TOEIC PREPARATION

PART IV

SHORT TALKS

A. MAIN IDEA QUESTIONS

Listening Comprehension Transcript

This is Caiti Carlson with your KATZ news update. President Morgan this morning signed a bill that will raise the salary of school teachers by an average of 5.2 percent nationwide, and also provide an additional $300 billion a year to fund Head Start preschool programs. The president called the legislation a "vital stimulus" for the country's education system. Locally, governor Wang says she will not approve a proposed $20 billion plan for traffic improvements, saying the bill does not go far enough in relieving traffic congestion. On Wall Street this hour, the Dow is up 200 points after a brief morning drop. Among leading state companies, ATD Corporation is up sixty cents at $15.70 a share, and Stargers has risen 10 cents to $35.30. This has been Caiti Carlson with this hour's top headlines. Stay tuned for KATZ weather and traffic together, right after this word from ABC Insurance.

1. What is the main purpose of this report?

• A. To summarize major stories -- CORRECT

• B. To provide in-depth analysis

• C. To entertain listeners

• D. To update traffic and weather

 

2. What is the subject of the passage?

• A. Announcement about traffic

• B. News update on the radio -- CORRECT

• C. An advertisement of program

• D. Sports scores and news

B. FACT AND DETAIL QUESTIONS

Listening Comprehension Transcript

Hi Trudy, this is Joy. I tried to call Felix, but it said that his number was disconnected. Maybe I copied it down wrong. When you get a chance, could you please check it and then call me and leave a good number for him? Thanks. Also, I reached Mr. Latimer, and he said to go ahead and order a dozen boxes of the new business cards. You can charge them to the company. We'll need to meet sometime next week to discuss the Gerber project. I'm going to be out of the office this morning, but I'll be at my desk most of the afternoon, or you could try my cell: 555-844-9122. Let me know which days are good for you. And if you could get me that number for Felix as soon as possible, I'd appreciate it. Thanks Trudy. Talk to you soon. Bye.

1. When will Joy be in the office?

• A. This morning

• B. Next week

• C. In the afternoon -- CORRECT

• D. Tomorrow

 

2. Who is try to take a note of phone cell number?

• A. Trudy - CORRECT

• B. Joy

• C. Me

• D. Felix

C. INFERENCE QUESTIONS

Listening Comprehension Transcript

Our next contestant is a 44-year-old lawyer from Rockland, Minnesota, where he specializes in personal injury claims. He grew up in Bronze Springs, Maryland, and moved with his family to the Midwest at age 4. After completing law school at Midwest University, he married his high school sweetheart. He's the father of two boys, 12 and 9, and a 5-year-old girl. If he wins the grand prize today on our show, he says, "I'm sure going to go someplace better than Disneyland." Ladies and gentleman, please give a warm "Guess the Price" welcome to Stan Kramer!

1. Where is the introduction probably taking place?

• A. At a business meeting

• B. At a job interview

• C. At a TV game show -- CORRECT

• D. At a dinner party

 

2. What will the listeners probably do next? 

• A. Start booing

• B. Remain silent

• C. Ask questions

• D. Clap their hands -- CORRECT

D. CAUSE AND EFFECT QUESTIONS

Listening Comprehension Transcript

A check on traffic at this hour reveals slow downs on Interstate 30 through the city and north into the suburbs, caused by an earlier injury accident. We're looking at state patrol officers sweeping glass and debris from that collision over to the side of the road, while the left lane remains closed to traffic. Taking a peek at our eastside real-time camera, we see heavy congestion on Highway 605 east of the convention center, thinning out south of the airport. Traffic on Route 2, meanwhile, looks to be moving steadily until the town of Roserock, where a maintenance crew is fixing a large pothole in the center of the roadway. Finally, looking west along Highway 14, we see a backup near exit 93 that appears to be caused by a dairy truck that has spilled part of its load of milk in the center lane. This is Brandon Bacchio with your WILK traffic report. Now back to you, Eda.

1. What is caused of traffic slow on Interstate 30?

• A. Due to road construction

• B. Due to an accident -- CORRECT

• C. Due to a closed right lane

• D. Due to spilled milk

 

2. Why are patrol officers sweeping glass and debris to the side of the road?

• A. I've seen crowded traffic

• B. Because there is a collision on that road -- CORRECT

• C. That appears to be caused by a dairy truck that has spilled on the road

• D. There are some people who want to across the traffic

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TOEIC PREPARATION

PART III

SHORT CONVERSATIONS

A. Listening Comprehension Transcript

1. Where is the conversation taking place? 

• A. In a church 

• B. In an office -- CORRECT 

• C. In a classroom

• D. In a park

 

2. What problem does the woman have? 

• A. She will be late for work. 

• B. She cannot make the meeting. 

• C. She is struggling with her presentation. -- CORRECT 

• D. She worked late yesterday.

 

3. Who will be attending a meeting? 

• A. Selynn -- CORRECT 

• B. Both of them

• C. Peter and Selynn

• D. Peter

B. Listening Comprehension Transcript

1. Which facilities will be the woman chosen for company’s party? 

• A. Outdoors

• B. Indoors conference room -- CORRECT

• C. Large outdoors area

• D. None room

 

2. Why does the man call the woman? 

• A. To inquire about prices

• B. To sell her food

• C. To invite her to a party

• D. To order food and drinks -- CORRECT

 

3. Where will the party be held? 

• A. In a city park

• B. At the man's company -- CORRECT

• C. On the beach

• D. In a theater

C. Listening Comprehension Transcript

1. What are the speakers talking about? 

• A. The man's job

• B. The man's salary

• C. The woman's business -- CORRECT

• D. The woman's clients

 

2. How many clients does the woman have? 

• A. Two

• B. Three

• C. Four

• D. Five -- CORRECT

 

3. When did he get conference call? 

• A. The previous week -- CORRECT

• B. Two days before

• C. Right now

• D. An hour ago

D. Listening Comprehension Transcript

1. Who will meet their new clients? 

• A. Robin

• B. Mr. Evans

• C. Ben -- CORRECT

• D. Rebecca

 

2. When Robin will reschedule for meet their new client? 

• A. Friday

• B. Next week

• C. In the past day

• D. Monday – CORRECT

 

3. Which employee will help Rebecca on her presentation? 

• A. Robin -- CORRECT

• B. Ben

• C. Mr. Evans

• D. Clients

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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

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