English Test for Pre-intermediate (Test 1)

 English Test for Pre-Intermediate 

Part 1. Reading (10 points). Read the text and fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

a. defend       b. civil         c. submission      d. screen        e. control       f. involved        g. alternative    h. protection        i. Eventually      j. powerful       k. nation

Cambodian Independence

After Angkor, Cambodia remained an important and …1…state up until the eighteenth century. From the thirteenth century on, however, it had to …2… itself against two nations that gradually grew more and more powerful, Thailand in the west and Vietnam in the east. By the nineteenth century, these two powers competed with each other to …3… Cambodia. To make matters worse, problems within the Cambodian royal family caused a number of …4… conflicts with opposite sides going to Thailand and Vietnam for protection.

During the eighteenth century, Cambodia became …5…with another nation, France. When King Norodom asked the French for protection in 1863, it was not because he preferred …6…to France rather than to Thailand or Vietnam, but because he regarded France as a less dangerous …7… being so far away. At the same time, he hoped France could be used as a …8… to protect his country from those that threatened it.

Thus for ninety years the Cambodian people suffered under French …9… . In order to free their country, many famous Cambodian heroes fought for independence. …10…, on November 9th, 1953, King Norodom's great-grandson, Norodom Sihanouk, achieved independence with peace. Since then Cambodia has been an independent …11… .

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1…j...	2…….	3…….	4…….	5…….	6……..	7……..	8…….	9…….	10……	11…….

Part 2. Grammar (15 points). There are four answers after each statement. Only one answer is correct. Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D. The first one has been done as an example.

1.     Cambodian farmers…..irrigating their fields for about one thousand of year. A. have  B. have been  C. has been  D. had

2.      Last night there was a terrible fire in Phnom Penh. It started at about 7:30 p.m. and lasted…..early morning.   A. until   B. for    C. so soon as    D. when

3.      They..... all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach yesterday.  ​​  A. spend     B. spending     C. spent    D. spends

4.      After moving around the country, Jayavarman II…..the Angkor region for his capital city.    A. choose     B. chooses      C. chose     D. has chosen

5.      The scientist made the telescope …..examine the moon.   A. in order to   B. so that    C. for    D. in order that

6.      Now my uncle is at work. If he stayed at home, I…..him now.   A. will visit   B. would visit   C. had visited   D. would have visited

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1…B…	2………	3……………	4…………	5………	6………

 

 

Part 3. Vocabulary (15 points). There are four answers after each statement. Only one answer is correct. Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D. The first one has been done as an example.

1.      Consequently Angkor was ...... in about 1440.  A. abandoned    B. destroyed    C. defeated    D. controlled

2.      Don’t go yet. I’m just going to …..some coffee.   A. do    B. boil    C. make    D. cook

3.      She was so friendly and ...... that I felt as if I had known her all my life. ​​​A. useful  B. hopeful  C. helpful  D. powerful

4.      When I looked at the …… I saw myself in it.   A. glass   B. mirror   C. window   D. clock

5.      When people go to pagoda, they…..their respect to their ancestors.   A. pay    B. refuse    C. bear    D. play

6.      We have the opportunity to bring our ............back again in our society and for people.            

A. nightmare      B. violence    C. peace     D. genocide  

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1…A…	2………	3……………	4…………	5………	6………

 

 

Part 4. Writing (10 points).

Write an essay about “Your future goal.” Write at least 100 words.