PRACTICE TEST FOUR READING PART VII B OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST FOUR

READING

PART VII B

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 168-170 refer to the following letter.

Robert Barr 65 Chamberlain Street E. Grinstead West Sussex RH19 2DZ England THE MUTUAL FUNDS MONITOR Attn: Mr. Marvin Malloy Velliveien 21 N-1344 JAR, Norway I would like to extend my personal thanks for maintaining a superior level of excellence and high standards at MFM. I have been a long-time member because I trust your economic sense, respect your judgment, and appreciate your conservative, well-rounded approach. I appreciate the fact that you always ‘tell it like it is.’ It was your tip on an up-and coming growth fund that made me £6,800 in just seven months! Perhaps the greatest value, though, is having time to myself again. Hiring you to do my reading and advising has given me back precious time for myself and my family. Sincerely yours, Rob Barr

168	What was the purpose of this letter?		170	How would Mr. Malloy be best described?
	(A)	To ask for more investment advice		(A)	Considerate
	(B)	To inquire about a position at MFM		(B)	Appreciative
	(C)	To acknowledge and Mr. Malloy		(C)	Persistent
	(D)	To renew a membership		(D)	Well-informed
169	What does Mr. Barr consider most valuable?
	(A)	Mr. Malloy’s assessment ability
	(B)	His freed-up time
	(C)	The investment in a growth fund
	(D)	Reading about investment possibilities

Questions 171-174 refer to the following newspaper bulletin.

Saturday, June 12 (1-4 PM): The Friends of Jeffrey Logan, known as the ‘Local Guardians,’ and the Lenour Heights young persons’ neighbourhood group, sponsored by Daniella Bard, will be doing their end-of-summer PARK CLEAN-UP in Jeffrey Logan Park in Lenour Heights. They are urging our readers to join in on what promises to be a lovely summer afternoon. Bring your brooms, shovels and gloves. Neighbors and area residents are also invited to a meeting afterwards in the main library downtown to discuss a two-year-plan for the recreational development of the park. Refreshments and food will be provided. For those of you new to the area, the park is just north of the historic district.   please call Daniella Bard for more information at 387-9888

171	What will the people initially be gathering to do?		173	Who makes up the ‘Local Guardians’?
	(A)	To go purchase cleaning equipment		(A)	The subscribers t the newspaper
	(B)	To plan the future of the park		(B)	Residents of the Historic District
	(C)	To clean up the park		(C)	Young people in Lenour Heights
	(D)	To offer assistance to local residents		(D)	The Friends of Jeffrey Logan Park
172	Where is the park?		174	Why will they meet in the library?
	(A)	In Lenour Heights		(A)	To eat after the clean-up work
	(B)	At the beach		(B)	To go over plans for the park’s development
	(C)	In the historic district		(C)	To listen to a lecture by Daniella Bard
	(D)	In the downtown area		(D)	To meet other area residents

Questions 175-177 refer to the following announcement.

At stockholders meeting in Montreal, Canada, today, the Julliard Ribbons Corporation announced that sales for the first six months of this year surpassed all previous six-month periods. An aggressive and innovative advertising campaign was credited for the upswing. The vice president, Mr. Charles Tundy, speaking at the yearly meeting, reported quarterly earnings of $112,000, and 18% jump over the same time last year. Mr. Tundy predicted that the $125,000 mark would be reached by year’s end. He concluded his speech with praise for the management and the loyal support of the stockholders, but stressed that the marketing team deserved most of the credit.

175	Where did Tundy make his announcement?		177	Who did Mr. Tundy single out for special praise?
	(A)	At a stockholders meeting		(A)	The shareholders
	(B)	At an advertising rally		(B)	The marketing group
	(C)	At a news conference		(C)	The managers
	(D)	At a management seminar		(D)	The vice president
176	What was considered the main source of the rise in profits?
	(A)	The stockholders’ tenacity
	(B)	The effectiveness of the ad campaign
	(C)	The company leadership
	(D)	The efforts of the sales teams

ANSWER KEY

168	C
169	B
170	D
171	C
172	A
173	D
174	B
175	A
176	B
177	B