PRACTICE TEST ONE READING PART VII C OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST ONE

READING

PART VII C

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? (A) Every weekend (B) The first two Wednesdays (C) One afternoon a week (D) Every other Wednesday 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.

Questions 188-190 refer to the following memo

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.

188	Who is most likely to receive this memo?		190	When will the sales meetings be held?
	(A)	The office manager		(A)	Every day
	(B)	The various sales people		(B)	Every other Friday
	(C)	Sales assistants		(C)	Every Tuesday
	(D)	Automobile manufacturers		(D)	Every other Monday
189	To whom are sales people turning over their previous territories?
	(A)	Sales assistants
	(B)	The office manager
	(C)	The accountant
	(D)	The receptionist

Questions 191-193 refer to the following letter

Jenny Lane 65 Pipeline  Highway Anchorage, Alaska 95561 May 17, 2000

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

191	Which location gets the most foot traffic?		193	Why does Jenny recommend the enclosed mall?
	(A)	The hotel complex		(A)	It has better parking
	(B)	The downtown location		(B)	The strip mall is too long
	(C)	The strip mall		(C)	The rent is less
	(D)	The enclosed mall		(D)	The store should get more customers
192	What additional percentage of foot traffic did the enclosed mall have over the strip mall?
	(A)	5%
	(B)	35%
	(C)	55%
	(D)	75%

Questions 194-196 refer to the following advertisement

AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE OR LEASE IN KHABAROVSK

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.

194	How many square feet is for sale but currently being leased?		196	What is the landlord willing to do to sell the property?
	(A)	252,000		(A)	Sell a portion of it
	(B)	300,000		(B)	Issue building permits
	(C)	450,000		(C)	Grant distribution licences
	(D)	750,000		(D)	Meet with company representatives
195	What does the ad recommend the facility be used for?
	(A)	Product development
	(B)	Market research
	(C)	Light manufacturing
	(D)	Distribution

Questions 197-198 refer to the following chart

1928	The first shopping center opens in Columbus, Ohio on the outskirts of the city where the land is less expensive.
1956	The first all-indoor mall opens in Edina, Minnesota
1976	Faneuil Hall Market is developed in downtown Boston, moving suburban malls to downtown location.
1990	Outlet malls are currently the fastest-growing in the shopping center industry.
1989-1993	New developments see a seventy percent decrease in growth as developers turn to updating already standing shopping centers

197	Where was the first shopping center?		198	What has happened most recently in shopping malls?
	(A)	In the downtown area		(A)	Fewer malls are being built and more are being renovated.
	(B)	At the edge of town		(B)	Outlet malls are selling more goods than strip malls.
	(C)	On a subway line		(C)	Malls are moving from the city to suburbia.
	(D)	Far from the city		(D)	Malls have lost seventy percent of their business.

OPEN TEST METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT MANHATTAN POLICE OFFICER
STARTING SALARY	$30,740
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

Questions 199-200 refer to the following announcement

199	What is the purpose of the announcement?		200	Who isn’t qualified to apply?
	(A)	To post a job vacancy		(A)	People under twenty-one
	(B)	To announce a test result		(B)	Very tall people
	(C)	To find a criminal		(C)	Illiterate people
	(D)	To announce testing for a job position		(D)	People who have not graduated from college

ANSWER KEY

188	B
189	A
190	D
191	D
192	B
193	D
194	A
195	D
196	A
197	B
198	A
199	A
200	C