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	____________ in the accounting department was required to become familiar with the new software.
	A	Anyone
	B	All
	C	One another
	D	Everyone
122	Job seekers talked to recruiters who were ____________.
	A	employing
	B	analysing
	C	specifying
	D	hiring
123	The tax authorities will soon ____________ new guidelines.
	A	having issued
	B	issuing
	C	to issue
	D	be issuing
124	Not just ____________ is allowed to enter certain government buildings.
	A	no one
	B	anyone
	C	someone
	D	each one
125	The dealerships outdo each other in advertising ____________ they can attract customers.
	A	because
	B	but
	C	so
	D	for
126	The color illustrations included in the new edition of the book made it ____________ attractive.
	A	much more
	B	many more
	C	that more
	D	the more
127	He wanted to talk to someone knowledable in computers before purchasing ____________.
	A	any
	B	ones
	C	many
	D	other
128	All financial aid to the country was ____________ after our ambassador was dismissed.
	A	shut off
	B	closed off
	C	sealed off
	D	cut off
129	The prospective buyer grew ____________ when the seller tried to rush the sale.
	A	suspects
	B	suspicious
	C	suspicion
	D	suspected
130	Had we monitored the profit trends, we could have predicted this drop will ____________.
	A	sooner
	B	faster
	C	in advance
	D	previous
131	____________ first-aid training is precautionary, often going unused in real life.
	A	Less
	B	Many
	C	Few
	D	Much
132	If we had proven that the diamonds ____________ to the Crown, they would be in the national museum today.
	A	would belong
	B	belong
	C	belonged
	D	were belonging
133	The accountants did not find ____________ many errors in the spreadsheet.
	A	too
	B	any
	C	few
	D	hardly
134	The alarm system of a car must ____________ reliably.
	A	function
	B	to function
	C	functioned
	D	functioning
135	They think so highly of you, that promotion is yours for ____________.
	A	the asking
	B	to ask
	C	the ask
	D	you asked
136	Please hold while I ____________ you to the parts department.
	A	am connected
	B	to connect
	C	connect
	D	connected
137	When you ____________ the audience, don’t look at any one person.
	A	address
	B	talk
	C	focus
	D	communicate
138	Tickets for tonight’s concert can be purchased ____________ the box office.
	A	between
	B	at
	C	around
	D	by
139	Several crops ____________ by the government.
	A	will have been subsidizing
	B	being subsidized
	C	are subsidizing
	D	are being subsidized
140	Do you feel I was too friendly ____________ the applicants?
	A	with
	B	at
	C	on
	D	across

ANSWER KEY

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