Đề thi TOEIC 5/2011

se than most newspapers with similar circulation.
New Travel Statistics Released
U.S. airline passengers last year arrived late to their destinations and lost their luggage more often than passengers in previous years, yet complained less frequently, according to statistics released last Friday by the U.S. Department of Air Transportation.
According to the department's report, 75 percent of all passenger airplanes last year failed to arrive on time. Airplanes the previous year had a 77 percent on-time arrival rate. Additionally, there were 6.7 reports of lost or damaged baggage for every 1,000 passengers, up from 6.6 reports per 1,000 the previous year. That statistic has risen steadily since 2002.
Among national carriers, Colorado Airlines and SkyClear Air had the lowest rates of mishandled baggage, while Northeast Atlantic and BTB Airlines reported the highest. The report also found that Colorado and Limitless Air had the highest on-time arrival rates, while the lowest were recorded by JetHigh Air and Skyward Air.
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Best airports for on-time arrivals:
----------------------------------------------Percentage of on-time arrivals:
Cincinnati 83.14
Salt Lake City 82.82
Phoenix 80.27
Best airports for on-time departures:
----------------------------------------------Percentage of on-time departures:
Salt Lake City 85.68
Cincinnati 84.48
San Diego 82.42
Worst airports for on-time arrivals:
----------------------------------------------Percentage of on-time arrivals:
Newark 62.56
New York City 64.16
Chicago 68.23
Worst airports for on-time departures:
----------------------------------------------Percentage of on-time departures:
Chicago 68.84
Atlanta 71.61
Newark 71.87
186. What statistic has risen annually since 2002?
(a) The number of late arrivals
(b) The number of airline passengers
(c) The number of lost or damaged bags
(d) The number of passenger complaints.
187. Which of the following airlines reported the fewest mishandled bags?
(a) JetHigh Air
(b) BTB Airlines
(c) SkyClear Air
(d) Northeast Atlantic.
188. What is implied about Colorado Air? 
(a) It had problems in several areas.
(b) It reported the fewest customer complaints.
(c) It had more passengers than most other airlines.
(d) It was better than most of its rivals in several categories
189. What was reported as the highest percentage rate for on- time departures?
(a) 62.56
(b) 68.84
(c) 83.14
(d) 85.68.
190. Which airport reported the worst on-time arrival rate?
(a) Newark
(b) Chicago
(c) Phoenix
(d) Cincinnati.
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Brendan,I think I found the perfect activity for Mr. Mendoza when he's visiting the Honolulu offices next month. Check out this Web site: www.oahusharkadventure.com
This might seem a little extreme, but we all know how much Mr. Mendoza loves the ocean and scuba diving. We bring him scuba diving on every trip he takes out here. But I also know that he's fascinated by sharks. The last time he was in Hawaii he was reading a book about them and would bring them up in conversation every chance he had. So I think this would be perfect for him - something different but something he would enjoy very much.
My brother-in-law went on a shark adventure through Oahu Shark Adventure when my sister and her family came to visit me last summer. He said it was very safe, very well organized, and an experience that he will never forget.
So what do you think? Perhaps we can discuss the idea with the whole team on Thursday. We can find out if we have any volunteers to go on a shark-viewing adventure with Mr. Mendoza - if we're all in agreement that it's a good idea.
Jung-wha
191. What information does the advertisement provide?
(a) A list of prices
(b) A schedule of times
(c) Recommended sites for visitors
(d) Equipment and experience requirements.
192. Why has Jung-wha written the note?
(a) To recommend a hotel for Mr. Mendoza
(b) To suggest an activity for Mr. Mendoza
(c) To ask about Mr. Mendoza's travel plans
(d) To inform Brendan about Mr. Mendoza's proposal.
193. What can be inferred about Mr. Mendoza? 
(a) He is moving to Honolulu.
(b) He is writing a travel book.
(c) He will be visiting his brother-in-law.
(d) He has traveled to Hawaii several times.
194. What does Jung-wha suggest doing?
(a) Delaying a schedule meeting
(b) Discussing her idea in a meeting
(c) Calling Mr. Mendoza at his office
(d) Studying Mr. Mendoza's proposal further.
195. In the note, the phrase“ Check out” in paragraph 1, line 2, is closest in meaning to
(a) pay for
(b) look at
(c) leave out
(d) ask about.
Staff Profile: Dr. Green
Joseph Green, professor of chemical engineering, is an expert on interfacial processes, particularly on the development and application of x-ray scattering techniques for on-site studies of mineral-fluid interfaces.
Green earned bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as his 1960 Ph.D. in chemical engineering, at the University of Indiana. After four years at the Vivinex Corporation, he joined the faculty of Haverton University in 1963. He left Haverton in 1982 to become senior scientific advisor at Petro Energy Corporate Research Labs, and joined Staunton University's Chemical Engineering Department as professor in 1987.
Green was elected to the U.S. Engineering Council in 1990.
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United Chemical Laboratories
1000 Corporate Drive
Lacy, NM 82144
February 10, 20—
Joseph Green, Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering Department
College of Chemistry
Staunton University
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Dear Professor Green,
In light of your renowned research and your contributions in the area of mineral-fluid interfaces, we would like to formally invite you to serve as an Invited Speaker at the upcoming Interfacial Process Symposium, to be held at United Chemical Laboratories, in Lacy, N.M., on May 15.
We hope your lecture will include a discussion of trends and current developments in X-ray scattering technology. We will provide roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodation, roundtrip airport transportation, as well as an honorarium of US $800.
If you are willing to accept our offer, we would appreciate you contacting us before April 1. I also will need your up-to-date curriculum vitae, and a brief abstract of our talk for inclusion in the conference proceedings. Please let us know if you will need to use a computer, overhead projector, or other display technology. We will be happy to arrange for copying any handouts you may have.
Your contribution to this symposium would be of enormous benefit to all the participants.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any concerns and/or suggestions.
Yours sincerely,
Bruce Nagy, Ph.D.
Director of Corporate Research
United Chemical Laboratories 
196. What is learned about Dr. Green?
(a) He occasionally works as an advisor for private corporations.
(b) He has spent his entire career studying mineral - fluid interfaces.
(c) He received his graduate and undergraduate degrees from the same university.
(d) He began working at Staunton University shortly after obtaining his doctorate.
197. What is listed as one of Dr. Green's accomplishments?
(a) Winning a national engineering award
(b) Founding a scientific research institute
(c) Developing an important research technique
(d) Establishing a new department for research.
198. What is learned about the event that Dr. Green has been invited to attend? 
(a) It is an annual conference.
(b) It is being held in a university.
(c) It is sponsored by a private corporation.
(d) It is focussed exclusively on x-ray scattering technology.
199. Which of the following does Bruce Nagy NOT offer to do for Dr. Green?
(a) Pay him for his appearance
(b) Pick him up at the airport
(c) Give him a tour of the area
(d) Make copies of his handouts.
200. What does Bruce Nagy ask Dr. Green to do?
(a) Provide a copy of his lecture notes
(b) Respond before the beginning of April
(c) Give a demonstration of his latest invention
(d) Leave time open for questions from the audience.
ANSWER
101. A
102. A
103. A
104. A
105. B
106. A
107. D
108. B
109. B
110. D
111. D
112. C
113. A
114. C
115. B
116. A
117. C
118. A
119. B
120. B
121. C
122. B
123. B
124. C
125. A
126. A
127. C
128. C
129. A
130. C
131. C
132. D
133. D
134. A
135. D
136. A
137. C
138. B
139. C
140. A
141. D
142. B
143. B
144. B
145. B
146. A
147. A
148. B
149. C
150. D
151. D
152. C
153. C
154. C
155. B
156. D
157. D
158. A
159. C
160. D
161. C
162. B
163. A
164. A
165. C
166. A
167. D
168. B
169. D
170. B
171. A
172. A
173. A
174. D
175. C
176. D
177. D
178. B
179. C
180. B
181. A
182. B
183. D
184. B
185. C
186. C
187. C
188. D
189. D
190. A
191. D
192. B
193. D
194. B
195. B
196. C
197. C
198. C
199. C
200. B
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