Walking with Spirits in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains

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Practice level

B1. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

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How to approach this practice

Read the complete sentence and notice the subject, verb form, time reference and word order before answering.

1. Question 1 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   At dawn, a boat ___ along the river.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. travels
   2. travel
   3. traveling
   4. have traveled
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   travels

   A singular subject takes the present-tense verb “travels.”

2. Question 2 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The journey ___ about two hours downriver from the camp.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. starts
   2. start
   3. starting
   4. have start
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   starts

   The singular subject takes “starts.”

3. Question 3 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   The mountains are a sanctuary ___ rare wildlife.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. for
   2. at
   3. by
   4. from to
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   for

   “For” correctly shows what the sanctuary protects.

4. Question 4 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Those traditions include beliefs that trees ___ spirits.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. can have
   2. can has
   3. can having
   4. can had
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   can have

   “Can have” is the correct modal verb form.

5. Question 5 · Fill in the blank (dropdown)

   Choose the correct option for each blank.

   Community ecotourism invites visitors ___ a place.

   Choices for blank 1

   1. to experience
   2. experiences
   3. experiencing to
   4. experienced
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   to experience

   “Invite” is followed by an object and a to-infinitive.

What to review next

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