PRACTICE TEST TWO READING PART VB OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

OXFORD PRACTICE TEST FOR TOEIC

PRACTICE TEST TWO

READING

PART VB

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.

121	The water department has warned that the water may not be potable, ____________ the residents shouldn’t even use it to brush their teeth.
	A	but
	B	so
	C	because
	D	nor
122	The telephone lines of he United States are ____________ than those of any country in the world.
	A	longer
	B	longest
	C	long
	D	longs
123	These amendments will be ratified by a majority before they ____________ presented to the legislative body.
	A	will be
	B	would be
	C	are
	D	were
124	Please report ____________ the engineering department.
	A	directly
	B	to
	C	forward
	D	aside
125	If you wait until the twelfth, the president ____________ for two days by then.
	A	has been waiting
	B	has waited
	C	will have been waiting
	D	was waiting
126	I’m sorry, but he is not ____________ to his trust fund yet.
	A	authorized
	B	allowed
	C	accessed
	D	entitled
127	The banks are willing to give loans for home ____________.
	A	impropriety
	B	improvements
	C	improvisation
	D	impulse
128	She will neither ____________ the terms nor give in to your badgering.
	A	acceptable
	B	accepts
	C	accepting
	D	accept
129	The Malaysian Peninsula is ____________ Burma.
	A	fastened with
	B	connected to
	C	put together
	D	combined with
130	____________ we invested in the telecommunications industry, we would be rich by now.
	A	Shall
	B	Should
	C	Will
	D	Had
131	The presiding officials took off their hats ____________ the slain leader.
	A	in charge of
	B	because of
	C	in deference to
	D	in light of
132	The prestigious award is not given to just ____________.
	A	anyone
	B	someone
	C	somebody
	D	many
133	Marine biologists want to reduce industrial ____________.
	A	pollution
	B	environment
	C	pollutes
	D	environmental
134	One of the things they will be ____________ is whether or not you are a team player.
	A	finding
	B	looking for
	C	inquiring
	D	seeking
135	I was told that the maître d’, who ____________ us so much, had just been fired.
	A	helping
	B	had been helped
	C	helped
	D	are being helped
136	Since most of the business meetings were at night we were able to spend the day ____________.
	A	to sightsee
	B	to enjoy sightseeing
	C	going to sightsee
	D	sightseeing
137	These stocks have done very ____________ since the company changed management.
	A	slowly
	B	weakly
	C	poorly
	D	steadily
138	She wasn’t able to identify the man she ____________ that night.
	A	sees
	B	was seen
	C	will see
	D	had seen
139	We were told we ____________ be able to reserve a seat on the mailboat that passes through the Arctic Circle.
	A	might
	B	must
	C	can
	D	could
140	The lower cost of doing business overseas is enticing ____________ many of our local manufacturers.
	A	to
	B	on
	C	with
	D	by

ANSWER KEY

121	B	131	C
122	A	132	A
123	C	133	A
124	B	134	B
125	C	135	C
126	D	136	D
127	B	137	C
128	D	138	D
129	B	139	A
130	D	140	A