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

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST THREE

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 176-181 refer to the following memo.

MEMORANDUM

ATTENTION ALL HOURLY EMPLOYEES Effective immediately, paychecks will no longer be handed out on Fridays. Due to changes in payroll, we will now have paychecks available on the first and third Monday each month. You can either pick your check up on these days in the Human Resources office (on floor 11) before 5:00 p.m., or you can sign up for automatic deposit. For those of you who are unfamiliar with automatic deposit, this means that your check will be put directly into your checking account and you will receive a receipt of deposit from the bank each month in the mail. If you are interested in automatic deposit, you must sign up before February 23. The sign-up sheet is posted on the door of Human Resources. For those who pick up their checks directly, remember that if you do not sign for your check on the first or third Monday, it will automatically be sent to you in the mail. Please be aware that we do not take responsibility for checks that are lost in the mail, and stop payment fees are paid by the employee.

177	When will this change in payroll take place?		180	What would be likely to happen if a check got lost in the mail?
	(A)	Right away		(A)	The employee would pick it up on the next Monday.
	(B)	On February 23		(B)	The Company would pay for a stop payment.
	(C)	On Friday		(C)	A deposit slip would be automatically sent to the employee.
	(D)	The first Monday of the month		(D)	The employee would report the loss and cover the fee.
178	What is automatic deposit?		181	Who would need to read this memo?
	(A)	Payment goes into a bank account.		(A)	Any worker who goes to human Resources for their check.
	(B)	Payment is automatically sent to you in the mail.		(B)	Any worker who is paid by the hour.
	(C)	Checks are handed out directly on Fridays.		(C)	All employees who want to learn about automatic deposit.
	(D)	Taxes are withheld regardless of payment method.		(D)	Employees interested in becoming paid by the hour.
179	What do hourly employees need to do to pick up their check?
	(A)	Provide an employee number and photo I.D.
	(B)	They must work on the Monday that theu pick up their check.
	(C)	They must sign up by February 23.
	(D)	They must sign their name.

Questions 182-185 refer to the following instructions.

IN-FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS:

In the event of an emergency, please go to your seat and fasten your seatbelt. Attendants will be on hand to assist you. All electronic devices should be turned off, as these could interfere with the pilot’s radio transmissions. Should the cabin lose pressure, an oxygen mask will automatically fall from the overhead compartment. Simply side the plastic cord over your head, fit the mask to your face and then breathe through the mask. If you are with a child, first put on your own mask. This will help you to assist your child. In the unlikely event that the plane is forced to make a water landing, the seat on which you are sitting is also a flotation device. Simply pull it up and out. Exit ramps from the plane are clearly marked.

182	Where would someone most likely read this?		184	Where are the oxygen masks stored?
	(A)	At an airport		(A)	Under the seats
	(B)	On a boat		(B)	In overheard compartments
	(C)	In a hospital		(C)	Next to the exit ramps
	(D)	On a plane		(D)	In the rear of the cabin
183	Where should one go at the first sign of an emergency?		185	What should a parent with a child do if the plane loses pressure?
	(A)	To the pilot		(A)	Put on their own mask first
	(B)	To the flight attendant		(B)	Call the attendant
	(C)	To one’s seat		(C)	Put on the child’s mask first
	(D)	To the exit ramp		(D)	Go to the exit

ANSWER KEY

177	A
178	A
179	D
180	D
181	B
182	D
183	C
184	B
185	A