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APRIL - NEW TOEIC Part 5 / 6 / 7

Part 5 + Part 6: finish within 23 minutes

101. Raymond and Howell proposed job cuts

following a two-year decline in sales ______.

(a) figures

(b) actions

(c) employers

(d) information

102. In the past three years, our marketing manager

______ to Europe, Australia, Brazil and Thailand.

(a) had gone

(b) has been

(c) gone

(d) went

103. ______ moving to a northern climate, be sure to

properly winterize your automobile.

(a) gives

(b) given

(c) giving

(d) is giving

104. An increase in a nation's rate of savings

ultimately ______ to lower interest rates for business

and consumer loans.

(a) lead

(b) leads

(c) leader

(d) leading

105. We need to get ______ paperwork from him

before the end of the fiscal year.

(a) him

(b) himself

(c) he

(d) his

106. Any information ______ about the revised

holiday work schedule can be obtained from Ms.

Zeldenrust in Human Resources.

(a) volunteered

(b) needed

(c) donated

(d) called

107. Ever since the drivers' strike started, citywide

buses have been ______ running thirty minutes to

one hour late.

(a) finally

(b) constantly

(c) concurrently

(d) very

108. More than 6.55 million workers are ______ in

the manufacturing industry, according to

government data.

(a) employed

(b) employer

(c) employing

(d) employment

109. Fair Oaks Transit trains were back on schedule

Monday after a mudslide disrupted last Friday

morning's ______.

(a) section

(b) commute

(c) tracking

(d) beginning

110. Sam's Steakhouse is ______ better than famous

national chains with larger advertising budgets.

(a) argue

(b) arguing

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(c) argument

(d) arguably

111. _____ Daily Dogs targets its advertising

campaign to pet owners, it could be headed for

Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

(a) Until

(b) Unless

(c) Whereas

(d) Except

112. Mocha Monkeys Coffee ______ very quickly

because of its cheap prices and unique drinks.

(a) expands

(b) are expanding

(c) is expanding

(d) to expand

113. Notice: The meeting ______ for today has been

postponed until Thursday at 4 P.M.

(a) scheduled

(b) happening

(c) important

(d) open

114. The new computer chips will ______ be

delayed because the hurricane on the East Coast has

disrupted air traffic.

(a) probability

(b) probably

(c) probable

(d) probe

115. We would like to thank the Elog Foundation for

its generous ______ to our charity fundraiser.

(a) donor

(b) donate

(c) donated

(d) donation

116. After carefully ______ the bid packages from

each vendor, we have decided to award the contract

to Thomas Cullen.

(a) considered

(b) considering

(c) considerate

(d) consideration

117. Economists predict a ______ in housing prices

due to the recent reduction in unemployment.

(a) development

(b) growth

(c) rise

(d) lift

118. Changes in American eating ______ over the

last twenty years are blamed for a variety of health

problems.

(a) meals

(b) habits

(c) dishes

(d) restaurants

119. The Holden Complex ______ has vacancies

despite its high rent, inconvenient location and large

annual maintenance fee.

(a) unusually

(b) rarely

(c) frequently

(d) assuredly

120. Be informed that this medication is for

temporary relief of symptoms, and is not intended

______ your annual immunization shot.

(a) replaced

(b) replace

(c) to replace

(d) replacing

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