TOEIC PREPARATION

PART II

QUESTION AND RESPONSES

• Type 1 - Who Question

1. Who would you recommend I talk with? 

A. I'd talk with Steve. -- CORRECT
B. He recommended me.
C. I talked with Karen.

2. Who do you report to?

A. The report was due last week.
B. The marketing manager. -- CORRECT
C. Yes, I'm a reporter.

3. Who's in charge of marketing?

A. That would be Ms. Williams. -- CORRECT
B. No thanks, I'll pay cash.
C. It's at First and Broad.

• Type 2 - When Question

1. When did you finish testing the system? 

A. We need to update the database.
B. The examination was really tough.
C. At about nine-thirty last night. -- CORRECT

2. When is Memorial Day holiday? 

A. Today is Monday.
B. I'm on vacation.
C. It's on May 31st. -- CORRECT

3. When is the company picnic?

A. I don't have any.
B. It's next Saturday. -- CORRECT
C. I'll bring some chips.

• Type 3 - Where Question

1. Excuse me, where can I catch the subway going uptown?

A. You are in the middle of downtown.
B. It leaves at 6:23.
C. At the 23rd Street Station. -- CORRECT

2. Where did you use to live?

A. I live in Baltimore.
B. I lived in Atlanta. -- CORRECT
C. I'll live in Cleveland.

3. Where do you get your suits dry-cleaned?

A. Twice a month usually.
B. I clean them in the morning.
C. At a place on Main Street. -- CORRECT

• Type 4 - What Question

1. What did the supervisor have for dinner?

A. I think he ordered the pasta. -- CORRECT
B. He told me to type the report.
C. At six p.m. in the dining hall.

2. What did you learn at the seminar last night?

A. Well, they covered the section on marketing. -- CORRECT
B. The teacher was very experienced.
C. It was more difficult than I thought.

3. What should we order for lunch?

A. No thanks, I just ate.
B. How about Chinese food? -- CORRECT
C. I'd like it to go, please.

• Type 5 - How Question

1. How many copies of the report do you need?

A. I don't drink coffee.
B. No problem.
C. I'd like 30, please. -- CORRECT

2. How about catching a movie after work?

A. Thanks, but I can't tonight. -- CORRECT
B. We're moving the day after tomorrow.
C. Yes, the movie was great.

3. How far is it to the Columbia Center?

A. It's three-and-a-half miles. -- CORRECT
B. It's next to the convention center.
C. Take a right at the next intersection.

• Type 6 - Why Question

1. Why did Mr. Walters move his desk?

A. He wanted a better view. -- CORRECT
B. Yes, he just got a new one.
C. He moved it to another room down the hall.

2. Why don't you take a short break?

A. I broke my coffee cup.
B. That's a good idea! -- CORRECT
C. You've been working too hard.

3. Why is Patrick gone today?

A. He isn't here.
B. He's got the flu. -- CORRECT
C. He left yesterday.

• Type 7 - Yes/No Question

1. Did you know about our money back guarantee?

A. I'll come back tomorrow.
B. No, I'm afraid I didn't. -- CORRECT
C. Yes, I'll put money in the bank.

2. Aren't you supposed to be at the staff meeting?

A. Yes, it's in the conference room.
B. No, I have to finish writing this article. -- CORRECT
C. Down the hall, third door on the right.

3. Shouldn't we check in with the receptionist?

A. I didn't bring my checkbook.
B.Yes, we should check it out.
C. Yes, I suppose we should. -- CORRECT

• Type 8 - Choice Question

1. Is New York time ahead of us or behind us?

A. It's noon in New York.
B. It's three hours ahead. -- CORRECT
C. New York is south of here.

2. Would you prefer an aisle seat or a window seat?

A. Yes, I would.
B. I'd like to sit next to the aisle. -- CORRECT
C. I wanted the window.

3. Would you rather get a Blackberry or an I-phone?

A. I'm not hungry right now.
B. He wouldn't want a Blackberry.
C. I prefer an I-phone. -- CORRECT

• Type 9 - Statements Question

1. Zeus Inc. has announced it's buying Mercury Tech.

A. She said she would start soon.
B. I'm not that surprised. -- CORRECT
C. Yes, they're on 3rd Avenue.

2. I think you should call customer service right away.

A. No, I'd prefer to work in the personnel department.
B. No, I'll look through the troubleshooting guide first. -- CORRECT
C. I think Gary still works in purchasing.

3. The copy machine on the third floor is out of order.

A. OK, I'll have the service rep take a look at it. -- CORRECT
B. I'll order some more paper right away.
C. We should bring it back tomorrow.

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TOEIC PREPARATION

PART I 

PICTURE

In Part I of the TOEIC you will look at photographs. For each photograph you will hear four statements. You will have to choose which statement has the best description of the picture.

1. A Consultation



A. Both women are dressed the same.
B. The man is clapping his hands.
C. The laptop on the table is open. -- CORRECT
D. The table top is coloured green.

2. A Meeting Room



A. Two of the people have questions.
B. A movie is being shown on the screen.
C. All the seats appear to be full. -- CORRECT
D. The man closest to the camera has long hair.

3. The Lecture



A. There are no empty seats in the room.
B. There is a large screen mounted on the front wall. -- CORRECT
C. Everyone is facing the camera.
D. A person is singing to the audience.

4. The bride and groom



A. The bride is carrying a bunch of red roses.
B. The groom is wearing a pink bow tie.
C. The couple are standing next to each other.
D. Both the bride and the groom look happy. -- CORRECT

5. A presentation



A. The presenter has her right hand on the computer. -- CORRECT
B. There are no empty seats.
C. Everyone in the audience is laughing.
D. There is a diagram on the laptop screen.

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TOEIC PREPARATION

VOCABULARY QUESTIONS

Verbs

• Adapt                   : Children adapt easily to new situation
• Adopt                   : Harry Potter novel series adopt a story of magical
• Assign                   : Secretary assigns the finance report to the Vice President
• Consign                 : Those books are consigned to my college library
• Lend                     : Cindy lends her jacket for me, because I feel so cold
• Borrow                 : I borrow a TOEIC Preparation book at library
• Acquire                 : The best student acquires scholarship from France
• Require                 : The agent requires applicant of secretary have to from diploma
• Compose              : Michael Bolton composes his orchestra song to be sung by Indonesian singer
• Comprise              : This encyclopedia comprises ten volumes
• Precede                : The annual conference will immediately precede the Independent Day
• Proceed                : The graduate proceed their student in Columbia University
• Remove                : I remove my contact mobile phone
• Move                    : Lisa moves her clothes from her clothes cabinet to new wardrobe
• Affect                    : The increasing of economy really doesn’t affect the state government
• Effect                     : Decrement of salary effects civil protest
• Lay                        : Would you like to lay my book on my desk, please
• Lie                         : Victims must lie in e sloop boat for their safety
• Protect                  : I can’t protect your pet continuously
• Protest                  : The employees protest about deposition in year end
• Persecute              : This is mainly because they are less heavily persecuted, so they become intimate
• Prosecute              : Police said that they were determined to catch and prosecute the thieves 

Nouns

• Aid                         : Victims of earthquake need aid from volunteer
• Aide                       : The President should have an aide when he goes to foreign country
• Alley                      : Harry Potter have to go through an alley to reach Hogwarts
• Ally                        : There are ally of thieves which have to be destroyed by police
• Assay                     : The Professor should do assay at metal which is found by the discoverer
• Essay                     : Testee have to make essay for graduate requirement
• Capital                   : The capital of Indonesia is DKI Jakarta
• Capitol                  : The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world
• Complement          : Now, shipping production have a full complement of packers
• Compliment           : I have to give a compliment to Sheera’s graduation
• Consul                   : Jason will consul with his lecturer to talk about his final proposal
• Council                 : International Security council have to discussed about solving security problem in corporate
• Corporation           : It is good to see large corporation actively pursuing new technology
• Cooperation          : I think we should make cooperation with e large business
• Crown                   : Leila Lopez have to give her crown for Miss Universe 2012, Maria Selena
• Clown                   : Lindsay wants to invite clown in her child birthday to entertain the guest           
• Desert                   : I was lost in desert when me and my family went to holiday in Great Victoria
• Dessert                : I and my mother will make Crème Brulee with fresh berries for dessert of dinner tonight
• Hall                       : Secretary have to order the large hall for press conference
• Hole                      : The founder have found a big hole in a middle of a town
• Moral                    : That's not more than an academic problem ,but a sort of ethical and moral issues
• Morale                  : Morale is an official method  which must be improved for each employee
• Neighbor               : I already have new and friendly neighbor in this country
• Neighborhood      : A new planet recently discovered orbiting a sunlike star is really cluttering up its neighborhood
• Principal                : This senior high school have a wise principal
• Principle                : Some applicant of accounting should have an accounting principle
• Trail                       : There is some trail which have to be passed if we want to go out from here
• Trial                       : Our company should to take that trial consignment

Modifiers

                Adjective to be used with COUNTABLE NOUN :

• Many                 : There are many kinds of clothes in the shop
• A few                : I only have a few dollars
• Few                   : Few of those pants have been there
• The fewest         : In the class of 20 children, Emily had the fewest amount of chocolates
• More                 : We need more bags to take in our clothes for holiday
• A number of      : She can't come with a number of reasons which isn't common sense
• A lot of              : He gave me a lot of money so that I lived in here

                Adjective to be used with UNCOUNTABLE NOUN :

• Much                    : She needs much attention from her parents, because her parents was divorce
• A great deal of      : Our cake need a great deal of flour to make it perfect
• A little                   : I know a little of Hillsborough history
• Little                      : I need little of sugar to put them in my food
• Less                      : Cecilia walks to the college less than 10 minutes
• The least               : There were the least people there that I invited to be a native speaker
• A lot of                 : He gave me a lot of advice when I joined the company
• More                    : I love you more than anything in this world

                Adjective to be used with SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS :

• Each                      : Their salary will be given to each employee
• Every                     : Every Monday morning, the company have to hold a meeting
• Either                     : She just brings pencil in her either hand when she is going to follow final exam
• Neither                   : Neither gown feels comfortable in this shop
• Another                  : Please give me another shirts, I don’t really like this one.

Conjunctions

• And                 : He wants to buy a magazine and storybook
• But                  : I'd like to go with you but I can't
• For                  : she wants to buy a new gown for her brother
• Nor                 : Neither the parents nor the children can swim
• Or                   : I'll take either one or the other
• So                   : War should be undertaken justly, so a prince ought to considers the condition he is in
• Yet                  : she said that she wouldn't come to my birthday party, yet she lied to me
• As                   : He works as a doctor in a hospital
• Because           : She couldn't go because she was ill
• If                      : I will be angry to you, if you don’t want to pick me up at 7 p.m.
• Provided that    : He will get high salary provided that he works hardly
• Than                 : Febriana counts mathematics more accurately than accounting

Conjunctive Adverbs

• Also                 : Kimi Raikkonen is the best of  F1 driver , also handsome boy
• As a result        : As a result of sleep too long, he feel so dizziness for a long time
• Consequently   : He didn't study hardly this night, consequently he couldn't do his Economy final exam
• Either               : Either we stay in hotel or we rent a tent, we should prepare some money for it
• However          : However we just can get some salary, this makes us so happy
• In fact               : In fact, the effort that we have done will make us success in future
• Moreover         : If you work hardly, you will get good career moreover, a high salary for you
• Neither             : Neither he nor we wouldn't come to your birthday tonight
• Nevertheless    : She found standard high heels , but she nevertheless agreed to buy it so that be used when she will work tomorrow morning
• Therefore         : She got stomachache therefore she will not attend the TOEIC class this afternoon
• Thus               : He spoke like a person who can do everything, thus he have to do everything like he said

Prepositions

• In                       : I'll be home in an hour
• At                      : I bought the watch at Casio Watch Center
• Of by                 : Unused medicines should be disposed of by using a tool medicine
• For                     : He's been gone for along time
• Beneath              : She moved the picture beneath the light
• Because of         : Because of heavy snow,  many schools were closed
• In spite of           : He doesn't want to go for a long time, in spite of actually his wife doesn't mind
• Considering        : You managed the project well, considering your inexperience
• Except                : All of Shandi's friends already do their homework, except Shandi himself
• Than                   : This class is warmer than laboratory class
• As                      : He was chosen as chairman of large company
• Before                 : I'm not going to Washington before my job are finished

I hope those sentences can help you who have read this blog.

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MICROSOFT VISIO

BRAINSTORMING

Brainstorming adalah satu aktivitas yang efektif dan efisien untuk mengeluarkan ide-ide baru yang membawa kita pada suatu pemecahan suatu masalah. Brainstorming dapat dilakukan secara berkelompok atau sendirian.

Langkah selanjutnya adalah menggabungkan ide-ide yang kita peroleh dan buatlah beberapa topik, yang perlu sedikit pembahasan lebih mendalam. Kemudian klasifikasikan ide-ide yang relevan dan tidak relevan. Dengan begitu kita akan mendapatkan gambaran yang sedikit lebih jelas tentang pembahasan  yang akan kita tulis.

Dibawah ini adalah langkah – langkah untuk membuat Brainstorming dengan pembahasan Sekretaris :

1. Buka visio terlebih dahulu

2. Pilih Brainstorming kemudian pilih Brainstorming Diagram

3. Maka akan muncul Brainstorming kecil untuk membuat diagram Brainstorming

Auto-Arrange Topics   : untuk menyusun kembali diagram yang telah dibuat agar lebih rapi

Add main topic            : untuk memasukkan topik utama

Add subtopic               : untuk memasukkan sub topik

Add peer topic            : untuk memasukkan sub topic yang sejajar dgn sebelumnya

Add multiple subtopic  : untuk memasukkan sub topic yang sekaligus lebih dari 3 atau dlm jumlah banyak

 

 

4. Atur diagram dengan menggunakan navigation shapes yg berisi brainstorming shapes, backgrounds, Borders and titles, Legends shapes

   

5. Masukkan topic utama dengan klik Add Main Topic

6. Lalu klik Add multiple subtopics untuk memasukkan beberapa sub topik seperti gambar dibawah ini

7. Maka hasilnya seperti gambar dibawah ini

8. Lakukan hal yang sama seperti sebelumnya jika masih ada sub sub topik yang harus diisikan pada tiap sub topic.

Cara untuk menghias bentuk dan warna diagram brainstorming, yaitu :

Layout

1. Pilih Brainstorming pada menu

2. Klik Layout

3. Maka akan keluar bentuk garis dan bentuk diagram yang diinginkan

4. Klik Apply untuk melihat terlebih dahulu sekaligus menerapkan model layout

5. Klik OK

Theme

1. Pilih Brainstorming pada menu

2. Klik Theme

3. Ada beberapa pilihan tema dari tampilan diagram, salah satunya Mosaic 1 seperti gambar dibawah ini

4. Lalu klik OK untuk langsung menerapkannya pada diagram brainstorming

5. Maka hasilnya akan seperti gambar dibawah ini

Colouring

1. Blok keseluruhan diagram sehingga keluar kotak seperti gambar disamping ini

2. Lalu lakukan pewarnaan pada font, fill shapes dan outline sehingga jadi seperti ini

Topic Shape

1. Blok bagian diagram yang ingin diubah bentuknya terlebih dahulu

2. Pilih Brainstorming pada menu

3. Pilih Change Topic Shape

4. Ada beberapa bentuk shape, yaitu oval, cloud, rectangle, line, freehand dan wave.

5. Kita coba dengan salah satu bentuk, yaitu freehand

6. Klik OK untuk menerapkan

7. Maka akan seperti ini hasilnya.

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