PRACTICE TEST READING (6) STARTER TOEIC 3RD EDITION

STARTER TOEIC 3^RD EDITION

PRACTICE TEST

READING (6)

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.

Questions 191 through 195 refer to the following table and notice.

VALUE EXPORTS FOR THE COUNTRY OF GROMATIA, 1995 VS. 2005 AND 2015 EESTIMATED INCOME

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.

191	Which product was exported more in 1995 than in 2005?		194	What problems did farers in Gromatia suffer in 2005?
	A	Cigarettes		A	Sales troubles
	B	Grains		B	Climate troubles
	C	Coffee		C	Strikes
	D	Beef		D	Industrial difficulties
192	What is true about the export of beef in the 10- year period?		195	Why does the government think Gromatian wine will become successful?
	A	It increased more than any other product		A	It tastes good.
	B	It increased more than grains.		B	It is cheap.
	C	It increased less than wine.		C	People want more unusual wines.
	D	It increased more than cigarettes.		D	People don’t want to drink coffee.
193	Which product is expected to increase most in value over the next ten years?
	A	Beef
	B	Whisky
	C	Cigarettes
	D	Wine

Questions 196 through 200 refer to the following table and notice.

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.

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.

196	According to the memo, what happened last month?		199	What kind of stationery is wasted the most?
	A	New stationery was printed.		A	Letterhead paper
	B	Business cards were printed.		B	Envelopes
	C	Two companies merged.		C	A4 copy paper
	D	A printer was chosen.		D	B4 copy paper
197	What is the purpose of the memo?		200	What benefits could be available to employees who save paper?
	A	To inform employees about new printer.		A	A new logo
	B	To inform employees to use new stationery and to recycle paper.		B	Some extra money
	C	To announce a merger.		C	Stationery supplies
	D	To tell all employees about the new logo.		D	A row
198	Where can an employee pick up the new stationery?
	A	At the printer
	B	In the office
	C	From Meg Gillio
	D	On the 4th floor

ANSWER KEY

191	C
192	D
193	D
194	B
195	C
196	C
197	B
198	D
199	C
200	B