PRACTICE TEST FOUR LISTENING COMPREHENSION PART IV OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST FOUR

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

PART IV

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks. Each will be spoken just one time. They will not be printed in your test book, so you must listen carefully to understand and remember what is said. In your test book, you will read two or more questions about each short talk. The questions will be followed by four answers. You are to choose the best answer to each question and mark it in your answer sheet.

81	Who is making this report?
	A	A radio announcer.
	B	Blair County residents.
	C	A newspaper reporter.
	D	The police.
82	What is being advised?
	A	Cancelling the baseball game.
	B	Cleaning up the streets.
	C	Avoiding driving if possible.
	D	Reporting any changes.
83	When is this message sent?
	A	Friday.
	B	Saturday.
	C	Sunday.
	D	Monday.
84	Where was John over the weekend?
	A	In the hospital.
	B	At the airport.
	C	With the company president.
	D	In a delivery truck.
85	What is the name of the theater?
	A	Bernstein Movies.
	B	Northstar Movies.
	C	Crown Movies.
	D	Gemstone Movies.
86	What is the purpose of this recording?
	A	To give directions to the theater.
	B	To give movie names and show times.
	C	To inform movie-goers about coming attractions.
	D	To advertise in the shopping center.
87	What is the speech about?
	A	Increasing the proposed budget.
	B	The history of the Treasury Department.
	C	Protecting the country’s waterways.
	D	How laws are made.
88	Why are some groups opposed?
	A	Increased government intervention.
	B	Restricted water use.
	C	Higher land prices.
	D	Lack of careful research.
89	Who is resisting the plan?
	A	Local residents.
	B	The shipping industry.
	C	Environmentalists.
	D	Western lawmakers.
90	What is the speaker discussing?
	A	Childbearing versus lifespan.
	B	Female hormones.
	C	Child behaviour.
	D	Styles at the turn of the country.
91	How many groups of woman were involved in the study?
	A	One.
	B	Two.
	C	Three.
	D	Five.
92	What are women who live longer four times more likely to have done?
	A	Been born in the nineteenth century.
	B	Come from large families.
	C	Borne children in their forties.
	D	Had older parents.
93	How do people feel about the economy?
	A	Worried.
	B	Pessimistic.
	C	Confident.
	D	Upset.
94	What makes Europeans upset with their personal wages?
	A	Heavy taxes.
	B	Inflation.
	C	Changes in corporate policy.
	D	Economic instability.
95	What is one of the main problems?
	A	Companies relocating out-of-state.
	B	The speed of economic growth.
	C	Workers can’t meet production demands.
	D	Wasteful use of taxes.
96	Who is the announcement directed at?
	A	Law enforcement officials.
	B	People who drink alcoholic beverages.
	C	People who don’t drink alcoholic beverages.
	D	Park officials.
97	Where is drinking alcohol allowed?
	A	Outside the fairgrounds.
	B	Only in the park restaurants.
	C	In designated areas.
	D	Only at the park refreshment stands.
98	What is this announcement mainly concerned with?
	A	Assigning work areas.
	B	Fixing individual work times.
	C	Clarifying scheduling policy.
	D	Letting people go.
99	By what time does anyone have to be at work in the morning?
	A	Eight o’clock.
	B	Nine o’clock.
	C	Ten o’clock.
	D	Eleven o’clock.
100	What is the maximum amount of overtime allowed?
	A	Three hours.
	B	Four hours.
	C	Seven hours.
	D	Ten hours.

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ANSWER KEY

81	A	91	B
82	C	92	C
83	D	93	C
84	A	94	B
85	C	95	D
86	B	96	B
87	C	97	A
88	A	98	C
89	D	99	C
90	A	100	D