Success TOEIC

ant part of a tennis professional’s job. 
 (D) 
2 Possessive adjective 
2.1 If you follow ____ interests, learning will always be enjoyable. 
(A) you 
(B) your 
(C) yours 
(D) yourselves 
2.2 Perry’s _____ of the meeting was so thorough that Susan did not have to add 
anything. 
(A) summary 
(B) summarize 
(C) summarizing 
(D) summarized 
2.3 Any destabilizing changes could reawaken fears that the countries are returning to 
 (A) (B) 
 they old inflationary policies. 
(C) (D) 
2.4 To help us keep our costly down, the insurance company suggested several 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 recommended suppliers. 
 (D) 
2.5 To ensure long-term success, a company must have a thorough knowledge of ____ 
competition. 
(A) its 
(B) it’s 
(C) itself 
(D) it 
3 Comparatives and Superlatives 
3.1 The department manager selected several proposals to take a _____ look at. 
(A) closely 
(B) closest 
(C) closer 
(D) closeness 
3.2 Take the bus down Fifth Avenue – it is easier and just as fast a taxi at rush hour. 
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
3.3 The Toronto metropolitan area pays higher rates to dispose of its garbage _____ 
most other large cities. 
(A) however 
(B) when 
(C) than 
(D) while 
3.4 Our newest fax machine is most than twice as fast as other currently available 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
 machines. 
3.5 Margie earned distinction and the ____ honors upon graduating from college. 
(A) high 
(B) higher 
(C) highest 
(D) highly 
3.6 This festival is the much popular one of the year, and continues for three days. 
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
3.7 On-line shopping is at its _____ when it offers a large product selection that can be 
searched easily and quickly. 
(A) good 
(B) better 
(C) much better 
(D) best 
4 Determiners 
4.1 The business needs printer that is fast, affordable, and does not require much space. 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
4.2 The advertisement should reach an estimated one million of people. 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
4.3 Durable goods orders rebounded in early March from their first decline in fourth 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
 months. 
4.4 She made multiple copies of several ______ in preparation for the Export 
Conference. 
(A) documents 
(B) documented 
(C) documenting 
(D) documentation 
5 Adverbs 
5.1 When competing for the public’s attention, a firm’s message must be _____ 
communicated. 
(A) efficiently 
(B) efficiency 
(C) efficient 
(D) efficiencies 
5.2 The company is committed to dealing _____ with other organizations. 
(A) fair 
(B) fairly 
(C) fairer 
(D) fairness 
5.3 Because of its location in the central business district, the residential apartment 
building is an _____ desirable place to live. 
(A) extreme 
(B) extremes 
(C) extremely 
(D) extremist 
5.4 Economic indicators predict that the restaurant will do ____ well next quarter. 
(A) exceptional 
(B) exception 
(C) except 
(D) exceptionally 
5.5 Once a public relations agency took over contact with the media, the company’s 
 (A) (B) 
 advertising dramatic improved. 
 (C) (D) 
 Chapter 8 Confused Words 
1 Word choice – Nouns 
1.1 Apartments are expensive in this ____ because of their proximity to the lake. 
(A) yard 
(B) land 
(C) area 
(D) arena 
1.2 The director continually provides sound management decisions that earn him the 
____ of his staff. 
(A) delight 
(B) policy 
(C) respect 
(D) quality 
1.3 Ms. Dallas was surprised to receive the bonus for the highest sales _____. 
(A) quantity 
(B) proposal 
(C) volume 
(D) delivery 
1.4 The design ____ were very strict and the agency was unable to meet them. 
(A) specifications 
(B) specific 
(C) specify 
(D) specifics 
1.5 Because of the _____ in demand for the product, management is studying the 
possibility of redesigning the package. 
(A) defiance 
(B) definition 
(C) undermine 
(D) decline 
1.6 Laurel has a professional _____ take pictures of her children once each year. 
(A) opportunist 
(B) photographer 
(C) magician 
(D) instructor 
1.7 The rug designer left the manufacture with the samples and returned to the hotel. 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
1.8 Mixcorp believes that innovative production will sell well despite increasing 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
 competition. 
1.9 The weather report is for clear sunny sky without any sign of rain. 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
2 Word Choice – Verb 
2.1 The staff apologized for ____ his name from the list of registered participants. 
(A) contacting 
(B) omitting 
(C) permitting 
(D) authorizing 
2.2 The training session will ____ new strategies for researching international 
competition. 
(A) expend 
(B) express 
(C) expire 
(D) explore 
2.3 Anyone wishing to apply for a credit card ____ he enclosed application form. 
(A) may be completing 
(B) will have completed 
(C) should have been completed 
(D) must complete 
2.4 The boss ____ me to accompany her to the concert this Friday. 
(A) asked 
(B) inquired 
(C) said 
(D) spoke 
2.5 The weather has ____ colder this week and snow is expected. 
(A) continued 
(B) started 
(C) begun 
(D) become 
2.6 A person’s body needs only a few excess calories each day to _____ weight over 
time. 
(A) take away 
(B) pull off 
(C) put on 
(D) try on 
3 Word choice – Adjectives and Adverbs 
3.1 Mr. Smith had a _____ vacation in Guam. 
(A) grateful 
(B) designed 
(C) workable 
(D) pleasant 
3.2 His report is ____ for now, but it lacks some details and will need additional work 
before it is sent to the client. 
(A) insufficient 
(B) outspoken 
(C) adequate 
(D) advanced 
3.3 Perfume companies are ____ about using electronic sensors to increase the 
objectivity of their olfactory test. 
(A) intense 
(B) enthusiastic 
(C) hypocritical 
(D) enhanced 
3.4 To complete this project on time, we will need to order more ____ materials. 
(A) crude 
(B) fine 
(C) brut 
(D) raw 
3.5 He worked throughout the night to have the annual report ready for the printer by 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 early the preceding day. 
 (D) 
3.6 The chairman specifically mentioned that each department should do its respectful 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 work to the best of its ability.
 (D) 
3.7 Some companies send expensive catalogues as _____ as once a month. 
(A) precisely 
(B) happily 
(C) frequently 
(D) willingly 
3.8 Up until two days _____, Ms. Cortese had been planning on a vacation in France. 
(A) since 
(B) ago 
(C) besides 
(D) instead 
3.9 Since the merchandise was delivered over two months _____, the buyer deserves 
some compensation. 
(A) late 
(B) past 
(C) fast 
(D) lately 
Chapter 9 Pronoun 
1 Relative pronoun 
1.1 Some hair grafting techniques can create virtually undetectable hairlines for people 
_____ are losing their hair. 
(A) which 
(B) when 
(C) who 
(D) whom 
1.2 The newsletter is compiled by volunteer readers and writers whom write brief 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 articles on current events and problems. 
 (D) 
1.3 Drew Rhodes is responsible for supervising the maintenance crews _______ clean 
 downtown sidewalks. 
(A) than 
(B) that 
(C) where 
(D) while 
1.4 The only way to influence her is to talk about ______ she wants and show her how 
to get it. 
(A) whose 
(B) which 
(C) what 
(D) that 
1.5 I strongly advise you not to hire a man _____ past career is vague. 
(A) that 
(B) whose 
(C) what 
(D) which 
1.6 The workshop explores the importance of learning styles besides they apply to 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 personal and organizational learning. 
 (D) 
1.7 Employees return home after extended periods overseas often experience a host of 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 problems associated with repatriating. 
 (D) 
1.8 The job requires a programmer ____ is capable of writing the complex code needed 
for the software. 
(A) whose 
(B) what 
(C) which 
(D) who 
1.9 Most people prefer to exercise in the morning _____ they feel they have the most 
energy. 
(A) when 
(B) but 
(C) once 
(D) like 
2 Pronoun 
2.1 I think these samples are much better than them that we tested yesterday. 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
2.2 The locket had been ______ since she was five years old. 
(A) her 
(B) hers 
(C) she 
(D) herself 
2.3 When Greta as asked to interview for the job, she bought _______ a new suit. 
(A) she 
(B) her 
(C) hers 
(D) herself 
2.4 Susan is a good team player, but she prefers to work by _____. 
(A) she 
(B) her 
(C) hers 
(D) herself 
2.5 Users must never give their password to _____ over the computer network, no 
matter how official the request appears. 
(A) anyone 
(B) no one 
(C) everyone 
(D) nobody 
Chapter 10 Parallelism and Redundancy 
1 Parallelism 
1.1 Currency traders saw the rate cuts as more cosmetic than real and _____ to buy 
dollars the next day. 
(A) begin 
(B) began 
(C) begun 
(D) beginning 
1.2 One call to our housing specialist puts you into the apartment, _____, or townhouse 
of your dreams. 
(A) consult 
(B) contend 
(C) condominium 
(D) consolidate 
1.3 Changing the public attitude towards health care was proving to be a _____ and 
expensive process. 
(A) slower 
(B) slow 
(C) slowing 
(D) slowly 
1.4 A successful cover letter states the applicant’s qualifications _____ and accurately. 
(A) lively 
(B) eventual 
(C) hopeful 
(D) clearly 
2 Redundancy 
2.1 We were late to a meeting since due to heavy traffic 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
2.2 The Human Resources Manager transferred to a different another department within 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 the company. 
(D) 
2.3 Investors expect that the company will have be worth at least $67 million when 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
 trading begins. 
2.4 At the annual meeting, a majority of the stockholders voted on to retain the current 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
 directors. 
2.5 The candidates agreed to debate the campaign issues face to face at a time and place 
 (A) (B) (C) 
 unless to be determined. 
 (D) 
2.6 Mr. Aust has made positive changes in the customer service department of it the 
 (A) (B) (C) (D) 
 store.