STARTER TOEIC 3RD
EDITION
PRACTICE TEST
READING (6)
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Part VII
Directions:
In
this part you will read a selection of texts, such as magazine and newspaper
articles, letters, and advertisements. Each text is followed by several
questions. Select the best answer for each question and mark the letter (A),
(B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.
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Questions
191 through 195 refer
to the following table and notice.
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VALUE EXPORTS FOR THE COUNTRY OF GROMATIA,
1995 VS. 2005 AND 2015 EESTIMATED INCOME
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Farmers of Gromatia Be Proud!
The Government of Gromatia would like
to thank all its farmers for their hard work this year. Despite the winter
flooding and the summer drought, 2005 was overall a great year for the
farming industry. As a nation whose income is based on the revenue generated
by the produce of our farmers, your work is of the greatest importance to us.
We have sent you the figures for 1995
and 2005, so that you can measure your success for yourselves. However, you
will notice that exports were down in certain areas. In particular, coffee
was low. These days, coffee drinking is becoming very popular thanks to large
chains of coffee shops offering cheap but tasty coffee worldwide. We feel
that it is important for gromatia to gain a position in this market. Over the
next ten years, we will be offering subsidies to farmers who plant coffee. We
hope that this will enable us to increase our annual exports.
The second area in which we hope to
excel is wine. With more leisure time, better education and a desire for
luxury, people are becoming more interested in wine. In the past people stuck
to the wines of France, Italy and Germany, but now they are looking for more
unique wines from smaller locations. This is where we see a niche for us in
the market. We believe that this will be our strongest export item by 2015.
Although small, Gromatia has the
potential to do very well in the international market. Thank you for your
efforts in taking us there.
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191
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Which product was exported more in 1995
than in 2005?
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194
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What problems did farers in Gromatia
suffer in 2005?
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A
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Cigarettes
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A
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Sales troubles
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B
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Grains
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B
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Climate troubles
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C
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Coffee
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C
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Strikes
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D
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Beef
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D
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Industrial difficulties
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192
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What is true about the export of beef
in the 10- year period?
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195
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Why does the government think Gromatian
wine will become successful?
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A
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It increased more than any other
product
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A
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It tastes good.
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B
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It increased more than grains.
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B
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It is cheap.
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C
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It increased less than wine.
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C
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People want more unusual wines.
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D
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It increased more than cigarettes.
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D
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People don’t want to drink coffee.
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193
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Which product is expected to increase
most in value over the next ten years?
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A
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Beef
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B
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Whisky
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C
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Cigarettes
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D
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Wine
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Questions
196 through 200 refer
to the following table and notice.
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Memorandum
To
: All employees
From : Meg Gillio, Office Manager
Date
: August 15, 2004
Re
: Stationery Recycling Policy
Since our official merger with MAJOR
Electronics, Inc. last month, we have continued to use stationery with our
former name, Knottzach Business Systems Stationery, which carries the new
logo, MAJOR Knottzach Systems, is now available from the printer. All
employees are requested to use this new stationery for all official
correspondence, effective immediately. Please pick up a supply of the new
stationery from Ryan Fischer on the 4th floor. However, in order
to reduce wastage and to do our bit to preserve the environment, we are
implementing two new systems.
1.
Sign-out system – each time you receive any company
stationery, you must sign a sheet saying what, how much and when you took it.
It will be recorded on your employee record card.
2.
Recycling – we throw away a lot of useable paper
every month. All paper must be put in the recycling bins now positioned in
each office. A $30 gift voucher prize will be awarded to the office that
wastes the least paper. If your office succeeds in producing the least
wastage for three months in a row, each office member will receive a $20
bonus for each month.
If you take a look at the attached
table. I think you’ll appreciate why we have made these changes.
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Monthly Wastage of Stationery supplies
in offices of MAJOR Knottzach Systems. As you can see, we are extremely
wasteful, especially with A4 copy paper. Please do your best to reduce this
wastage. Thank you.
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196
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According to the memo, what happened
last month?
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199
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What kind of stationery is wasted the most?
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A
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New stationery was printed.
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A
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Letterhead paper
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B
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Business cards were printed.
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B
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Envelopes
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C
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Two companies merged.
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C
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A4 copy paper
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D
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A printer was chosen.
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D
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B4 copy paper
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197
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What is the purpose of the memo?
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200
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What benefits could be available to
employees who save paper?
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A
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To inform employees about new printer.
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A
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A new logo
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B
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To inform employees to use new
stationery and to recycle paper.
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B
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Some extra money
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C
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To announce a merger.
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C
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Stationery supplies
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D
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To tell all employees about the new
logo.
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D
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A row
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198
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Where can an employee pick up the new
stationery?
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A
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At the printer
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B
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In the office
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C
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From Meg Gillio
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D
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On the 4th floor
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ANSWER KEY
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191
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C
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192
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D
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193
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D
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194
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B
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195
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C
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196
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C
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197
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B
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198
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D
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199
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C
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200
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B
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