TOEIC Listening Reading Test Preview

ns: Read the texts that follow. A word or phrase is missing in some of the 
sentences. Four answer choices are given below each of the sentences. Select the best 
answer to complete the text. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet. 
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Questions 141-144 refer to the following letter. 
Ms. Monica Eisenman 
555 King Street 
Auckland 
New Zealand 
Dear Ms. Eisenman: 
I am ------- to confirm our offer of part-time employment at Western Enterprises. In your role 
 141. (A) pleased 
 (B) pleasing 
 (C) pleasant 
 (D) pleasure 
as research assistant, you will report to Dr. Emma Walton, who will keep you informed of your 
specific duties and projects. Because you will be working with confidential information, you will be 
expected to ------- the enclosed employee code-of-ethics agreement. 
 142. (A) follow 
 (B) advise 
 (C) imagine 
 (D) require 
As we discussed, you will be paid twice a month ------- the company’s normal payroll schedule. As 
 143. (A) accords 
 (B) according 
 (C) according to 
 (D) accordance with 
an hourly employee working fewer than twenty hours per week, you will not be ------- to receive 
 144. (A) tolerable 
 (B) liberal 
 (C) eligible 
 (D) expressed 
paid holidays, paid time off for illness or vacation, or other employee benefits. Your employment 
status will be reviewed in six months. 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Otherwise, please sign and return one 
copy of this letter. You may keep the second copy for your files. We look forward to working with 
you. 
Sincerely, 
Christopher Webster 
Christopher Webster 
Human Resources 
Enclosures
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PART 7 
Directions: In this part you will read a selection of texts, such as magazine and newspaper 
articles, letters, and advertisements. Each text is followed by several questions. Select the 
best answer for each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer 
sheet. 
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50% off 
Buy 1 meal, get 2nd one 50% 
off with this coupon. 
Not valid with other offers. 
Offer good until June 16. 
COUPON 
Questions 153-155 refer to the following advertisement. 
Italian Food at its Finest...The Venezia 
 Under New Ownership 
Open 7 Days, 11 A.M.–11 P.M. 
153. What is the purpose of this advertisement? 
 (A) To announce a change in business hours 
 (B) To advertise a business for sale 
 (C) To encourage diners to eat early 
 (D) To attract more customers 
154. What will customers receive if they spend more than $10? 
 (A) A $2 discount on their bill 
 (B) 50% off their next purchase 
 (C) A liter of soda 
 (D) Free delivery service 
155. What will happen on June 16? 
 (A) A new owner will take over the business. 
 (B) The coupons will expire. 
 (C) Prices will be further reduced. 
 (D) The business will close. 
$2 off 
Any order over $10 with this 
coupon. 
Not valid with other offers. 
Offer good until June 16. 
FREE 
1 liter of soda with delivery 
with this coupon. 
Not valid with other offers. 
Offer good until June 16. 
COUPON COUPON 
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 Questions 156-159 refer to the following article. 
 The new economy has created great business opportunities as well as great turmoil. 
Not since the Industrial Revolution have the stakes of dealing with change been so high. 
Most traditional organizations have accepted, in theory at least, that they must make major 
changes. Even large new companies recognize that they need to manage the changes 
associated with rapid entrepreneurial growth. Despite some individual successes, however, 
this remains difficult, and few companies manage the process as well as they would like. 
Most companies have begun by installing new technology, downsizing, restructuring, or 
trying to change corporate culture, and most have had low success rates. About 70 percent 
of all change initiatives fail. 
 The reason for most of these failures is that in their rush to change their organizations, 
managers become mesmerized by all the different, and sometimes conflicting, advice they 
receive about why companies should change, what they should try to accomplish, and how 
they should do it. The result is that they lose focus and fail to consider what would work 
best for their own company. To improve the odds of success, it is imperative that 
executives understand the nature and process of corporate change much better. 
 Most companies use a mix of both hard and soft change strategies. Hard change 
results in drastic layoffs, downsizing, and restructuring. Soft change is based on internal 
organizational changes and the gradual development of a new corporate culture through 
individual and organization learning. Both strategies may be successful, but it is difficult 
to combine them effectively. Companies that are able to do this can reap significant 
payoffs in productivity and profitability. 
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156. What is the article mainly about? 
 (A) Corporate marketing plans 
 (B) New developments in technology 
 (C) Ways for companies to increase profits 
 (D) How companies try to adapt to new conditions 
157. The word “manage” in paragraph 1, line 6, is closest in meaning to 
 (A) correct 
 (B) attract 
 (C) handle 
 (D) regulate 
158. According to the article, why do so many attempts to change fail? 
 (A) Soft change and hard change are different. 
 (B) Executives are interested only in profits. 
 (C) The best methods are often not clear. 
 (D) Employees usually resist change. 
159. What is soft change based on? 
 (A) Changes in the corporate culture 
 (B) Reductions in company size 
 (C) Relocating businesses 
 (D) Financial markets 
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Questions 160-164 refer to the following meeting agenda and e-mail message. 
Optimum Software Company 
meeting with 
Advantage Power Systems, Inc. 
November 2 
Advantage Power Systems attendees: Optimum Software attendees: 
 Katharine Morandi Ujjwal Ahmed 
 Chom Tai Yusra Singh 
 Peter Bodell 
AGENDA 
Ujjwal Ahmed Introductions 
 Review objectives 
Katharine Morandi Advantage Power Systems: project overview 
 and development schedule 
Yusra Singh Optimum product overview 
• Core software functions 
• Software platform requirements 
Peter Bodell Optimum training and consulting 
Yusra Singh Technology questions and answers 
Ujjwal Ahmed Next steps 
To: Katharine Morandi 
From: Ujjwal Ahmed, Optimum Software Company 
Subject: Yesterday’s meeting 
Dear Katharine, 
Thank you for taking the time to get together with us yesterday. Everyone on our team felt that it was a 
productive meeting. We have a better understanding of your project’s needs now, and we’ve started 
looking at ways to adapt our software to meet your requirements. 
While the basic function of the software is well suited to the project overall, as discussed, we will explore 
ways to adapt it to the needs of the different departments at Advantage that will be using it. This will 
incur some additional cost, as we indicated—we’ll provide details about that at our next meeting, once 
our engineers have assessed the changes that will need to be made. 
I’ve asked Peter Bodell to prepare a document for you that indicates when the Training and Consulting 
Department could start providing services to you. He’ll send this information to you directly—since 
you’ve worked with him in the past, it seems the most efficient way to go. 
As agreed, let’s set up a meeting for the week of November 26 by which time our engineers will be able 
to outline their approaches to your departmental needs, and we’ll have the information we need to put 
together a contract. 
In the meantime, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 
Regards, 
Ujjwal 
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160. Why was the meeting held? 
(A) To talk about hiring costs 
(B) To train software users 
(C) To discuss work on a project 
(D) To review a contract 
161. Who would probably be the best person at Optimum to answer technology questions? 
 (A) Ujjwal Ahmed 
 (B) Chom Tai 
 (C) Yusra Singh 
 (D) Katharine Morandi 
162. What is the main purpose of Mr. Ahmed’s e-mail to Ms. Morandi? 
 (A) To request a meeting with the engineering department 
 (B) To introduce Peter Bodell 
 (C) To follow up on a meeting with Advantage 
 (D) To explain how Optimum has adapted its software 
163. What service will Peter Bodell’s department provide? 
 (A) Training and consulting 
 (B) Legal advice 
 (C) Publicity 
 (D) Changes to the software 
164. What will happen in the week of November 26? 
 (A) Peter Bodell will make a presentation. 
 (B) Optimum and Advantage will meet again. 
 (C) A contract will be signed. 
 (D) Training in the new software will occur. 
Stop! This is the end of the test. If you finish before time is called, you may go 
back to Parts 5, 6, and 7 and check your work. 
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Correct Answers 
Part 1 
 1. A 
 2. D 
Part 2 
11. B 
12. A 
13. B 
14. B 
15. A 
16. A 
Part 3 
41. A 
42. C 
43. D 
44. A 
45. A 
46. C 
Part 4 
71. C 
72. D 
73. A 
74. C 
75. A 
76. D 
Part 5 
101. A 
102. B 
103. C 
104. C 
105. C 
106. A 
107. A 
108. D 
Part 6 
141. A 
142. A 
143. C 
144. C 
Part 7 
153. D 
154. A 
155. B 
156. D 
157. C 
158. C 
159. A 
160. C 
161. C 
162. C 
163. A 
164. B
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Test of English for International Communication
General Directions
This test is designed to measure your English language ability. The test is divided into two
sections: Listening and Reading.
You must mark all of your answers on the separate answer sheet. For each question, you
should select the best answer from the answer choices given. Then, on your answer sheet,
you should find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the
letter of the answer that you have selected. If you decide to change an answer, completely
erase your old answer and then mark your new answer.