in D) at

3. ______________ plants, ______________ living things.

A) Like / animal is B) Like / Animals are
C) Dislike / Animals are D) Alike / are

4. Unlike plants, which make their own food, animals feed ______________ by eating plants or other
animals.
A) them B) themselves C) they D) theirs

5. In addition, ______________because they can sense what goes on around them.

A) animals differ from plants B) animal differs from plant
C) animals differ from plant D) animal differs from plants

6. Their bodies allow them ______________ in reaction to ______________surroundings.

A) to move around / their B) moving around /their
C) to move around / them D) moving around /theirs

7. They use their senses and movement to find food, mates, and ______________.
A) safe B) they are safe C) safety D) their safe

8. One of the easiest ways to group animals depends on ______________they have a backbone.
A) if or not B) whether or not C) as well as D) or

9. Animals ______________called vertebrates.

A) that has a backbone are B) that have a backbone are
C) which has a backbone is D) which have a backbone is

10. About 95 percent of ______________invertebrates.

A) all animal is B) all animals is C) all animals are D) all animal are

11. Some invertebrates have soft, unprotected bodies—for example, sponges, jellyfish, and worms. Most
soft-bodied invertebrates ______________.
A) no have legs B) no have leg C) do not has legs D) have no legs

12. Other invertebrates have a tough skin ______________.

A) to protect their bodies B) protect their bodies
C) protecting theirs bodies D) to protect bodies their

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13. Invertebrates ______________called arthropods.

A) with jointed legs are B) have jointed legs are
C) which have jointed legs that are D) that have jointed legs is

14. They make up more than three fourths of ______________.

A) all types of animals on Earth B) all types of animals in Earth
C) all types of animals of Earth D) all animals of types on Earth

15. ______________
A) Fish are the oldest known vertebrates. B) Fish are vertebrates known the oldest
C) Fish are the known the oldest vertebrates D) The oldest known are the vertebrates fish

16. The first animals ______________were reptiles—for example, lizards, snakes, and crocodiles.
A) to live completely on land B) lived completely in land
C) to live completely in land D) lived completely on land

17. Some reptiles, such as turtles, spend a lot of time in water, ______________ they breathe air.
A) however B) therefore C) for D) but

18. Examples include hummingbirds, pigeons, and hawks. Most, but not all, birds can fly. Many live on
land and ______________.
A) in trees B) on trees C) above trees D) next trees

19. Animals that feed their babies ______________called mammals.

A) with milk from the mother is B) with milks from the mother are
C) with milks from the mother is D) with milk from the mother are

20. They have ______________that help them to learn from their behavior.
A) a highly developed brain B) a high developed brain
C) highly developed brains D) high developed brains

21. Many mammals, birds, fishes, insects, and other animals regularly move ______________at certain times
of the year.
A) from place to another B) from one place to other
C) from place to other D) from one place to another

22. Certain water animals, for example, move from ______________ water to the surface according
______________ the season.
A) deep /to B) deeply to C) deeply /on D) deep /on

23. More than 2,500 years ago the prophet Jeremiah wrote about the ______________of the turtledove,
crane, swallow, and stork.
A) regular arrive B) regularly arrive C) regularly arrival D) regular arrival

24. ______________between their breeding grounds and warmer regions near the equator where they spend
the winter.
A) Many kinds of birds have migrated each year B) Many kinds of birds migrate each years
C) Many kind of bird migrates every year D) Many kinds of birds migrate each year

25. The brain enables ______________deeply and ______________.

A) our to think / imagine things B) us thinking /imagine things
C) ourselves thinking / imagine thing D) us to think / imagine things

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 15

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. They may travel to ______________ part of the tropics to ______________rains.

A) another / to void heavy B) other / to avoid heavy
C) another / for avoiding heavily D) other / to avoid heavily

2. ______________ greatest migrator among birds ______________ the Arctic tern.

A) The / are B) The /is C) _/are D) _/is

3. Each year it spends the summer in the Arctic and ______________half way around the world to
Antarctica for the winter.
A) then fly B) then to fly C) then flying D) then flies

4. The routes that birds follow during their migrations ______________by geographical features such as
river systems and mountains.
A) is determined partly B) are determined partly
C) is determine partly D) are determine partly

5. They also depend on weather conditions—for example, birds change their direction of ______________
according to the direction and force of the wind.
A) flown B) fly C) flight D) flew

6. During migration, even birds that spend ______________alone become social.

A)most of their times B) most of their time
C) time of their most D) times of their most

7. ______________migrate because walking is slow and requires ______________energy and time.

A) Few land mammals /much B) Little land mammals /much
C) Few land mammal /many D) Little land mammal /many

8. Among the land mammals that migrate, ______________is the lemming

A) one of the strangest B) one of strangest
C) one of the most strangest animals D) one of the strangest animal

9. Bats, the only true flying mammals, migrate ______________land mammals do.
A) more common than B) as common as
C) more commonly than D) as more commonly as

10. ______________kinds of bats native to Europe and Asia make short flights ______________ winter quarters.
A) A few / of B) A few /to C) A little /to D) A little of

11. Salmon hatch in freshwater rivers and then swim out to sea. They find ______________ food and grow
quickly.
A) several B) a number of C) plenty of D) a large deal of

12. They are ______________by fishing fleets.

A) closely watched B) close watched C) close watch D) watch closely

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13. In various parts of the world great swarms of locusts spread across the land, doing ______________by
devouring crops.
A) much damage B) many damages C) much damages D) many damage

14. Most reptiles and amphibians ______________great distances and thus do not migrate.
A) are no able to travel B) are unable to travel
C) are no able of traveling D) are not able of traveling

15. ______________how migrating animals find their way over long and complex routes.
A) Scientist does not fully understand B) Scientists not have full understanding
C) Scientists do not full understanding D) Scientists do not have fully understand

16. Many birds are known to have a compass sense, ______________in a particular direction.
A) which allows them to fly B) that allows them to fly
C) which allows they fly D) that allows them flying

17. ______________made up of smaller particles called electrons, protons, and neutrons.

A) Each individual atoms are B) Each of the individual is
C) Each individual atom is D) Each of the individuals are

18. At the center of an atom is ______________.

A) a dense packed nucleus B) a densely packed nucleus
C) a packed densely nucleus D) a densely packed nuclei

19. Two thirds of Cambodia ______________forests.

A) is covered with dense B) is covered with densely
C) are covered with dense D) are covered with densely

20. A temple dating ______________the early 12th century, Angkor Wat is located in what is now the country
of Cambodia.
A) back at B) back to C) at back D) to back

21. The temple was dedicated ______________ the Hindu god Vishnu. The subject matter of the carvings
______________ taken mainly from the Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana.
A) to / are B) for /is C) to /are D) for / are

22. ______________you as an SEC credit customer since your request for credit has been approved.
A) It is my pleasure to welcome B) My pleasure to welcome
C) I am pleased that welcome D) It is pleased that I welcome

23. I chosen ______________the sleeping pills ______________ my insomnia.

A) to resort to take/because of B) resorting to take /due to the fact that
C) into resorting / taking /despite D) to resort to taking / because of

24. Only elementary schools were allowed ______________, and the literacy rate dropped below 60 percent.
A) to operate B) operating C) for operating D) to operating

25. One of your ______________been reprimanded ______________drugs.

A) close friend has / about taking B) close friends have /of taking
C) close friends has / for taking D) close friends has /about taking

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 16

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that needs to be changed in order to be correct.

1. A massive dinosaur, the Apatosaurus weighed as many as five adult elephants.

A B C D

2. From pigeons in big cities to penguins in the remote icy land of the Antarctica, all birds have
A B C
similar characteristics.
D

3. They all have wings despite they cannot all fly. All birds also have feathers.
A B C D

4. That is the one characteristic that makes them to be unique since birds are the only animals that
A B C D
do have feathers.

5. Birds are found most everywhere on Earth, from the Antarctic ice caps to tropical forests.
A B C D

6. Many birds migrate long distances between winter and summer homes in search of a constant
A B C
foods supply.
D

7. Birds are able to fly because of them body structure and feathers.
A B C D

8. A bird's feathers protect it from rain, cold, and hot.

A B C D

9. Water slides off a bird's feathers without soak through. Birds fluff out their feathers on cold days.
A B C D

10. Birds also preen their feathers. Birds preen by using their bill to clean, rearrange, and applying
A B C
oils to their feathers.
D

11. In many species of birds, the male is brightly more colored than the female.
A B C D

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12. The dull color of the females helps them to remain hidden in its nest.
A B C D

13. In some case, the brightly colored male perches a short distance away from the nest. In this way,
A B
the male bird draws the attention of enemies to himself and away from the eggs and young.
C D

14. Their hearts beat more faster than human hearts, however, and birds breathe more rapidly than
A B C D
humans.

15. Because of this, birds have a highly metabolism, meaning that they use up energy very quickly.
A B C D

16. Some small birds must to eat almost constantly while they are awake.
A B C D

17. Birds have sharp very eyesight. An American kestrel hovering 100 feet (30 meters) above a field
A B
can spot a grasshopper and drop directly on it.
C D

18. Birds vary greatly in size. The bee hummingbird of Cuba is generally accepted as
A B C
the most smallest living bird.
D

19. The largest living birds are the ostrich.

A B C D

20. The neck of a bird moves more freely than that of any other animals.
A B C D

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 17

Rewrite each of the following sentences using the words in BOLD. Make sure that you keep the
original meaning.

1. Most of the teachers did not come to join the meeting yesterday. WISH
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. There are many students in the class. I am studying with all of them. WHOM
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. I have studied English at DPSC for 3 years. SINCE
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Our teacher praised me for passing the final exam. ON
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. The man, who is talking to your sister, is one of my friends. MINE
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. My students bought me a beautiful watch. FOR
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Dara, your best friend, has not arrived at the conference yet. TO
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Chanthy, a student at NUM, is taller than any other student in our class. THE
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. You are I are good students at Jom Pov Vorn High School. AS
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. I would like you to stop watching now. WILL
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. I hope that I will win a ALA scholarship next year. TO
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Most students did not come to school because it rained heavily. OF
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. The manager came to my office so that he could have his report typed. TO
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Both the rector and his assistant did not comply with our requests. NEITHER
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. Because she does not love, she does not care about me at all. FOR
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. Your sister neither blamed me nor praised me. NOR
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
17. The woman was accused of stealing the purse. WITH
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. I think we should read this book. WORTH
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. The boy did not go to school, and neither did the girl. EITHER
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
20. The child walks very slowly. SLOW
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 18

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. The most powerful wind happens ______________ called cyclones and hurricanes.
A) during storm B) while a storm C) when storm D) during storms

2. Changes in the temperature of air, land, and water ______________ wind.

A) to cause B) causing C) cause D) causes

3. Neither of the boys ______________ it.

A) likes B) like C) who likes D) who like

4. Winds are named after the direction from which they come, ______________the direction toward which
they blow.
A) no B) not C) none D) without

5. This happens ______________ cool, moist air from over the ocean moves in over the warm land.
A) because B) due to C) because of D) owing to

6. Since early times, people ______________the power of wind.

A) have harnessed B) harnessed C) harness D) were harnessing

7. Today people use windmills to power ______________electricity.

A) machines which creates B) machine that creates
C) machine creates D) machines that create

8. Wind is the movement of air parallel ______________ the Earth's surface.

A) with B) to C) by D) on

9. Atmospheric pressure is the ______________ of air above a given area on the Earth's surface or within its
atmosphere.
A) weigh B) weighing C) weight D) weighed

10. The amount of moisture in the air ______________as humidity.

A) are know B) are known C) is known D) is know

11. Warm air can hold ______________cold air can.

A) as many moisture as B) as much moistures as
C) the most moisture than D) more moisture than

12. Fog is a cloud formed on the ground ______________ moist air cools below its dew point.
A) although B) during C) when D) therefore

13. Our garden borders ______________ the railway.

A) to B) in C) at D) on

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14. She collaborated with another ______________ the new project.

A) about B) for C) on D) of

15. All of us would fight ______________our country?

A) to defence B) in defence of C) for defence to D) with defence to

16. The best answer ______________ question “Where are you from?” ______________ choice A, “I am from
Cambodia.” ______________, you should choose answer (A).
A) to / are / Furthermore B) for / is /Thus
C) for / is /However D) to / is/ Therefore

17. Our parents engaged him ______________ a cook.

A) to B) as C) of D) to be

18. _____________.
A) I have entrusted Chantha with the arrangement for the party
B) I have entrusted Chantha on the arrangement for the party
C) I entrusted the arrangement for the party with Chantha
D) I entrusted the arrangement for the party on Chantha

19. The question and the responses ______________in your test book, so you must listen carefully to
understand ______________.
A) will be not printed / what the speakers say
B) will not be printed / what do the speakers say
C) will be not printed / what do the speakers say
D) will not be printed / what the speakers say

20. Some of the students in the class intimidated me ______________the old class monitor.
A) to vote against B) to voting against C) voting against D) into voting against

21. In your test book, you will ______________ two or more questions about ______________.
A) read /about each short talk B) to read /about each short talk
C) read /about each short talks D) reading about each short talks

22. Most students had no choice but ______________.

A) cancelling their trip B) to cancel their trip
C) cancelled theirs trip D) cancel their trip

23. ______________are of prime concern to us.

A) The satisfactory and safe of all our customers
B) The satisfactory and safety of all our customers
C) The satisfaction and safety of all our customers
D) The satisfaction and safe of all our customers

24. I think I’m entitled ______________ a day’s holiday.

A) with B) to C) for D) of

25. Are you enthusiastic ______________at DPSC?

A) for working B) to work C) with working D) about working

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 19

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. Our engineer have developed new parts for the retractors that significantly reduce this problem.
A B C D

2. If you have any questions, please contact to your local dealer.

A B C D

3. It is important to eat a good meal before you go to the testing center. Not eat so much that you
A B C
will feel sleepy, but eat enough to keep a steady level of energy.
D

4. If you read this book carefully and completes all the practice items, you should feel confident
A B
when you sit down for the test. Be proud of what you can do on the test instead of worrying
C D
about what you cannot do.

5. In this part of the test, you will hear short conversations among two people.
A B C D

6. Your symptoms are more suggestive about an allergy than a virus.

A B C D

7. The overall amount will increase by 2% per cubic meter. Details of this change is available at the
A B C D
gas company billing office.

8. Because it’s a good idea to read the questions before you hear the talk, don’t try to answer the
A B C
questions until you have heard the entire talk.
D

9. When you become familiar with text layout, so you will often be able to make predictions about
A B C D
the content of the text.

10. Spend one lunch hour a week to work on English language skills together with a colleague.
A B
Choose an article from an English language paper or magazine and read the article the night
C D
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11. The purpose of this group code is to enable TOEIC clients to keep track of the performance of a
A B
group who take TOEIC two or more times as part of a specific English training programs.
C D

12. Please forgive this notice if you have already mailed your payment. If you have, it has reached us
A B
very late to be reflected on this statement. If not, we would appreciate hearing from you today.
C D

13. I certify that answers given herein are true and completely to the best of my knowledge.
A B C D

14. How much is an employee reimbursed for foreign costs for a 10-hours excursion?
A B C D

15. You must choose the word that is appropriate in the context of the sentence. A medical problem
A B
must be discover quickly so that it can be treated.
C D

16. Listen to these questions from Exercise A. Then, match the question with the appropriate
A
response from the list on the right. The answers are printed on the bottom of the page.
B C D

17. The TOEIC test is suitable for use in all environments where English is used by native speakers of
A B C
another languages.
D

18. The TOEIC and TOEFL tests were developed to serve different purposes. Therefore, the design,
A B
content, and ranges of proficiency that each test measures is also different.
C D

19. Each candidate uses a pencil to mark answers on the answer sheet. The scores are determined
A B
by a number of questions answered correctly.
C D

20. If that were to occur, would the seminar be postponed? Please give a call me at your earliest
A B C D
convenience.

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English Proficiency
GRAMMAR Practice 20

Choose the option A, B, C, or D that BEST completes each of the following sentences.

1. The team’s efforts culminated ______________ victory in the championships.

A) to B) on C) in D) with

2. Tourism is ______________component of the service sector. It ______________ some foreign investment in

hotel and resort construction.
A) the most important / attract B) most important / attracts
C) the important most / have attracted D) the most important / has attracted

3. If you default ______________ the credit payments, the car will be taken back.
A) by B) on C) with D) to

4. In ______________ late 1990s, however, clothing ______________ these traditional exports in importance.
A) the / has surpassed B) _/has surpassed C) _/surpassed D) the / surpassed

5. ______________his mother’s wishes, Chanthy did not mention the subject again.
A) With deference to B) with deference of C) In deference to D) In deference of

6. Most of the clothing ______________to the United States and western Europe.
A) is sends B) is sent C) are sent D) are send

7. I will defy her ______________.

A) into proving you wrong B) to prove you wrong
C) of proving you wrongly D) on proving you wrongly

8. In 1999 Cambodia ______________ the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which promotes
trade among ______________.
A) joined / its members B) has joined / its members
C) joined /its member D) has joined / its member

9. He defrauded ______________.
A) the company of all the capital B) all the capital from the company
C) all the capital to the company D) all the capital out of the company

10. Cambodia's road network ______________in the fighting of the 1970s and 1980s.
A) were damaged heavily B) was heavily damaged
C) heavily was damaged D) damaged was heavily

11. Chantha, one of my siblings, has got a degree ______________ marketing.

A) in B) on C) at D) of

12. Cambodia lags behind its neighbors in the availability of telephone service, but ______________
continued to increase.
A) a number of telephone main lines have B) a number of telephone main lines has
C) the number of telephone main lines has D) the number of telephone main lines have

13. No one was ______________ friendly terms with the neighbors, ______________?
A) on / weren’t they B) in / were they C) on / were they D) in / weren’t they
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14. You ______________now, or you will be late for the meeting.

A) had not better leave B) had better leave
C) had not better to leave D) had better to leave

15. Your friends made a good impression ______________ your parents, and ______________.
A) to / all of my friends did too B) on / all of my friends did too
C) on /so all of my friends did D) to / so did all of my friends

16. The king of Cambodia, ______________as chief of state, ______________from one of three royal ______________
by the Royal Throne Council.
A) who serves / is chosen / lines B) serves / is chosen / lines
C) who serves / is chosen /line D) who serves / are chosen / lines

17. The machine is new ______________ me, but I think it is ______________your old one.
A) to / as good a machine as B) to as a good machine as
C) for /as good a machine as D) for as a good machine as

18. They ______________that the introduction of computers ______________ the classroom is important since
they ______________to a famous computer shop in Phnom Penh.
A) thought / to / went B) have thought / to / went
C) have thought / into / went D) thought / into / have gone

19. The Developing Potential for Success Center does not allow ______________, nor ______________you to
gamble.
A) to smoke / does it allow B) to smoke / it does not allow
C) smoking / it allows D) smoking / does it allow

20. I am writing ______________your letter of 10th April 2010, ______________?

A) with reference to / amn’t I B) in reference to / amn’t I
C) with reference to /aren’t I D) in reference to / aren’t I

21. During the 1980s Cambodia began to recover from the disastrous Khmer Rouge years. Cities were
repopulated, schools and Buddhist practices were reintroduced, and ______________.
A) the economy improvement B) the improvement of economy
C) the economy improved D) it improves the economy

22. We are very grateful ______________all the help.

A) with you for B) to you for C) to you about D) with you about

23. Cambodia still has millions of active land mines remaining from decades of warfare. These
______________ thousands of people.
A) have killed or maimed B) killed or maimed C) kill / maim D) are killing or maimed

24. Cambodia is one of the world's ______________economy has historically been based on agriculture.
About three fourths of the labor force ______________ in farming, fishing, or forestry.
A) the poorest countries whose /works B) poorest countries its/work
C) poorest countries whose /works D) poorest countries whose/work

25. I am sorry to intrude ______________ your Saturday lunch, but I have urgent information to tell you.
A) in B) on C) into D) with

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