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ÖXFÔRD PRACTICE TESTS FOR THE TOEICSTESF VOLUME ONE University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP uckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai ares Salaam Dethi Hong Kong /stanbul Karachi Kolkata uala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai airabi Sao Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto \XFORD and OXFORD ENGLISH re trade marks of Oxford University Press ISBN 19 453526 Oxford University Press 2000 First published 2000 Fifth impression 2003 No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the ELT Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer Any websites referred to in this publication are in the public domain and their addresses are provided by Oxford University Press for information only Oxford University Press disclaims any responsibility for the content Printed in China The author and publisher would like to thank Corels for use of royalty-free images Contents Introduction page Practice Test page Practice Test page 43 Practice Test page 79 Practice Test page 115 Tapescripts page 151 page 153 page 158 Test Test Test Test page 163 page 168 Answer key Test page page page page page 173 175 187 199 211 page page page page page 223 225 227 229 231 Test Test Test Answer sheets Test Test Test Test Conversion table INTRODUCTION The Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) was originally designed to test the English proficiency levels of people engaged in international business However, the TOEIC® test has proven to be such a reliable measure of a test-taker’s English language skills that it is now used for academic admissions, for placement purposes, and for measuring achievement Over 1,500,000 people take the TOEIC test each year than one meaning (¢.g.,a bottle of port wine rather than a ship in port) There may be a suitable word included which is used inappropriately (e.g., fe is opening the window There is a window in the photo, but nobody is opening it) Strategies Scan the picture quickly and try to identify as much as you can Ask yourself questions: Who gender, description, occupation) is in the photo? What is happening? Where was the photo taken? When listening, focus on the words that are easier to hear, the stressed words, as they carry the TOEIC test format overall meaning The TOEIC test is divided into two sections These are Listening Comprehension and Reading Each section contains 100 questions You will need approximately 2/4 hours to take the test Listening Comprehension Part] Part Part Wi PartIV Reading PartV PartVI PartVH Photographs Question-response Short conversations Short talks Incomplete sentences Error recognition Reading comprehension 45 minutes 20 30 30 20 questions questions questions questions 75 minutes 40 questions 20 questions 40 questions Listening Comprehension Part I Photographs In this part, you will see a photograph and you will hear four sentences about it You must choose the sentence that most closely matches what you see ‘You will hear the sentences once You will identify what you see in the photo This may include people, objects, actions and locations both general and specific You will also make assumptions; you may not be able to determine if something is actually taking place, but from the clues in the photo, you can assume that it is Traps The three incorrect sentences will contain words that may make them appear correct A word may have a similar sound to something in the photo (€.g.,a sheep rather than the ship pictured) The Sentence may contain a word which has more Introduction Part II Question-response In this part, you will hear a question and three possible responses You must choose the response that best answers the question You will hear the question and each response once The question may ask about people, location, time, an activity, an event, emotions, reasons, or opinions In short, the question could be on almost any subject Traps As in Part I, words may sound similar or be used out of context Words from the question may be repeated in the response, but be used inaccurately In addition, there is a potential trap with grammar ‘You will hear different types of questions: wbquestions (who, what, when, where, why, and bow), yes/no questions and tag questions When you hear a yes/no or a tag question, you may assume that the response will begin with Yes or No, In the TOEIC test, as in real life, the response may answer the question indirectly instead For example: fs there any cake left? (A) I ate the last piece (B) Yes, the lake is on the left (C) No, I left early (A) is the correct option The respondent doesn’t answer with yes/no as would be expected However, we know the answer is no, because the respondent ate the last piece Strategies You will have to exercise your short-term memory You must remember the question until you have picked the appropriate response If you really don’t know the answer, then guess Choose the response that sounds most natural to you, don’t announcements, weather forecasts, special bulletins, etc The questions will ask you to determine the location, the speaker, the time, the leave any questions unanswered event, of a reason Part Wil Traps Short conversations In this part, you will hear a short dialog You will read a question and four answer choices in your test booklet You must choose the option that best answers the question You will only hear the dialog once The question will ask about the general idea of the conversation; usually it will not focus on specific details You will be asked to identify an activity, an emotion, a relationship, or the location of the speakers In some instances you may have to some minor calculations based on measurements in the dialog Traps As in Parts I and 11, words may sound similar or be used out of context Words may be repeated in the options, but be used inaccurately In addition, listen out for words that can add to or change meaning Listen carefully for words that indicate time (e.g., before, until, while, afterwards, etc.) and words that indicate negation (e.g., not, bardly, seldom, by no means, etc.) The dialog may compare two or more things so listen for words that show degrees of comparisons Modals (e.g., can, Could, ought to, etc.) indicate possibility and advisability Listen carefully for modals to determine the intent of the speakers Word order is also a potential trap A sentence such as Never bas the weather been so unpredictable means The weather is usually predictable Strategies Try to read the question before you hear the dialog If you have time, read the answer choices as well Look at ail the options, before choosing your answer As you listen, imagine the speakers and their location Part IV Short talks In this part, you will hear a short monologue about which you will read two or three questions in your test booklet For each question, you must choose the correct answer from four options You will only hear the monologue once The talks can be in the form of recorded The traps that were set for you in Parts L,I and I are set once again Strategies This is a very difficult section listen carefully and remember important that you try to read you hear the talk If you have because you have to specific details It is the questions before time, try to read the answer choices as well However, you should listen to the whole talk before attempting to answer any of the questions Timing is crucial in this part If you cannot read and answer the question in the second pause then don’t worry, but move on to the next one Don’t get left behind on the tape Reading PartV Incomplete sentences In this part, you will read a sentence with one word or phrase missing and four possible choices to fill the blank You will choose the best word or phrase Both your knowledge of vocabulary and your knowledge of grammar are tested You will have to understand the meaning of the sentence to choose a vocabulary item You may have to apply your knowledge of phrasal verbs and set expressions You will, in some instances, have to understand the grammatical function of the blank to choose the correct grammatical form of a word The grammar forms tested most frequently are verb tense, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions and comparisons with adjectives and adverbs Traps In the items that test grammar, many of the choices are attractive because they seem to complete the meaning of the sentence However, they may not be grammatically correct You have to pay close attention to the word endings and make sure you choose the correct grammatical form required Strategies You must develop a quick pace for the Reading section You have 75 minutes for 100 items There are 60 items in PartsV and VI You should save most of your time for the reading passages in Part VIL Try to answer a question in 30 seconds If the Introduction answer is not apparent to you, quickly move on Return to the unanswered questions after you reach the end of Part VII Always go back and check your answers at the end if there is time PartVI Error recognition In this part, you will read a sentence with four words or phrases underlined You must choose the underlined word or phrase which is incorrectly written Only grammar is tested The focus is mainly on errors with subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, and word family distinctions Errors with prepositions are common and occasionally there will be mistakes with verb tense and verb form The words that are not underlined are always correct Traps A common trap is to insert a word that does not belong This is usually a pronoun in the subject position e.g., The workers they are on strike,or a pronoun which is incorrectly used e.g., She is going to interview Mr Robinson itself Strategies Check each underlined section for an error If no error is apparent, take each option and see if that word or phrase fits the sentence grammatically Do not take time to correct an error (even in your head) PartVII Reading You will read a passage followed by 2~5 questions You will have to answer the questions based on the information in the passage Each question has four options You will have to interpret the information in advertisements, forms, reports, correspondence, tables, graphs, announcements, articles, and schedules Traps Many of the answer options repeat information that is found in the passage, but in a different context Make sure the option you choose directly answers the question Strategies Read over the questions before you read the passage Don’t look at the answer options Read Introduction the passage quickly to get a general idea Don’t worry about words you don’t understand Then read it again more carefully and try to find the answers to the questions as you read After that, choose from the options The questions usually match the order information is presented in the passage Be familiar with the type of passages that will be presented Studying for the TOEIC test As you take a practice test, pay attention to the way you work through the test Keep track of your time Note how long you spend on a part; estimate how long you spend on an item Ask yourself how you can improve your speed Try to develop your own test-taking rhythm Use the cassette tape to develop your memory After you take a test, go back to the Listening section and play the tape again Try to repeat each sentence you hear in your head and hold it in your memory You can also try this in your own language when you listen to the radio or television Try to repeat exactly what the announcer says It is possible to improve your ability to remember For the TOEIC test,a good memory is a necessity Use the explanatory answers in the back of this book Use them to learn why you made an error and how the test tried to trap you There will be a lot of new words, phrases and ideas in this book Taking these practice TOEIC tests will not only help you become comfortable with the test, but will definitely help you improve your English Answer sheets and Conversion table In the exam you will have to put your answers on an Answer sheet, and you can practise doing this by using the Answer the book sheets provided at the back of A score conversion table is included on the inside back cover This converts the scores of the Oxford practice tests and does not correlate with the actual TOEIC tests The table provides you with an approximation of your total actual score for the practice tests,and can be used to assess your performance as you work through them Practice Test One LISTENING COMPREHENSION In this section of the test, you will have the chance to show how well you understand spoken English There are four parts to this section, with special! directions for each part PART | Directions: For each question, you will see a picture in your test book and you will hear four.short statements The statements will be spoken just one time They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand what the speaker says When you hear the four statements, look at the picture in your test book and choose the statement that best describes what you see in the picture Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your answer Look at the sample below Sample Answer Now listen to the four statements @®@®€@@® Statement (B), “They're having a meeting,” best describes what you see in the picture Therefore, you should choose answer (B) Practice Test One Practice Test One Practice Test One 10 — Practice Test 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One Practice Test One 11 12 Practice Test One 12 Practice Test One 13 14 14 — Practice Test One si5274xf a OSU 15 Practice Test One 15 16 Practice Test One Practice Test One 17 PART II Directions:... Introduction page Practice Test page Practice Test page 43 Practice Test page 79 Practice Test page 11 5 Tapescripts page 15 1 page 15 3 page 15 8 Test Test Test Test page 16 3 page 16 8 Answer key Test page... page page page 17 3 17 5 18 7 19 9 211 page page page page page 223 225 227 229 2 31 Test Test Test Answer sheets Test Test Test Test Conversion table INTRODUCTION The Test of English for International

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