OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC
PRACTICE TEST ONE
READING
PART
VII C
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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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Questions
188-190 refer to the following memo
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MEMORANDUM
The following
sales people are responsible for these territories
Po Sau Tam –
New York and New Jersey
Bob Youngs –
Delaware and Pennsylvania
Art Harman –
Maryland and Virginia
Bill Hoechst –
North and South Carolina
Your previous
territories are to be turned over to your sales assistants and the sales
books for those territories are to be given to Mrs. Plinny, our accountant.
Sales meeting will be held every other Monday at the corporate office instead
of every Tuesday. New automobiles are being ordered for the fleet. You have a
choice of either a Ford Escort or a Toyota Corolla. Please notify the office
manager, John Walletti, or the receptionist, by Monday, October 2.
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188
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Who is most likely to receive this
memo?
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190
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When will the sales meetings be held?
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(A)
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The office manager
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(A)
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Every day
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(B)
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The various sales people
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(B)
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Every other Friday
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(C)
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Sales assistants
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(C)
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Every Tuesday
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(D)
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Automobile manufacturers
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(D)
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Every other Monday
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189
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To whom are sales people turning over
their previous territories?
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(A)
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Sales assistants
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(B)
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The office manager
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(C)
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The accountant
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(D)
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The receptionist
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Questions
191-193 refer to the following letter
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Jenny Lane
65 Pipeline Highway
Anchorage, Alaska 95561
May 17, 2000
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Dear George,
I would like to pass on to you the
results of the research I have done in determining a location for another
outlet for our men’s clothing store.
I am considering an enclosed mall as
opposed to a downtown single address location, an outdoor ,strip mall, or a
hotel complex. I have found that the foot traffic at the enclosed mall is 55%
more than the downtown location, 35% more than the strip mall, and 75% more
than the hotel.
Additionally, the rent at the enclosed
mall is only 30% higher than that of the strip mall and the downtown
location, and it is the same as the hotel rent. The lease at both malls is
five years, whereas the downtown location is four and the hotel three.
All things considered, I think we’re
better off with the enclosed mall. Please drop me a line or an E-mail and let
me know your thoughts on the matter.
Sincerely
Jenny Lane
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191
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Which location gets the most foot
traffic?
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193
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Why does Jenny recommend the enclosed
mall?
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(A)
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The hotel complex
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(A)
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It has better parking
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(B)
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The downtown location
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(B)
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The strip mall is too long
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(C)
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The strip mall
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(C)
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The rent is less
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(D)
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The enclosed mall
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(D)
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The store should get more customers
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192
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What additional percentage of foot
traffic did the enclosed mall have over the strip mall?
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(A)
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5%
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(B)
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35%
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(C)
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55%
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(D)
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75%
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Questions
194-196 refer to the following advertisement
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AVAILABLE FOR
IMMEDIATE SALE OR LEASE IN KHABAROVSK
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This 750,000 square foot facility, of which 252,000
square feet of adjacent space is under lease to reputable tenants doing research
and development, is conveniently located on the rail to Vladivostok and is
ideally suited for heavy manufacturing, final assembly and distribution. The entire
complex, which is situated on 129 acres is for sale. Subdivision into two
facilities is possible, one containing 450,000 square feet and the other
containing 300,000 square feet. Expert assistance can also be provided for
attaining local approvals, licenses and permits. If this facility could meet
your company’s needs, give us a call and we’ll put together an incentive
package that will be too good to pass
up.
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194
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How
many square feet is for sale but currently being leased?
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196
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What
is the landlord willing to do to sell the property?
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(A)
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252,000
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(A)
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Sell
a portion of it
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(B)
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300,000
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(B)
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Issue
building permits
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(C)
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450,000
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(C)
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Grant
distribution licences
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(D)
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750,000
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(D)
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Meet
with company representatives
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195
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What
does the ad recommend the facility be used for?
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(A)
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Product
development
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(B)
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Market
research
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(C)
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Light
manufacturing
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(D)
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Distribution
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Questions
197-198 refer to the following chart
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1928
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The first shopping center opens in
Columbus, Ohio on the outskirts of the city where the land is less expensive.
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1956
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The first all-indoor mall opens in
Edina, Minnesota
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1976
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Faneuil Hall Market is developed in
downtown Boston, moving suburban malls to downtown location.
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1990
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Outlet malls are currently the
fastest-growing in the shopping center industry.
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1989-1993
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New developments see a seventy percent
decrease in growth as developers turn to updating already standing shopping
centers
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197
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Where was the first shopping center?
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198
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What has happened most recently in
shopping malls?
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(A)
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In the downtown area
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(A)
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Fewer malls are being built and more
are being renovated.
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(B)
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At the edge of town
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(B)
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Outlet malls are selling more goods
than strip malls.
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(C)
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On a subway line
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(C)
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Malls are moving from the city to
suburbia.
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(D)
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Far from the city
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(D)
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Malls have lost seventy percent of
their business.
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OPEN TEST
METROPOLITAN
POLICE DEPARTMENT
MANHATTAN
POLICE OFFICER
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STARTING SALARY
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$30,740
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QUALIFICATIONS
U.S. citizen at time of application
20 years old and 6 months at time of application
21 years at time of appointment
High school diploma or a certificate of equivalency
(GED)
Valid driver’s license at time of application
At least 20/60 vision correctable to 20/20 in both
eyes
Background investigation which determines moral
suitability
Written and physical ability tests
Medical examination, including being of
proportionate weigh and height
Drug screening test
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Questions
199-200 refer to the following announcement
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199
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What is the purpose of the
announcement?
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200
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Who isn’t qualified to apply?
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(A)
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To post a job vacancy
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(A)
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People under twenty-one
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(B)
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To announce a test result
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(B)
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Very tall people
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(C)
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To find a criminal
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(C)
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Illiterate people
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(D)
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To announce testing for a job position
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(D)
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People who have not graduated from
college
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ANSWER
KEY
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188
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B
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189
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A
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190
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D
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191
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D
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192
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B
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193
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D
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194
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A
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195
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D
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196
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A
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197
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B
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198
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A
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199
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A
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200
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C
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