OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC
PRACTICE TEST ONE
READING
PART
VII B
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Directions:
In
questions 161-200 are based on
selection of reading materials, such as notices, letters, forms, newspaper
and magazine articles, and advertisements. You are to choose the one best answer (A), (B), (C), or (D)
to each question. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question
and mark your answer. Answer all questions following each reading selection
on the basis of what of what is stated
or implied in that selection.
Read the following example.
The Museum of
Technology is a ‘hands-on’ museum, designed for people to experience science
at work. Visitors are encouraged to use, test, and handle the objects on
display. Special demonstrations are scheduled for the first and second
Wednesdays of each month at 13:30. Open Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-16:30, Saturday
10:00-17.30, and Sunday 11:00-16:30.
When during the
month can visitors see special demonstrations?
The reading selection says that the
demonstrations are scheduled for the first and second Wednesdays of the
month. Therefore, you should choose answer (B).
Now begin work on the questions.
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Airtime Technologies, Inc., of
Southampton, England,, has supplied more than four hundred paging systems to
fourteen Chinese provinces since 1989. For instance, it won a 4.5 million
dollar contract from the Broadcasting Administrative Committee of the
Biendong Province in May. The company’s foreign sales are not confined to
Asia. It is making healthy inroads in Latin America. In Trinidad and Guyana,
an 8 million dollar deal was struck with Allpage, the largest private paging
provider in the area. Airtime services its South American customers through
its branch offices in Brazil, Mexico and Texas. While the company is
blossoming in developing countries, it is also still doing a lot of work in
developed countries such as Canada, where there is a joint venture underway. Distributors
and marketing personnel are being sought to develop the above-mentioned areas
as well as the entire Indonesian region.
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168
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Where is Airtime Technologies based?
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170
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Who is Airtime Technologies looking
for?
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(A)
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Trinidad
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(A)
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Technicians who can repair pagers
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(B)
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Southampton
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(B)
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Chinese broadcasters
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(C)
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Guyana
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(C)
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Canadian clerical personnel
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(D)
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Texas
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(D)
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Sales representatives
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169
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What does Airtime do in its Mexican
office?
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(A)
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Established joint ventures with Latin
America
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(B)
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Produces pagers in its factories
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(C)
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Provides service to customers in South
America
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(D)
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Trains marketing personnel
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To succeed in Saudi Arabia, you need
space and a convenient location. Access to transportation, electric power and
man power are also needed. A dynamic and cooperative landlord wouldn’t hurt.
The Dammam Industrial Zone has all of
this and more, and it’s available now. Our location is hard to beat: just ten
minutes from King Fahd International Airport. The existing airport highway
takes you to the center of the Eastern Province. Plans are underway for improved
access to the port of Gizan. Adequate water and power are assured and both
you and your management and staff will appreciate the peace and quiet of a
rural setting. The Saudi Basic Development Corporation will also provide
expert assistance with approvals, licenses and permits. Our situation is
perfect for light or heavy manufacturing, as well as for research and
development.
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171
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Which type of business is the
advertiser hoping to attract?
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173
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What could the new tenants be assured
of?
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(A)
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Manufacturing companies
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(A)
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A skilled work force
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(B)
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Airline companies
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(B)
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Extensive market research
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(C)
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Water purification facilities
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(C)
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Docking permits at the port of Gizan
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(D)
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Management consultants
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(D)
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Adequate electricity
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172
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What help is being offered?
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174
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What is particularly favourable about
the location?
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(A)
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Transportation to and from the airport
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(A)
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Warehousing is available in the Eastern
Province.
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(B)
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Securing building permits
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(B)
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Shipping and docking facilities are
available.
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(C)
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Obtaining drivers licenses
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(C)
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It is near the airport.
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(D)
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Helping the staff to relocate to the
area
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(D)
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It is easy to beat the traffic
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The bus service between the City Center
Subway Station and the Fairfield County Government Center is being expanded
to give residents from Huntsville and Lawton easier access to public hearings
and other evening events at the government complex. By June 10th,
Fairfield connector buses will make six additional round trips between the
two stops – four in the middle of the day and two at night. The buses now can
run only during morning and evening rush hours.
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175
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Where are the people being bused to?
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177
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When do the connector buses normally
run?
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(A)
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The government center
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(A)
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In the late morning
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(B)
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Huntsville
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(B)
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In the afternoon
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(C)
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The City Center Station
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(C)
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Late at night
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(D)
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Lawton
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(D)
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During peak hours
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176
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How many extra trips will Fairfield connector
buses make during the day?
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(A)
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Two
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(B)
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Four
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(C)
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Six
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(D)
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Eight
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ANSWER
KEY
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168
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B
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169
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C
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170
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D
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171
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A
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172
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B
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173
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D
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174
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C
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175
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A
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176
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B
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177
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D
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