PRACTICE TEST THREE READING PART VA OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST THREE

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	The doctor advised her ___________ more often.
	A	swimming
	B	swam
	C	to swim
	D	to have swum
102	This year the company has ___________ heavily in research and development.
	A	was invested
	B	invest
	C	investing
	D	invested
103	We found them ___________ down at the beach.
	A	playing
	B	to go play
	C	play
	D	to play
104	The negotiations cannot be ___________ because the disagreements.
	A	concurred
	B	continued
	C	contoured
	D	confounded
105	The buying and selling of stocks and bonds is ___________ I would like to learn about.
	A	something
	B	somewhere
	C	somehow
	D	somewhat
106	Income-producing stocks will ___________ healthy dividends.
	A	order
	B	cause
	C	generate
	D	develop
107	If the treasurer ___________ here, he would sign your check.
	A	will be
	B	is
	C	has been
	D	were
108	It is better to hold the vote ___________ than later.
	A	sooner
	B	soonest
	C	soon
	D	some soon
109	Only ___________ families were invited to the gala event.
	A	opulent
	B	affluent
	C	abundant
	D	expensive
110	It is common practice to look ___________ someone when they talk to you.
	A	at
	B	to
	C	on
	D	by
111	Three-piece suits are back ___________ style.
	A	around
	B	through
	C	in
	D	unto
112	Before you can drive, you must have a ___________.
	A	presence
	B	ticket
	C	diploma
	D	license
113	Rewiring the office to accommodate the new air conditioning units was ___________ as expensive as the units themselves.
	A	just
	B	quite
	C	moreover
	D	same
114	___________ employees in the postal service has meant slower service in the last two years.
	A	Less
	B	Fewer
	C	Few
	D	Least
115	Does the tide always come ___________ at this hour?
	A	in
	B	over
	C	out
	D	down
116	The trainees had a ___________ time filling out the application after they learned it was the sole assessment tool.
	A	harder
	B	hardly
	C	hardest
	D	harden
117	We have ___________ nothing left in the bank.
	A	because of
	B	by way of
	C	next to
	D	closest to
118	These pension ___________ have been carefully worked out.
	A	plan
	B	plans
	C	planning
	D	planned
119	He wasn’t able to ___________ my point of view.
	A	think
	B	mind
	C	see
	D	reckon
120	The manufacture of textiles is considered a labor ___________ industry.
	A	intensive
	B	involved
	C	indicative
	D	incisive

ANSWER KEY

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