Tài liệu Longman preparation series for the new toeic test part 34 pdf

49.

(D) The woman gets home at 7:00. Choice
(A) uses the word one in a different
context. Choice (B) contuses four with for.
Choice (C) is the time that the TV
program is on.
50.

(A) The man grows vegetables, so he has
a
farm.
Choice (B) and (D) are associated
with vegetables. Choice (C) is associated
with/Jowers.
51.

(B) The man has been farming for 13
years. Choices (A) and (C) coniube four
and fourteen with/or. Choice (D) sounds
similar to the correct answer.
52.

(B) The man says that he used to drive to
an office every day. Choice (A) confuses
hotel with the similar-sounding word tell.
Choice (C) associates hospital with sick.
Choice (D) associates car dealership with
car.
53.

(A) The man says that the play is boring.
Choice (B) is incorrect because the
woman says, We don't have to stay to tiie
end. Choice (C) is what the man says
might happen. Choice (D) is confused
with Who told us to see it?
54.

(D) The woman says that the tickets cost
$75. Choices (A) and (B) sound similar to
the correct answer. Choice (C) is
confused with the similar-sounding
phrase/or two-fifty.
55.

(D) The man suggests renting a movie
and staying home. Choice (A) is incorrect
because
the
man wants to spend less
money, not more. Choice (B) is confused
with rent a movie. Choice (C) confuses
guest with
the
similar-sounding word
just.
56.

(C) The speakers are playing golf, so they
must be at a golf course. Choice (A)

confuses tea with tee. Choice ( B) uses the
word dub in a different context. Choice
(D) associates bowling with ball.
57.

(B) The woman tells the man to stay
calm. Choice (A) is incorrect because the
woman tells the man to take a practice
swing, but she doesn't say how he should
swing. Choice (C) uses the word club in a
different context. Choice (D) is what the
man savs he will do.

58.

(B) The man asks the woman to be quiet.
Choice (A) is what the man wants to do.
Choice (C) confuses call with the similar-
sounding word ball. Choice (D) confuses
all night with the similar-sounding phrase
all right.
59.

(D) The man says that his plane leaves at
3:30. Choice (A) confuses noon with the
similar-sounding word soon. Choice (B) is
around the time that the conversation
takes place. Choice (C) sounds similar to
the correct answer.
60.

(C) The man says that he will take a taxi
to the airport. Choice (A) is the woman's
guess. Choice (B) confuses car with the
similar-sounding wind far. Choice (D) is
not mentioned.
61.

(A) The woman reminds the man that he
will return Sunday morning. Choice (B)
confuses night with the similar-sounding
word right. Choices (C) and (D) confuse
Monday with the similar-sounding word
Sunday.
62.

(B) The woman asks, Is this elevator going
up or down ? Choice (A) confuses door
with the similar-sounding word floor.
Choice (C) confuses apartment with the
similar-sounding word department.
Choice (D) is where the woman wants
to go.
63.

(B) The woman says (hat she wants to go
to floor seven. Choice (A) confuses/our
with the similar-sounding ward floor.
Choice (C) confuses eight with the
similar-sound ing word great. Choice (D)

sounds similar to the correct answer.
64.

(U) The man says that the sale ends on
Friday. Choice (A) confuses Sunday with
the similar-sounding word Monday.
Choice (B) is when the sale began. Choice
(C) confuses Tuesday with the similar-
sounding word today.
65.

(A) The speakers mention get wet, swim,
water, and pool, so they are at a swimming
pool. Choice (B) associates beach with
swim. Choice (C) confuses school with the
similar-sounding word pool. Choice (D)
associates racetrack with race.
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66.

(C) The woman says I'll race you across the
pool. Choice (A) associates sweater with
cold. Choice (B) confuses sun with the
similar-sounding woidfun. Choice (D)
confuses toss with the similar-sounding
word across.
67.

(C) The man says that he is cold. Choice
(A) confuses old with the similar-
sounding word cold. Choice (B) is how
the man doesn't want to feel. Choice (D)
confuses tired with the similar-sounding
"'•-- phrase try it.

68.

(D) The woman mentions a restaurant.
Choice (A) uses the word park in a
different context. Choice (B) is where the
man wants to park. Choice (C) is where
the woman suggests parking.
69.

(A) The man says they have to be there in
fifteen minutes. Choices (B), (C), and (D)
sound similar to the correct answer.
70.

(A) The man is afraid of not being able to
follow the woman and getting lost
Choice (B) confuses being followed with
following the woman. Choice (C) is
confused with the woman driving slowly
in order to not lose the man. Choice (D) is
not mentioned.
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71.

(B) It's summer- Choices (A), (C), and (D)
are contradicted by it's another hot and
humid summer day.
72.

(A) There will be rain showers starting in
the early afternoon. Choices (B), (C), and
(D) are not mentioned.
73.

(B) The announcer says that skies will
clear up by early evening. Choice (A) is
when the rain will begin. Choice (C)
repeats the word tomorrow. Choice (D) is
not mentioned.
74.

(D) Dr. Miller's office is closed on Friday.
Choices (A), (B), and (C) are days the
office is open.
75.

(A) Someone would call 800-555-3212 to
report a dental emergency. Choices (B),
(C), and (D) are not mentioned.

76.

(C) The message asks the caller to leave a
message so the doctor can call back.
Choice (A) is the way to make an
appointment. Choice (B) is what should
be done in an emergency- Choice (D)
mentions a day that the office is open.
77.

(B) The Stonebark Company will open its
first overseas branch in Melbourne on
March 1. Choice (A) has already been
announced. Choice (C) will happen after
the contest begins in April. Choke (D)
will happen before the end of the year.
78.

(A) Customers can visit the company's
website to vote for their favorite coffee
flavor. Choices (B) and (C) are confused
with the new cafes that will open. Choice
(D) is not mentioned.
79.

(D) The announcer says that Stonebark is
well posed to become an international
favorite in the near future. Choice (A) is
incorrect because the announcer says that
Stonebark is the fastest growing chain in
the country. Choice (B) confuses special
with specialty. Choice (C) confuses

favorable with favorite.
80.

(C) The store rents computers and sells
refurbished computers. Choice (A) is
contradicted by the correct answer.
Choice (B) contuses furniture with the
similar-sounding word refurbished.
Choice (D) confuses repair with its
synonym refurbish.
81.

(B) The minimum rental period is by the
day. Choice (A) is a shorter period of
time. Choices (C) and (D) are longer
periods of time.
82.

(B) The store is open from 10:30 in the
morning until 8:30 in the evening.
Choices (A), (C), and (D) sound similar to
10:30.
83.

(D) The announcement is about an
earthquake in Japan. Choice (A)
associates riot with damage to. Choices (B)
and (C) are natural disasters that are not
mentioned.
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84.

(B) The last earthquake occurred two
months ago. Choice (A) confuses the
number one with the pronoun one, as in
The last one occurred. . . . Choice (C)
confuses three with the third. Choice (D)
repeats the word year.
85.

(B) There was little damage to property.
Choices (A), (C), and (D) are
contradicted by little damage.
86.

(A) Flight departures are heard at an
airport. Choice (B) associates plane with
airport. Choice (C) associates consulate
with passport. Choice (D) associates bits
station wiihgate 16.
87.

(B) The plane departs from gate 16.
Choice (A) confuses the similar sounds
fifteen and sixteen. Choice (C) is the
flight number. Choice (D) confuses the
similar sounds sixty and sixteen.
88.

(D) The announcement says that people
with small children can go the head of
the line. Choice (A) is confused with the
passengers going through passport
control. Choice (B) is confused with
people showing their tickets to the gate
attendant. Choice (C) is confused with
the mention of the carry-on bag
allowance.
89.

(B) The second and third levels are
reserved for employee parking. Choice
(A) is contradicted by the two levels
mentioned. Choice (C) confuses three
levels with the third level. Choice (D)
confuses the words./our and/or.
90.

(A) Red spaces are for maintenance
vehicles. Choices (B) and (C) must be
parked in the blue spaces. Choice (D) is
not mentioned.
91.

(A) Yellow spaces are reserved for
management. Choice (B) is reserved
for employees. Choice (C) is not
mentioned. Choice (D) is contradicted

by reserved spaces.
92.

(D) Tourists are listening to a tour
guide. Choice (A) associates politicians
with the United Nations. Choice (B) is
who would be giving the
announcement. Choice (C) associates
diplomats with the United Nations.
93.

(C) The tour group is traveling by
bus. Choices (A), (B), and (D) are
contradicted by be back on the bus by two

o'clock.

94.

(B) The speaker says that the group will
stay at City Hall for three hours. Choice
(A) is confused with 2:00, the time that
the bus will leave for City Hall. Choice
(C) confuses/owr with for. Choice (D) is
confused with 5:30, the time the bus
will leave for dinner.
95.

(D) Barry's Bookstore is going out of
business. Choice (A) is confused with

holiday hours. Choice (B) is confused
with our final month. Choice (C) is
confused with school texts.
96.

(D) Paperback books are half off (half
the original price). Choices (A), (B), and
(C) are other items sold at the store, but
there is no discount mentioned for
them.
97.

(B) The bookstore is closed on Sunday.
Choices (A), (C), and (D) are other days
mentioned in the bookstore schedule.
98.

(D) The sun will set at 8:30. Choices (A)
and (B) are confused with the time the
sun will rise tomorrow. Choice (C)
sounds similar to the correct answer.
99.

(A) Small boats are warned about the
fog later that night. Choice (B) is
confused with the wind tomorrow
morning. Choice (C) repeats the word
shore, but there is no mention in the talk
of whether or not it is rocky. Choice (D)
repeats the word sunset, but there is no

mention of whether the sunset time is
considered to be early.
100. (C) There will be sunshine tomorrow
afternoon. Choice (A) is confused with
the weather in the morning. Choice (B)
confuses snow with the similar-sounding
word blow. Choice (D) is +he weather
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PART 5 (PAGES 100-103)
101.

(C) Consulting firm is a business term.
Choice (A) is a noun referring to a
thing. Choice (B) is a noun referring to a
person. Choice (D) a verb.
102.

(A) Count on means to depend on. Choice
(B)

means to start counting at a particular
point. Choice (C) means to include.
Choice (D) means to total.

103.

~(D) A past action that happens after a
previous past action is in the simple
past tense. Choice (A) is the future
tense. Choice (B) is the present tense.
Choice (C) is the present perfect.
104.

(D) An unreal condition in the present
tense may use could in the result clause.
Choices (A), (B), and <C) are not
possible modals for an unreal
condition.
105.

(A) Someone else will deliver the
equipment, so the past participle is
used. Choice (B) is the present
participle. Choices (C) and (D) cannot
follow want.
106.

(B) Therefore indicates a cause-and-effect
relationship. Choices (A) and (C)
indicate an unexpected result. Choice
(D) indicates purpose.
107.

(B) Because of indicates a cause-and-
effect relationship and can be followed

by a noun phrase. Choice (A) must be
followed by a subject and verb. Choice
(C)

indicates an unexpected result and
must be followed by a subject and verb.
Choice (D) must be followed by a
subject and verb when indicating a
cause-and-effect relationship.

108.

(C) In is used to indicate time during a
month. Choice (A) may be used with
month but indicates the immediate
future. Choice (B) is used with dates.
Choice (D), the, is not used with names
of months.
109.

(B) Adverbs of definite frequency may
appear at the end of a sentence. Choices
(A), (C), and (D) are not appropriate
positions for definite frequency
adverbs.

110.

(D) And joins items equally. Choice (A)
indicates a contrast between items.

Choice (B) is usually paired with neither.
Choice (C) indicates sequence or cause
and effect.
111.

(C) In is used to indicate location within
cities. Choice (A) is used with a specific
time. Choice (B) is an article, not a
preposition. Choice (D) indicates
direction toward.
112.

(C) Consequently indicates cause and
effect. Choice (A) summarizes previous
points. Choice (B) adds additional
information. Choice (D) indicates an
example.
113.

(A) The employees are the ones who are
leaving, so the simple form of the verb
is used. Choice (B) is the past tense.
Choice (C) is the past continuous.
Choice (D) is the past tense in the
passive form.
114.

(A) Present or future possible
conditions use present tense in the if-
clause. Choke (B) is required in unreal

conditions with be. Choice (C) is the
present perfect. Choice (D) is the future.
115.

(D) The clients are the ones who seem
interested, so the simple form of the
verb is used. Choices (A) and (C) are
participles, which are rarely used with
stative verbs. Choice (B) is the
future tense.
116.

(C) find out is a two-word verb meaning
(o uncover information. Choices (A), (B),
and (D) do not complete the verb.

117.

(A) An action that starts in the past and
continues to the present uses the
present perfect tense. Choice (B) is the
past tense. Choice (C) is the present.
Choice (D) is the future.
118.

(D) A past unreal condition that uses
the past perfect in the (/-clause uses
could have or would have and the past
participle in the result clause. Choice
(A) is the past tense. Choice (B) is the

future. Choke (C) is the present
conditional.
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119.

(D) Someone else will fax the invoices,
so the past participle is used. Choice (A)
is the simple form. Choice (B) is the
present participle. Choice (C) is passive.
120.

(B) Were is the form of be required for the
if-clause of an unreal condition. Choice
(A)

is the present tense. Choice (C) is the
future. Choice (D) is conditional.

121.

(D) And joins items equally. Choice (A)
indicates a choice among items. Choices

(B)

and (C) are not coordinating
conjunctions.

122.

(A) The simple past tense is required.
Choice (B) is past tense but does not
agree with the singular subject shortage.
Choice (C) is present perfect. Choice (D)
is present perfect and does not agree
with shortage.
123.

(C) Should be given indicates an
intention or a recommendation. Choice
(A) is past tense passive and does not
agree with funds. Choice (B) requires an
active subject. Choice (D) is given is
present tense passive and does not
agree withfunds.
124.

(A) Someone else will deposit the
paychecks, so the past participle is
used. Choice (B) is the present
participle. Choice (C) is the present
tense passive. Choice (D) is the
simple form.
125.

(B) Therefore indicates a cause and effect
or a result. Choice (A) indicates an
unexpected result. Choice (C) indicates
simultaneous occurrence. Choice (D)

indicates a contrast.
126.

(D) Throughout is used to mean many
different locations within a city or
another area. Choices (A) and (B) may
be used with street locations but not
with cities. Choice (C) means
concerning.
127.

(A) Retirement plan is a business term.
Choice (B) is the present participle.
Choice (C) is the simple form. Choice
(D) is the past participle.

128.

(D) After indicates a time sequence for
events. Choice (A) indicates
simultaneous action. Choice (B)
indicates cause and effect and is not
followed by a subject and verb. Choice
(C) indicates simultaneous action but is
not followed by a subject and verb.
129.

(C) Already is an adverb that indicates
an action that has taken place sooner
than expected. Choice (A) indicates the

end of a time limit. Choice (B) means at
any ■point in time. Choice (D) is an
adjective.
130.

(C) When indicates a time sequence,
especially where one action is
influenced by another. Choice (A) is not
logical. Choice (B) is not the correct
form as soon as. Choice (D) cannot be
followed by a subject and a verb.
131.

(D) 0/is used to relate portions of time
to the whole. Choice (A) indicates
direction toward. Choice (B) is used
with specific times of day. Choice (C)
indicates source or origin.
132.

(A) For example indicates a specific
instance of a more general statement.
Choice (B) indicates time sequence.
Choices (C) and (D) indicate
unexpected results.
133.

(D) The employees are the ones who
will feel like family, so the simple form
of the verb is used. Choice (A) is the

present participle. Choice (B) is the
present tense singular. Choice (C) is the
past tense.
134.

(C) Present real conditions may use
present tense passive in the (/-clause.
Choice (A) is past tense passive. Choice
(B) is future perfect passive. Choice (D)
is present tense but is an active form.
135.

(B) Will be opening indicates a future
time consistent with within the next year.
Choice (A) is past tense. Choice (C) is
present perfect. Choice (D) is
conditional.
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