PREPARATION FOR THE TOEIC TEST (6)

PREPARATION FOR THE TOEIC TEST (6)

TEST 1 PART 6 (3)

Part 6 Directions: 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 sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet

Questions 147-149 refer to the following letter.

RDA Company 5943 Alton Lane Irvine, CA 91628 Office Services, Incorporated Ms. Misato Sakai 1300 Lincoln Lane San Francisco, CA 94043 Dear Ms. Sakai: My boss recommended your company as the fastest at shipping office supplies. I work at RDA Company and we urgently need some supplies. I hope that you can ship these items (147)________ A.     quickly B.     quicker C.     quickest D.    quickness We need to large desks, model 156A, one dark brown and the other black. We also need two chairs for the new desks. We would like the colors to (148) ______ the desks, so please send A.           contrast with B.           differ from C.           match D.           cover one dark brown and one black chair. We need one new computer, model ABG439, with a medium-sized, flat-screen monitor. Please (149) ______ two speakers. A.            include B.            included C.            to include D.           will include We also need ten boxes of white, letter-sized paper. Please send everything immediately. Our new employees need these supplies as soon as possible. Thank you for your assistance. Regards,   Naser Abdelwali Human Resources Director

 

ANSWER KEY

147.                      A The adverb quickly explains how the writer wants the items shipped. Choices (B) and (C) are adjectives. Choice (D) is a noun. 148.                      C The writer wants the chairs to be the same colors as the desks, in other words, he wants them to match. Choices (A) and (B) have the opposite meaning. Choice (D) is a future verb form. 149.                      A This is an imperative verb form, telling the reader what to do. Choice (B) is past tense verb. Choice (C) is an infinitive. Choice (D) is a future verb form.