TOEIC 2 READING PART 7 (1)

TOEIC 2

READING

 
PART 7 (1)

Direction: 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 (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Questions 153-154 refer to the following advertisement.
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Questions 155-157 refer to the following memo.
Memorandum To: Store managers From: Corporate headquarters Re: Bonus pay           The Cost Less board of directors has voted to implement a new method of calculating annual year-end bonuses, beginning at the start of the next fiscal year. Since its inception, Cost Less has rewarded managers of stores that improved their sales revenue and limited the amount of employee overtime. These conditions will still apply, but the board has decided to factor in a third condition: the amount of loss prevented by store security. As you know, in the past year shoplifting and employee embezzlement cost our company more than $3 million. To help reverse this trend, we would like managers to be more diligent in hiring and supervising security personnel, and to be more alert in watching for possible theft. To help encourage this philosophy, the board has voted to pay a 10-percent bonus to managers whose stores hold inventory loss to less than 2 percent of total revenues for the year. The board has also directed that each Cost Less store be given extra financial resources to help train and motivate employees to be alert for shoplifting and other types of in-store theft. Remind your employees that when merchandise is stolen or money embezzled, it hurts everyone in the company. Additional details will be forthcoming in the next two months. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
155	What is the main purpose of this memo? A.       To announce a change B.       To prevent shoplifting C.       To raise money D.      To declare bonuses	157	How can managers earn a 10-percent bonus? A.       By improving store sales B.       By limiting loss of inventory C.       By encouraging employee overtime D.       By installing special video cameras
156	What is a factor in determining year-end bonuses? A.       The company's stock price B.       The number of employees C.       Total sales revenue D.      Number of security officers

 

ANSWER KEY

153	154	155	156	157
D	B	A	C	B