PRACTICE TEST FOUR READING PART VA OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST FOUR

READING

PART VA

YOU WILL HAVE ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES TO COMPLETE PARTS V, VI AND VII OF THE TEST READING In this section of the test, you will have a chance to show how well you understand written English. There are three parts to this section, with special directions for each part. PART V Directions: Questions 101-104 are incomplete sentences. Four words or phrases, marked (A), (B), (C), (D) are given beneath each sentence. You are to choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and mark your answer. The sentence should read. “Because the equipment is very delicate, it must be handled with care.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C). Now begin work on the questions.

101	Another four inches of snow will ___________ overnight.
	A	heighten
	B	accumulate
	C	develop
	D	raise
102	The retired colonel has decided to take ___________ residence in Morocco.
	A	in
	B	out
	C	up
	D	with
103	A chart ___________ the employees’ wages was found posted on the lobby bulletin board.
	A	lists
	B	listed
	C	listing
	D	to list
104	Nothing the workers did was able to ___________ the new foreman.
	A	satisfactorily
	B	satisfaction
	C	satisfy
	D	satisfies
105	We should have been at the office several hours ___________.
	A	earliest
	B	previous
	C	sooner
	D	past
106	His evaluation of the marketing department was right ___________ the mark.
	A	over
	B	on
	C	against
	D	into
107	The secretary knew exactly where to look for the documents ___________ who to blame for their absence.
	A	but
	B	above
	C	beyond
	D	and
108	After examining my account, I was surprised to find out that I only had $385 in ___________.
	A	them
	B	that
	C	those
	D	it
109	Many an illustrator has ___________ himself to learning computer graphics.
	A	given up
	B	admitted
	C	relinquished
	D	resigned
110	This tractor is a good value but ___________ one over there has the features I need.
	A	it
	B	those
	C	these
	D	that
111	Genetic makeup ___________ one’s hair and eye color.
	A	determined
	B	had been determined
	C	determining
	D	determines
112	I found that the shop steward put forth some very ___________, down-to-earth arguments.
	A	scented
	B	sensational
	C	sensible
	D	sensuous
113	The crew worked so hard, they finished the entire project three days ___________ of schedule.
	A	forward
	B	ahead
	C	onward
	D	atop
114	Records of tourism in Puerto Rico ___________ lost in the hurricane.
	A	were
	B	are
	C	was
	D	has been
115	My company called us on Monday and told us that they had already booked the flight ___________ us that day.
	A	to
	B	with
	C	for
	D	by
116	He is simply biding his for until ___________ the prices go down.
	A	time
	B	activity
	C	wherewithal
	D	wait
117	I am writing ___________   regard to the job of administrative assistant listed in Sunday’s paper.
	A	in
	B	as
	C	for
	D	from
118	Many layers of ignorance had to be stripped away if we ___________   to bring women to the voting polls.
	A	want
	B	had wanted
	C	wanted
	D	wanting
119	We are hoping that the community will ___________   in the waterfront clean-up efforts.
	A	involve
	B	associate
	C	concern
	D	participate
120	Putting a new transmission in was ___________   of the question.
	A	above
	B	out
	C	overhead
	D	ouside

ANSWER KEY

101	B	111	D
102	C	112	C
103	C	113	B
104	C	114	A
105	C	115	C
106	B	116	A
107	D	117	A
108	D	118	C
109	D	119	D
110	D	120	B