Toeic test 2 potx

Question 1- 3 refer to the following table
Low Airfares
New York
Berlin
$349
New York
San Francisco
$239
New York
Bombay
$538
Washington
Rome
$379
San Francisco
Paris
$456
Alt flights make at least one stop with a change of aircraft. Tickets must be purchased two weeks
in advance. Once ticketed any alteration wit coat $25.00. No refunds.

1. If you go from New York to Berlin, what happens?
You can get a refund.
You change planes.
You must pay an alteration fee.
You pay $239.

2. How early do you have to purchase your ticket in order to get the lowest fare?
One day
One week
Ten days
Fourteen days

3. If you want to change your ticket, what do you have to do?
Trade tickets at the airport
Buy a new ticket
A couple of months
Pay a $25 charge
Question 4- 6 refer to the following advertisement.
ARE YOU SURE SHE’S SAFE?
“Every new parent needs to know about this car seat!”
Customer report Magazine
As a parent, you try to do all the right things to keep your children healthy and safe. Using a car
seat is one of them. What you may not know is that over 300 infants will die and become
seriously injured sue to automobile accidents this year even though they were secured in a
federally approved infant car seat.


4. What is the advertisement about?
infant vaccination
child safety seat
car accidents
health insurance
5. Who is the advertisement addressed to?
newlyweds
parents
retired people
car dealers
6. How many infants will die this year due to automobile accidents?
over 302
over 312
over 300

over 320
Question 7 – 9 refer to the following letter
Mr. S. Kayasit, president
Golden Crown Resorts
31/66 Rays Road
Patong Beach
Phuket 83150
Thailand
Dear Mr. Kayasit:
Thank you Vera much for offering me the position of Properties Agent for your office in Phuket.
I appreciate your discussing the details of the position with me and giving me time to consider
your offer. I also enjoyed meeting Mr. Van Vliet, the current Properties Agent in Phuket
You have a fine organization and there are many aspects of the position which are very appealing
to me. However, I believe it is in our mutual heat interest that I decline your kind offer. I have
decided to accept a position as the Sales Director for a smaller company located in Kyoto. This
has been a difficult decision for me, hut I believe it is the appropriate one for my career and
family at this time.
I want to thank you for the consideration and courtesy shown to me. It was a pleasure meeting
you and Mr. Puapondh, the head of Operations. Sincerely,
Ryusuke Hayashida

7. Why was this letter written?
To accept a new position
To turn down a job offer
To discuss employment opportunities
To request further information from the personnel office

8. Who offered the opportunity for employment?
The Company President
The Head of Operations

The Properties Agent
The Sales Director

9. Who does NOT work for Golden Crown Resorts?
Mr. Van Vliet
Mr.Kayasit
Mr.Hayashida
Mr.Puapondh

Question 10- 14 refer to the following e-mail message and brochure.
To: Adam Smith
FROM: Richard Dubois
SUBJECT: Health benefits
Dear Ms. Smith,
I have been working at Excentrix, Inc. for almost a month now and need to sign up for health
benefits. I was told that you, as a human resources director at Excentrix, could explain the
benefits to me. My major concern is coverage for my family. Is my entire family eligible for
health insurance benefits? My wife and I have three children. My wife doesn’t have a job. Our
two daughters are still in high school and of course don’t yet work. Our son has finished school
but he is still living at home with us. He has a full-time job that provides him with health
insurance, but perhaps I could get better coverage for him through the Excentrix plan. My other
question concerns my back. I have been receiving treatment for a bad back for the past two
years. This is a chronic condition, and I will continue to need treatment. Will it be covered under
the Excentrix plan?
Thank you for your help.
Rich Dubois
Sale Officer
Explanations of Benefits
Health Insurance
Health Insurance is available to all Excentrix, Inc. employees and their eligible dependents. The

term eligible dependent refers to your spouse and each unmarried child who is dependent upon
you for support and maintenance, but excluding any such person who is insured as an employee.
Our health insurance plan covers doctor’s visits, inpatient and outpatient surgery, hospital stays,
tests, and prescription medication. Basic dental care is also covered. We hope to have a vision
plan available by the end of next year. New employees, please note that treatment for pre-
existing conditions is not covered during your first six months on the plan.
10. Who is Amanda Smith?
An insurance agent
An employee of Excentrix, Inc
A medical doctor
A hospital

11. How many sons does Richard Dubois have?
None
One
Two
Three

12. Which of Richard’s family members can receive health insurance through another job?
His son
His wife only
His wife and daughters only
His entire family
13. When will Richard’s back treatment be covered by his Excentrix health insurance?
Right away
In one month
After six months
By the end of next year

14. Which of the following is not covered by the Excentrix health insurance?

Drugs
Surgery
Dentist’s visits
Eyeglasses

Question 15- 19 refer to the two following letters.
Name: Timothy Hughes
Address: 387 Biscayne Street, Springfield, IL 80761
Description of works you are submitting. Include size, medium, and title for each piece.
You may submit up to four pieces.
1. “48 x 48” oil painting “Summer Sunset”
2. “36 x 60” oil paiting “ Winter Wonder”
3. …
4. …
All artists works are accepted will receive 2 free tickets to the show. Extra ticket may be
purchased for $8 each.
This form must accompany all submissions. Please send the completed form, slides the ò your art
work submission fee to: “The Press Fund Show, P.O. Box 83, Singpring 8076. Submission fees
are $10 for each piece submitted for consideration.

Dear Timothy Hughes,
Thu Jury Committee of The Press Fund Show would like to express our appreciation to you and
all your colleagues who submitted pieces for consideration. While we regret that your pieces
cannot be included in the exhibit, we want you to know how much we appreciate your
participation in this unique event. We were encouraged by both the size of the response and the
quality of the works presented. We were demanded to include as many artists as possible, but
space limitations made it inevitable that we could not include that all the pieces we liked. If you
submitted paintings, your slides will automatically be entered for consideration in the upcoming
Painting Nature show. If you submitted photographs or sculpture, your slides will be returned to
you within next week.

Sincerely yours,
The Press Fund Show Jury Committee

15. What is The Press fund Show?
An Art school
A TV program
A press conference
An art exhibit

16. How many pieces did Timothy Hughes submit?
One
Two
Three
Four

17. How much will Timothy have to pay to see the shadow?
$0
$8
$10
$20

18. Why didn’t the Jury Committee accept all submitted pieces for the show?
The quality wasn’t high enough.
Some of the pieces were too small.
There wasn’t enough room to display them all.
They decided not to accept sculpture and photograph.

19. What will happen to Timothy’s slides?
They will be submitted to another show.
They will be returned to him within a week.

They will be shown on TV.
They will be sold for $10 each.
Questions 20-24 refer to the following notice and table.

TRIANGLE RAILROAD, INC.
From: OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
Date: September 18
Notice to all employees:
In order to increase speed and efficiency, the management has decided to reduce the level of
service on some routes. Starting November 6, stops will be eliminated from several of routes. In
addition, meal services will no longer be offered on new direct routes with no intermediate stops.
Eliminating these stops from our routes will allow us to introduce new high-speed express cars
and phase out obsolete cars, come of which have been in service for 30 years.
The delay in implementing the change was due in large part to the necessity of obtaining
approval from the State Transportation Authority this summer, in the face of opposition from key
members of the state legislature and the public.
TRIANGLE RAILROAD
ROUTE
OLD SERVICE
NEW SERVICE
1
Greenville- Raleigh-Cary-Durham
Raleigh-Durham
2
Durham-Greensboro-Winston-Salem
Durham-Greensboro-Salem
3
Charlotte-Salisbury-Greensboro
Charlotte-Greensboro
4

Raleigh-Sanford-Fayetteville-Wilmington
Raleigh-Fayetteville-Wilmington


20. Who probably wrote the announcement?
A railroad engineer
A government official
The head of operation
The chief accountant

21. Why have the routes been changed?
To cut costs
To introduce new equipment
To respond to public opinion
To reduce passenger demand

22. When will the change take effect?
Immediately
In September
In November
During summer

23. What is suggested about public opinion?
It is opposed to the changes.
It has no interest in the railroad.
It is in favor of the upgrade.
It wants cost to be cut.

24. On which routes will meal services be eliminated?
1 and 2

1 and 3
1 and 4
2 and 4
Question 25- 29 refer to the following notice and advertisement.
Puget Sound Public Health Board Notice
The virus that causes influenza is different every season. To prevent the flu from spreading,
researchers have to alter the vaccine each year. Developing the correct flu shot has been very
challenging for manufacturers this year. As a result, there is a little supply of the vaccine.
Certain members of the population are more at risk during flu season than others. Because of the
national shortage, the Puget Sound Pubic Health Board cannot offer the flu shot to everyone.
Please read the following questions to find out if you or a family member are eligible to receive
this year’s vaccine.
1. Do you suffer from long- term heart, lung, or blood disorders?
2. Do you have cancer or another disease?
3. Are you a health care worker?
4. Are you over 65 or under 12 months of age?
5. Are you pregnant or planning on getting pregnant during the flu season?
If you answer YES to one or more of these questions, make an appointment with your family
doctor today. Flu shot clinics will be available at various locations throughout the region
beginning on October 6.
Flu Shot Clinic
It’s flu season again. Are you in the 15% of the population that is at risk of contracting influenza
this year? Don’t take any chances. Visit your doctor today to receive your medical
recommendation.
Location: Apple Square mall
Time: Mondays and Wednesday from 9AM- noon
Dates: October 6th – November 30th
For scheduled appointment, please arrive ten minutes early to check in at the public health nurse
desk. Bring a letter from your doctor stating that you require the vaccine. You also need your
health card and two other forms of ID. Nurses will accept walk-ins on a first-come, first- served

basis. Expect to wait if you don’t have an appointment.
Note a students and teachers:
Puget Sound public and private schools will be offering shot to all students and staff members.
This is recommendation from the Public Health Board to prevent an influenza outbreak. The
vaccine will be available on school grounds. You are NOT eligible to receive the vaccine at
public flu shot clinics.

25. What is the purpose of the Public Health Board notice?
To explain why people need flu shots
To identify doctors who give flu shots
To explain who is allowed to get a flu shot
To describe the process of manufacturing flu shots

26. How does this flu season differ from others?
Fewer doctors are getting vaccinated.
Less of the population can get flu shot.
Fewer nurses are available to work.
More people are sick with flu.

27. What would happen if a doctor walked into a flu clinic and asked for a shot?
The doctor would be sent away.
The doctor would have to wait his/her turn.
The doctor would have to work.
The doctor would receive a shot immediately.

28. Who might NOT be eligible to get a flu shot this year?
A schoolteacher
A nurse’s assistant
A father- to-be
A three month old baby

29. Who can get a flu shot at Apple Square Mall?
Eligible people with a doctor’s recommendation
Only people with appointments
Public school students
Only mall employees

Questions 30-32 refer to the following advertisement:
APV Marketing, Chicago’s leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art photographic equipment
and supplies, is looking for a qualified professional for the following position:
MARKETING ASSISTANT
Responsibilities:
- Assist in conceptualizing marketing campaigns
- Provide inputs to the company’s marketing plans, programs, and activities
- Monitor the marketing performance of the company’s products in its various markets and
outlets.
Requirements:
- Must have excellent marketing and communication skills
- Must have a college degree in Business, Economics, or Marketing Management
- Must have at least three years’ work experience in a comparable marketing organization
- Must be forward-looking and innovative
We offer competitive salary, bonuses, incentives, car plan, and health insurance.
Applicants may submit their résumé with ID photo to:
APV Marketing Corp.
Personnel Department
Room 504 Alpha Towers
11th Street, Chicago, IL 60446
30. What is the business of APV Marketing Corp?
Publishing
Banking

Manufacturing
Shipping
31. What is not a requirement of the position?
Residence in Chicago
Good communication skills
A Business degree
Experience in marketing
32. At least how many years of work experience is required?
One year
Two years
Three years
Four years
Questions 33-34 refer to the following document:
VANGUARDIA TIMES
348 Full Circle Building, 2009 Main Avenue, Houston, TX
October 6, 2009
To: Peter Gould Editor in Chief
From: Lorna Neeson Chief Copyeditor
Subject:Book review from Italian correspondent for editing
Here is the book review done by Mr. Svevo, our correspondent in Rome. The manuscript needs a
complete rewrite. It is not very well organized and the grammar is problematic. Ms. Ardrey, our
new associate editor, said she had found major errors of fact. Please give me the rewritten
manuscript by 5:00 p.m. today. Thanks!
Peter Gould
33. What does the editor in chief want?
To have material totally redone
To have some facts checked
To have some details explained
To have material replaced
34. Who was asked to do the work?

Mr. Svevo
Peter Gould
Ms. Ardrey
Lorna Neeson
Questions 35-37 refer to the following text:
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employing the right people?
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office for you practically overnight.
We will give your business a professional image and our polite, friendly staff will handle your
calls and present your business in the best possible way. We can provide you with: a professional
business address, a local phone number and we will also handle mail.
For a more personal approach, with the option of forwarding mail and messages to your home
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35. Where is the text from?


A message from a business to a current client
An advertisement for a new business service
An email from one business worker to another
A newspaper article about a new business’s success

36. What does the service provide?


Off-site staff to perform general office duties
A site where several businesses can locate their offices
Advice on how to make your business more professional
Temporary staff for local businesses

37. Which of the following is not included in the Basic Office deal?


A polite receptionist
A mail-forwarding service
A professional address
A telephone-answering service

Choose the best answer choice to complete the following sentences.
38. The Boeing MD-83 ploughed into a printing works and buildings before bursting into
flames.
resident
residence
residential
residentially

39. That picture was denounced by its owner as a fake but discussions on its are ongoing.

authentic
authentically
authenticate
authenticity

40. People sometimes like the idea that experts are and make mistakes.

falibly
fallible
fallibility
fall

41 . I expect the Greek public will be frightened by the prospect of expulsion from the
EU.

sufficient
sufficiently
sufficiency
sufficiencies

42. In an effort to combat this, a movement the fair trade of coffee began in 1988 in the
Netherlands.

institution
institutional
institutionalize
to institutionalize

43. Common concerns about keeping a city up all night to noise, traffic and alcohol
consumption.

relate
relates
relation
relationship

44.Roy Hodgson has been accused of Rio Ferdinand after overlooking the defender for
Euro 2012.

respect
respectful
respecting

disrespecting

45. Being born is linked to an increased risk of a range of mental health problems much
later in life.

premature
prematurely
prematurer
prematurity

46. High-risk premature babies are to severe bowel problems, including a condition called
necrotising enterocolitis.

vulnerable
vulnerably
vulnerability
vulnerabilities

47. The EU’s over decades has been built on ideas of solidarity.

succeed
success
successful
unsuccessful