GRAMMAR FOR TOEIC 1

1.    If we had seen the demand in advance, we surely ____ on the cookbook.

a.    would stock up   b. have stocked up   c. had stocked up   d. would have stocked up

2.    Most of the time in Indonesia was spent ________ relatives

a.    to visit     b. visiting    c. going visiting    d.  go to visit

3.    My broker advised me to invest in secured bonds before ______ in the stock market.

a.    invested   b. investing  c. investment   d. I will invest

4.    It goes without _____ that you’ll be paid for all this extra time you’re spending on the project.

a.    telling  b. saying   c. repeating  d. regarding

5.    The businessmen discussed the contract at length but never actually signed _______

a.    anything    b. anyone  c. another  d. anyway

6.    The worldwide low inflation rate is expected to continue_______

a.    at a  fast pace  b. for a long time    c. in a decline   c. throughout

7.    The patient ____ examined by the doctor

a.    were  b. is being   c. has   d. have been

8.    The Argentinians are protecting their forests because the lumber is very valuable to _______

a.    they    b. ourselves   c. them   d. we

9.    Travel agents advise ______ early, in order to avoid disappointment.

a.    buying     b. postponing   c. booking   d. cancelling

10. The use of pesticides is having a ______ effect on the groundwater.

a.    devastate   b. devastating   c. devastated   d. devastation

ANSWER KEY

1.    D

2.    B

3.    B

4.    B

5.    A

6.    B

7.    B

8.    C

9.    C

10. B

ENTERTAINMENT 1 (FCE)

WORD FORMATION

Use the correct form of the word in capitals at the end of each sentence to fill the gap

1.    Tom is a great artist; he’s done some fantastic _____ of the people in his class. DRAW

2.    Who was the _____ of the last ‘Star Wars’ film? DIRECT

3.    The film they showed on TV last night was ______ scary. EXTREME

4.    The government have set up an _____ which helps young actors financially. ORGANIZE

5.    The play was _____ written to celebrate the city’s history. SPECIAL

6.    I think they should cut the ______ of the musical by about 30 minutes. LONG

Choosing the right word

Underline the correct word from the options given in italics

1.    Films with well-known stars attract very large audiences/ spectators.

2.    The actor had trouble learning the play/ script for the film.

3.    The camera crew/ organisation finished filming at midnight.

4.    When they filmed Titanic, they built a special set/ location in the studio.

5.    It took them weeks to design and paint the scene/ scenery for the film.

6.    The plot/ theme of Romeo and Juliet is love and hate

ANSWER KEY

1.    DRAWINGS

2.    DIRECTOR

3.    EXTREMELY

4.    ORGANIZATION

5.    ESPECIALLY

6.    LENGTH

1.    AUDIENCES

2.    SCRIPT

3.    CREW

4.    SET

5.    SCENE

6.    THEME

THIS MAN’S BEEN NEARLY EVERYWHERE (reading for FCE)

Read this article about John Clause. At the time the article was written, Clause had visited
more countries than anyone else in the world. Complete the passage by circling the correct
verb forms.

John Clouse has/having(1) the thickest, most dog-eared passport in the world. Turn
to page 16 of the 1996 Guiness Book of World Records and you are going to find/’ll find(2)
the reason. He will hold /holds(3) the record for traveling to all 192 of the globe's independent countries, and to all but a few of the other territories that existed in early 1996.

Clouse, who has spent about $1.25 million roaming from A to Z in the past 40 years,
says he travels for the love of it, not to outrun anybody else who may be keeping a list. He
is now down to just three remote islands to visit.

Clouse has continued /continued (4) his journeys since making the record book, and not
only has he visited every country in the world, but some two or three times. Now he
focuses I is focusing (5) on the remaining three islands.

"Yeah, I've been trying /try (6) to get to three places: one is the Paracel Islands, owned
by China in the South China Sea," he says. "And on two occasions the weather
has kept /has been keeping (7) me from reaching Bouvet, an island in Norwegian Antarctica.
No. 3 is Clipperton, a French island about 700 miles west of Acapulco."

After all his traveling he says /will say (8) "I don't believe there are evil empires and evil
people. Yes, there are some bad leaders in the world, but seeing people as individuals has
taught me that they are all basically alike. You can be in some terrible place and someone
will extend hospitality to you."

Clouse is traveling /travels (9) light, with a small suitcase, and seldom goes /will go (10)
first class. His collection of National Geographic magazines is his source for research.

Years ago he stopped taking photos and now has kept /keeps (11) a journal of his travels.
He has crossed the Atlantic Ocean at least 100 times, and the Pacific Ocean
40 or 50 times.

Clouse concludes /will conclude (12) that the right attitude is synonymous with the
lightness of his suitcase. ''Travel without a lot of mental baggage," he says. ''Try not to go
with preconceived notions that the place will be dirty or hostile, and if it is, go with the
flow and make the best of it."

"Learn a few words like please and thank you," he suggests. ''That really
is going to please /pleases(13) people."

ANSWER KEY

2.         ‘ll find

3.         holds

4.         has continued

5.         is focusing

6.         ‘ve been trying

7.         has kept

8.         says

9.         travels

10.     goes

11.     keeps

12.     concludes

13.     pleases

MAKETING WORDS FOR TOEIC

Choose the word the best completes the sentence

1. Marketing specialists have conducted extensive studies of what _____ customers to buy a particular products.

a.    attractive   b.  attraction   c. attracts     d. attracting

2.    Smart shoppers will ______ different but similar brands before making decision.

a.    compare    b.  comparison   c.  comparative     d.  comparable

3.    Manufacturers like to know what features ______ find useful.

a.    consumers   b.  consume    c.  consumption    d. consumable

4.    Without good _____, good products can go unsold.

a.    market      b. marketable    c. marketability   d. marketing

read the following passage and write the appropriate form of the new words in the blanks below.

 

Yassir is getting ready to realize his dream: opening a business that sells plants on the internet. After completing business plan that helped him to determine that there was demand for his ____ (5) in the _____(6). Yassir is ready to start promoting his business. Having _____ (7) the bank that there was a market, that there were consumers willing to bu flowers on the internet, he needed to find these ________.

Once he has an established base, Yassir, like other business owners will have to continually ______ (9) new consumers. At the same time, he must make sure current customers are ______ (10). In order to be satisfied, _______ (11) customers must be happy with the product they receive. Yassir’s job is to _____ (12) these customers to gain their repeat business. To do this, he will have to _____ (13) consumers that he offers a good product at a good price, especially when _______ (14) to the business with which he ______ (15). And, of course, he will have to complete with other businesses on the price he charges and service he offers. He hopes that internet businesses are here to stay not a ______ (16)

Choose the underlined word or phrase that should be rewritten and rewrite it

17. George found it was productive (A) and less expensive to inspiration(B) loyalty in his current(C) customers compared to(D) the cost of advertising to attract new customers.

18. Joella cannot compete(A) with the prices of jewelry found in stores, but she is able to persuasion(B) customers(C) that her handmade products (D) are unique works of art.

19. Adil’s plan to market his soccer lessons meant persuading(A) boys and girls that soccer was not a short-lived fad(B) and convincing(C) parents that he offered a better service comparison(D) to local soccer camps.

20. The restaurant used an age-old marketing(A) strategy and continually attractive(B) new customers and satisfying(C) current(D) customers with good food at good prices.

ANSWER KEY

1.    C

2.    A

3.    A

4.    D

5.    Product

6.    market

7.    persuaded

8.    consumers

9.    attract

10. satisfied

11. current

12. inspire

13. convince

14. compared

15. competes

16. fad

17. B

18. B

19. D

20. B