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TOEIC

Academy

The Optimum TOEIC Preparation Course

TO EIC Academy

Copyright © 2009-2015 by Jim Lee, Sandy Cho

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TOEIC

Academy

Jim Lee | Sandy Cho

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NHA XUAT BAN t 6 n G HOP

THANH PHO HO CHf MINH

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Cong ty TNHH

Nhan Tri Viet

CONTENTS

What is TOEIC?

Listening Comprehension

1

Lesson Parti. Look, Observe, Appreciate Part 2. W hen-Questions

0 1 Part 3. Questions about Time Part 4. Recorded Messages

Lesson Part 1. Work, Fix, Take care of Part 2. Who-Questions

0 2 Part 3. Why-Questions Part 4. Advertisements

Lesson Part 1. Move, Carry, Transport Part 2. W here-Questions

0 3 Part 3. Questions about the Speaker’s Occupation Part 4. Office Announcem ents

Lesson

0 4

Part 1. Walk, Hike, March

Part 3. Questions about the Location/

Setting of the Conversation

Part 2. W hat-Questions

Part 4. General Announcem ents

Lesson

05

Part 1. Build, Construct

Part 3. Questions about the Topic of the

Conversation

Part 2. How-Questions

Part 4. Press Conferences

Lesson

06

Part 1. Play, Perform, Entertain

Part 3. Questions about How an Action Is/

Was Done

Part 2. Why-Questions

Part 4. W eather Forecasts

Lesson

Part 1. Road Activities

Part 3. Questions about the Problem a

Speaker Is Having

Part 2. Questions with W hose / Which

07 Part 4. Traffic Announcem ents

Lesson

08

Part 1. Around the House

Part 3. Questions about What Is Suggested/

Mentioned

Part 2. General Questions

Part 4. Radio Broadcasts

Lesson

09

Parti. City P o rt/T h e Sh o W’l •

Part 3. Questions about WHat ithlélîJjteJ^r jfc j ,

Is Doing/W ill Do

PaA 2. Preference Questions

Part 4. Lectures and Presentations

Lesson

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Parti. Presentations/Lectures rart Suggestions / Requests

10 Part 3. Questions about Places / Locations Part 4. Announcements

Lesson

Part 1. Vacancies

Part 3. Questions about the People

M entioned in the Conversation

Part 2. Tag Questions

Part 4. Explanations

Lesson

12

Part 1. Exhibitions

Part 3. Detailed Questions

Part 2. Negative Questions and

Statements

Part 4. Tour-guide Instructions

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32

41

50

59

68

77

86

95

104

113

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TOEIC Academy

LMSon

Reading Comprehension ■

0 1

Sentence Structure 124

Laaaon

0 2

Nouns and Articles 130

Lesson

0 3

Adjectives and Adverbs 136

Lenon

0 4

Agreement 142

Lataon

0 5

Pronouns and Demonstrative Adjectives 148

Laaaon

0 6

Comparatives and Superlatives 154

Laaaon

0 7

To-infinitives and Gerunds 159

Laaaon

0 8

Participles 166

LMaon

0 9

Active vs Passive Constructions 171

Lataon

1 0

Tenses and Conditionals 177

Laaaon

1 1

Conjunctions and Prepositions 184

Laaaon

1 2

Relative Clauses 192

Actual Test 201

Scripts & Answers 247

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What is TOEIC? TOEIC Academy

What Is Toeic?

TOEIC, which stands for Test of English for International Communication, measures English

proficiency in a work-related environment at advanced and intermediate levels. It is designed

to give an accurate measurement of the English capabilities of people who do not use English

as their mother tongue. Each year there are 4 million people from more than 60 countries

taking the test for various purposes, from seeking jobs to getting promotions.

TOEIC Test Areas

As TOEIC measures the candidate's proficiency in the workplace and everyday communication, the

test questions are based on real-life work settings in an international environment (meetings,

travel, telephone conversations, etc).

TOEIC test questions include various settings and situations, such as:

(1 Corporate Development: research, product development

(2) Dining Out: business and informal lunches, banquet, receptions

(3) Entertainment: cinema, theater, music, art, exhibition, museum, media

(4i Finance and Budgeting: banking, investment, taxes, accounting

(5 ) General Business: contract, negotiation, mergers, marketing, sales, warranties, business

planning, conference, labor relation

(6) Health: medical insurance, visiting doctors, dentist, clinics

(7> Housing/Corporate Property: construction, specification, buying and renting, electric and

gas services

(8) Office: board meeting, committee, letters, telephone, fax, e-mail, office equipment

(9 ) Personnel: recruiting, hiring, retiring, salaries, promotion, job application

(10) Purchasing: shopping, ordering, supplies, shipping, invoice

(11) Travel: trains, airplanes, taxis, ferries, car rental, technical areas

To ensure that the test measures what it is supposed to in a fair, valid and reliable way, these

characteristics are common of the test items:

Vocabulary, grammar and idioms are not specifically American English.

Culture-specific and job/profession-specific situations are avoided.

Names from different countries are included.

Different English accents are used throughout the test - mainly American, British,

Canadian and Australian accents.

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Structure of the Test

Section Part

Listening

Comprehension

Photographs

Question-Response

Short Conversations

Short Talks

10

30

30

30

45 m inutes 495

5 Incomplete Sentences 40

Reading 6 Text Completion 12

Comprehension

7

Reading Comprehension

(Single Passages)

28

Reading Comprehension

(Double Passages)

20

TOTAL 7 Parts 200 questions

75 m inutes 495

1. Listening Comprehension

This section measures the candidate’s ability to understand spoken English. Varied accents,

including US, British, Australian, and Canadian can be heard in all parts of the test in order

to reflect the reality of the workplace. Practice with all these accents is therefore necessary

to help yourself get used to listening to English in the global business world.

PART 1 _ Photographs

10 questions

Time for instruction: about 90 seconds

Time between questions: 5 seconds

In Part 1 you will see a picture in your test book and hear four

short statements. You should choose the statement that best

describes the picture and mark your answer on the given answer

sheet. All the statements will be read once only.

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30 questions

Time for instruction: about 60 seconds

Time betw een questions: 5 seconds

PART 2_Question & Response

11. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 26. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

12. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 27. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

13. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 28. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

14. Mark your answer on your answer sheet. 29. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.

In Part 2 you will hear a speaker asking a question or making a short statem ent. Then

second speaker will give three possible responses. You are to choose the best response to

the question or statem ent you have heard and mark your answer on the answer sheet. All

the questions and statem ents will be read once only.

PART 3_Short Conversations

30 questions

Time for instruction: about 30 seconds

Time betw een questions: 8 seconds

41. Where is the conversation taking place?

(A) In a travel agency

(B) In an airport

(C) In a post office

(D) In a convenience store

42. What is the woman doing?

(A) Sending a package

(B) Picking up an airline ticket

(C) Getting a physical checkup

(D) Buying some groceries

43. Where will the woman most likely go next?

(A) To the airport

(B) To the post office

(C) To a travel agency

(D) To a market

In Part 3 you will hear short conversations between 2 people. You then read three questions

in your test book about each conversation. There are four responses to each of the questions.

You are to choose the best response in each case and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

You will hear each conversation once only.

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30 questions

Time for instruction: about 30 seconds

Time betw een questions: 8 seconds

71. What is the talk mainly about?

(A) The launch of their new product

(B) Their sales record from last year

(C) Making more profits this year

(D) Getting rid of the inactive accounts

PART 4_Short Talks

73. How are they going to achieve their goal?

(A) By getting extra phones in the office

(B) By employing more workers

(C) By going out to meet their clients

(D) By appointing a new board of directors

In Part 4 you will hear short talks given by single speakers. Each short talk is followed by

three questions printed in your test book. There are four responses to each of the questions.

You are to choose the best response in each case and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

You will hear each talk once only.

2. Reading Comprehension

PART 5_lncomplete Sentences

40 questions

101. Last year’s job fair in London was a remarkable , drawing over 200,000 participants

worldwide.

(A) success

(B) successes

(C)succeed

(D) succeeding

103. Guests can experience excellent service at our newly opened Italian restaurant.

(A) dine

(B) dines

(C) dining

(D) dined

In Part 5 you will read incomplete sentences. Each sentence is followed by four answer

choices with words or phrases. You are to choose the answer choice that best completes the

sentence and mark your answer on the answer sheet.

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PART 6_.Text Completion

May 5 Shanghai - The Peking Dance Society made public last week that it will hold its biannual

modern dance festival at Shanghai's prestigious Heritage Performance Center from June 5 until the

end of the month. This announcement by Mr. Ming Chun Ru, the president

141. (A) made

(B) will be made

(C) was made

(D) had made

of the Peking Dance Society.

This year's performance will feature a solo dance performance by Ms. Xiaojian Hwang,

recently returned from the U.S. after a series of nationwide performances.

142. (A) who

(B) whom

(C) which

(D) whose

Tickets will be on sale starting May 15 at www.shanghaiperformance.org. Advance ticket

purchasing is as many of Ms. Hwang's fans have been waiting for this

143. (A) advice

(B) advise

(C) advising

(D) advised

opportunity for almost two years.

In Part 6 you will read four cloze passages - passages with a word or phrase missing in

some of the sentences. Each incomplete sentence is followed by four answer choices. You

are to choose the answer choice that best completes the sentence and mark your answer

on the answer sheet. Note that you may have to refer to other parts of the passage to

complete the sentence.

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PART 7_Reading Comprehension

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Location: Highland Par* Arts House located in mid-park on 65th Street

Share the Latino-American experience with renowned poet German Roberto in Highland Park

This special event has been prepared to bring insights into Latino literary works Not only can you

enjoy popular modern poetry reading, but you can also interact with Mr Roberto and the other

participants in the event

Also, get ready tor an exciting guitar performance by a live band and the following smg-a-long

session This is a part ol the Highland Park's Latino History Month programs. Admission's tree All

ages are accepted Free tickets are available ai the Arts House, which is located in mid-park on

65th Street, starting at 2:00 PM on May 3 For more information, call 917-466-2767

153 What is the notice mainly about?

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1B1 The lOcJtiur< the apartMents

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(Di The facilities tho aparfn«nts

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(Al She is starting a new job

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(D) She wants to uve near her family

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(A) Fax

(B) The Internet

(C) Telephone

(D) In person

In Part 7 there are 8-10 single passages and 4 sets of double passages. The passages may be in

the forms of letters, emails, announcements and advertisements. Each single passage is

followed by 2-4 questions. You should select the best response to each of the questions

printed in your test book. Each of the 4 double passage sets requires you to read two related

text s and answer questions about them. You will need to refer to information from both texts

to be able to answer some of the questions.

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Listening

Comprehension

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Key Expressions

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examine an X-ray image

read a sign on a building

gaze out at the scenery

stare at a screen

admire a painting

appreciate a picture on the wall

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