Đề thi TOEIC năm 2009 mã đề 02a

Mỗi năm có khoảng hơn 3 triệu người tham dự kì thi TOEIC, điều này đã nâng tầm quan trọng của kì thi và làm cho nó trở thành một kì thi tiếng Anh phổ biến nhất ngày nay. Kì thi TOEIC được các khách hàng công ty quan tâm đặc biệt. Những doanh nghiệp này dựa vào điểm số TOEIC làm tiêu chuẩn tuyển dụng nhân viên và quyết định thăng chức hay tiến cử một nhân viên nào đó tu nghiệp nước ngoài.

1 Mr Ram ir ez - - - as chief execut iv e officer at

Hans Oil & Gas I nc for t he last 3 year s

7 Mor an Tech plans t o use m uch of t he pr ofit - - - gained fr om it s Asia Plant Oper at ions for bet t er adv er t ising

( A) being ser ved

( B) w ill have ser ved ( A) w hich

2 The Cent r al Highw ay w ill be - - - t o closur e unt il

t he end of t he r ainy season in Mar ch

( D) w her e

8 The - - - t o ut ilize account ing soft w ar e pr ogr am s

is an indispensable pr er equisit e for t he posit ion of account ing m anager

( A) plain

( B) public

3 Per for m ance - - - t o evaluat e em ployees ar e held

ever y year in May and Novem ber

( C) abilit y ( D) cur r ency ( A) r eview 9 Fur t her r esear ch on t he new line of skin- car e

pr oduct s w ill be suspended - - - addit ional funding is found

( B) r eview ed

( C) r eview s

4 Many of t he t eam m em ber s w er e sur pr ised t o find

out t hat t heir t eam leader , Ms Okur a, w ill be

t r ansfer r ed t o Jor dan - - - t he end of t he m ont h

( B) unless ( C) so as ( D) by ( A) unt il 10 The com pany policy st at es t hat invoices fr om

cust om er s ar e paid w it hin 30 days of - - - r eceipt ( B) at

5 The w ait ing per iod for - - - on new pat ent s is now

m uch longer t han it w as befor e

( C) t heir ( D) t hem selves ( A) appr oving 11 Due t o a - - - in dem and for passenger vehicles,

Gr een Mot or s decided t o t em por ar ily cut back on

pr oduct ion

( B) appr oved

( C) appr oval

6 Befor e r eim bur sem ent - - - t r avel expenses can

be m ade, a valid r eceipt m ust be subm it t ed t o t he

account ing office

( B) ext ension ( C) dr op ( D) r ush ( A) in 12 Not one of t he applicant s for t he br anch m anager

is sufficient ly qualified, accor ding t o t he per sonnel office

( B) as

( C) for

(B) sequence 18 Because Mr Ramirez has extensive -

experience in finance, he was appointed to lead the merger preparation team

(C) location

(D) path

13 The change in the production schedule will give

- additional time to develop our advertising

campaign

(A) prior (B) combined (C) marginal (A) our (D) inductive

(B) ourselves 19 The federal government is committed to protecting

consumers by - regulating hazardous products (C) we

(D) us (A) careful

14 The decision to cut off the workforce by more than

10 percent has had a - effect on employee

morale

(B) cared (C) caring (D) carefully (A) consider 20 Tom Mckinley is regarded as the retiring CEO's

most - successor

(B) considering

(C) considerably (A) likely

(D) considerable (B) extensive

15 Environmentalists are looking for creative - to

the problems of urban air pollution

(C) enforced (D) common (A) attentions 21 - her furniture would not all fit into her new

apartment, Ms decided to lease an outside storage space

(B) solutions

(C) conventions

(D) collections (A) For

16 Ms Yakamoto, the head of accounting, is

ultimately - for the contents of the sales report

(B) Also (C) Since (A) responsible (D) Although

(B) responsibility 22 Fardo Motors will recall more than 10,000 vehicles

of the new SUV model because of the - part in the car's air conditioning systems

(C) response

(D) responsibly

17 The Heim company announced - its annual

operating costs at its main plants in Asia have steadily

increased

(A) productive (B) effective (C) sensitive (A) although (D) defective

(B) what 23 - the current circumstances, the firm has no

choice but to sell up some of its branches

(C) those

(D) that (A) During

(B) Among (C) Under

(D) As (A) announced

24 The device produced by Arlington Industries are so

superior in quality - none has failed within the

products' warranty period

(B) solicited (C) subtracted (D) transferred (A) which 30 Customers are required to have valid identification

when first depositing money in a new - account (B) that

(C) where (A) save

(D) how (B) saver

25 All those wishing to - the company's

supplementary pension plan must submit an

application to the human resources department

(C) savings (D) saved

31 In order to receive full severance pay, you should submit written notice at least two months - your date of retirement

(A) compile

(B) replace

(C) refer (A) prior

(D) join (B) afterwards

26 In the event that a product is defective, a

replacement or product of equal value will be offered

without any - charge

(C) late (D) before

32 Many universities have experienced a sharp -

in the number of admission applications in recent years

(A) addition

(B) additional

(C) additions (A) decline

(D) additionally (B) declining

27 Santo Industries will - move its

administrative offices since its headquarters are being

renovated

(C) declined (D) declines

33 Anne Park was awarded the first prize for the project model she - at the science fair

(A) markedly

(B) temporarily (A) was displayed

(C) recently (B) had been displayed

(D) decisively (C) displayed

28 After 11 a.m you will be able to log in to your

account where you can have - to updated

technical support

(D) will display

34 The company has decided to change its main distributor, - the company was very disappointed with the way the old distributor was handling products (A) access

(B) accessing (A) afterwards

(C) accessed (B) beforehand

(D) accesses (C) then

29 Mr Benoit has recently - her intention to

resign as head of the health clinic

(D) as

35 The primary objective of advertising is to

encourage consumption and - raise sales

(A) before

(B) thereby

(C) because

(D) by means of

36 It has always been a firm policy at Prime Tech

Incorporated to - address customer complaints

(A) promptly

(B) prompt

(C) prompted

(D) prompts

37 Whether the two manufacturers will merge their

work forces will be decided within the next - days

(A) long

(B) instant

(C) incoming

(D) few

38 The vice president will be accompanied with her

assistant when she - the trade show in Singapore

next week

(A) was attending

(B) will attend (C) attending (D) attends

39 Until they were - at the end of the previous month, business hours at the Nuran Bank used to be from 8 a.m to 5 p.m every day

(A) created (B) expected (C) changed (D) delivered

40 Productivity is one of the key - by which a worker's job performance can be measured

(A) conveniences (B) criteria (C) applications (D) publications

Questions 141-143 refer to the following letter

September 12, 2008

Nary Beth Parkinson

WWJ

Buffalo, NY 14574

Dear Ms Parkinson:

I recently published a book called Entrepreneur at risk I am sending you a - of the book to review

141 (A) copy

(B) check

(C) sense

(D) pass

The topic is worthy of your morning show, " Good Morning Buffalo." and I would be interested in discussing the book as a guest on your show The premise is that entrepreneurs are at risk in the U.S and will soon be an endangered species

This is a very - topic, as there is an upcoming forum on entrepreneurs at the Carmine Colosseum

142 (A) time

(B) timed

(C) timely

(D) timing

I have enclosed my biographical sketch, a synopsis of the book and a press release from my publishing house I hope that you - the time to look at these Thank you for your attention

143 (A) took

(B) was taking

(C) take

(D) will have taken

Sincerely

Larry J Beiers

president

Questions 144-146 refer to the following letter

Sherri Lu, Senior Floor Nurse

University Medical Center

Laguna Heights, CA 03992

May 12, 2008

We regret you must leave and reluctantly accept your - as senior floor nurse beginning June 1, 2008

144 (A) promotion

(B) request

(C) resignation

(D) reference

We do, however, understand that personal medical concerns demand your attention now

Your contributions to University Medical Center - after your departure

145 (A) remains

(B) were remained

(C) have remained

(D) will remain

Thank you for your hard work in every aspect of your job Your dedication to us shows in your willingness to help train your replacement We have always been able to - on you

146 (A) count

(B) counting

(C) counts

(D) counted

We wish you the best of health I will miss you immensely

Please stay in touch

Sincerely,

Merl

Questions 147-149 refer to the following article

Historic judge resigns

Judge U.W Clemon, the first black federal judge in Alabama, resigned after serving the state for almost 30 years - his years of service, Clemon presided over many civil and equal rights cases

147 (A) Until

(B) Against

(C) Since

(D) Throughout

Clemon will join Birmingham law firm, White Arnold & Dowd P.C Sunday, practicing civil and criminal law

“It’s a win-win situation, because we pick up somebody with variance of history and knowledge, and it suits the nature of our firm,” said Mark White, a shareholder of White Arnold & Dowd

Clemon said he is eagerly - joining the firm

148 (A) anticipating

(B) regretting

(C) waiting

(D) wishing

“It has an impressive clientele, and its lawyers do great work,” he said

White said everyone - about Clemon joining the firm and the experience he brings with him

149 (A) exciting

(B) excites

(C) is excited

(D) was exciting

“For our young lawyers, he’s a human encyclopedia,” White said

Questions 150-152 refer to the following e-mail

Dear Molly

I would like to congratulate you on your recent promotion to assistant plant supervisor You must be - of your accomplishments

150 (A) pride

(B) proud

(C) prides

(D) proudly

Because of your hard work and dedication, you - this promotion

151 (A) observe

(B) preserve

(C) deserve

(D) reserve

Employees like - help Cadrell's keep ahead of the competition and lead the way

152 (A) himself

(B) her

(C) yourself

(D) they

in the field of dental equipment Your efforts are appreciated

Congratulations again Welcome to the management team at Cadrell's

Sincerely yours,

J.K Cadrell, Jr

President

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