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commerce
n. trade; business; transactions; exchange of
products/services and money
commercial
adj. pertaining to business; pertaining ... 3420 TOEIC Vocabulary Words
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constant
adj. firm; faithful; persistent; unbending; adamant
constrain
v. to compel; to reinforce; to oblige; to coerce
Forms: ... plural
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commercial
n. television or radio advertisement
commission
v. to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
Forms: plural: commercials Forms: commissioned;...
...
Builds new homes.
(B)
Paints houses.
(C)
Designs interiors.
(D)
Provides servants.
87.
Who will provide references?
(A)
The painters.
(B)
The neighbors.
(C)
The decorators. ...
(B)
Why
(C)
Even though
(D)
However
Ms. Ravi has already conducted market
research
_________
two new products.
(
A
)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Transactions
(A)
have weekly been documented ... Service since 1998.
(A)
use
(B)
used
(C)
had used
' (D) has been using
116.
The new employees will
_______
during training sessions.
(A)
catch out
(B)
catch on
(C)
catch...
... the entire second floor.
When it is turned off, it affects not only your office, but all the
surrounding offices as well. We ask that you not touch the
thermostat. The other second-floor tenants ... oft the
thermostat.
(B)
There is no thermostat on the
second floor.
(C)
The other tenants want a
thermostat.
(D)
The second floor has enough heat.
154.
When should the thermostat ... Marseille France
Patrice Lerch Healthy
Cereals, Inc. 9, rue
Ronchaux 25000
Besanc.on France
April 5,20_
i
___________________________________
with
our Marseille newspaper
150. (A) write
...
...
years. After several months of searching for a
new job, he found employment at another
factory in a nearby town. Although he would
earn S100 a week less in the new position than
he did at his ... to the article, why did Mr.
Bikowski stay at his new job?
(A)
The salary is better.
(B)
The new job is less stressful.
(C)
He has become a supervisor.
(D)
He prefers working close ...
starting at his new position, he received an offer
to return to his old job at his old salary. Bikowski
decided to turn the offer down. Why? Because,
he says, he finds that his new workplace...
... temporary parking passes
for the garage at 5th and Main for our clients. These passes can be
purchased for a fee of $2.00 a day during the month of June, but are
reserved for regular clients, ...
182.
183.
Why did Miller write this letter?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) To ask for advice about exercise
How far will participants in the July race
have to run?
(A)
A full marathon
(B)
A ... immediately,
when would she be ready for the run
according to Wendel?
(A)
By January
(B)
By March
(C)
In 6 months
(D)
Around July 3rd
How much money do they want to
raise at the Toronto...
... about 6
P
.
M
.
(B)
He moved here last August.
(C)
It was a western film,
30.
I love my new job!
(A)
I'm so happy to hear that.
(B)
I've never been in love.
(C)
I put ... ink pen?
(A)
Here, you can use my pen.
(B)
She opened a black book.
(C)
Blacken the circles completely.
34.
Were you born at home?
(A)
No, I was born in a hospital.
(B)
The ... season. I
just love the cool rains. They're
so refreshing, and everything
is so green and new. It always
makes me feel so happy.
Man
I know. I love it, too. It's really
a beautiful...
... Mall Garden Restaurant. It
is fast becoming the place to entertain.
AUDIOSCRIPT: PRACTICE TEST ONE
177
Questions 77
through
79 refer to the
following news item.
This urgent item just ... watched the program.
29.
This is the suit I bought in
':
New York.
(A)
I never eat fruit.
(B)
Yes, I think he lives in New York.
(C)
It looks very nice on you.
30- When was the ...
31.
I only get one week's vacation at my
new job.
(A)
He works at a travel agency.
(B)
That's not very much time.
(C)
I found anew job.
32.
How much money did the company...
... its new training center. CompCo
has hired 100 employees who will start work at
their new positions this week, and plans to hire
fifty more before the end of the year. This is
wonderful news ... to apply for a new
license and take the written and driving tests,
you may come in anytime between eight A.M.
and four P.M. An appointment is not necessary.
The fee for a new license is fifty ...
Questions 98 through 100 refer to the
following news report.
The innovative computer company CompCo
celebrated its opening today at its new facilities
in the Montrose Park neighborhood of...
... find the Answer Sheet for Practice Test Four on page 261. Detach it from the
book and use it to record your answers. Play the audio for Practice Test Four when you
are ready to begin.
LISTENING...
...
makeover? Carlos's Painting and Decorating
can make your home look like new. We
specialize in both interior and exterior
painting. We also provide decorative painting
services such as ... newspaper is on the table?
(A)
The table is by the window.
(B)
It's our new table.
(C)
That newspaper belongs to me.
28.
Did the mail come yet?
(A)
No, we'll eat later. ... waited for over an hour.
32.
Can you recommend a good hotel?
(A)
1 don't have a reservation.
(B)
That's not good enough.
(C)
I like the new hotel by the river.
33.
Which...
... similar-sounding
word eleven.
77. (D) This news item is a warning about
electrical demand exceeding supply.
Choices (A), (B), and (C) are incorrect
because the second sentence uses the
verb warn, ... Choice (B) answers
what color are the pages,
37. (C) I'll pick some up indicates that the
second speaker plans to buy some more
envelopes in the afternoon, because the
people are almost ... (C), and (D)
sound similar to the correct answer.
65. (B) She didn't have time to buy a
newspaper. Choice (A) associates money
with buy. Choice (C) confuses delivered on
time with the...
...
(B) are both nouns. Choice (C) is an
adjective.
136.
(C) Look up means to search for in a
reference source. Choice (A) means to
overlook. Choice (B) means to be careful.
Choice (D) means ... means in the
company of and two companies cannot
be one. Choice (C) means originating
from a source. Choice (D) means going in
one side and coming out the other.
102. (C) Because is a subordinate ... Choices (A), (B), and (C)
have higher numbers of riders.
161.
(A) The rise in postal rates will force
some companies to go into bankruptcy.
Choices (B) and (C) are confused with
another meaning...