11. Why can't the man make copies today? (A) The copier is broken. (B) He doesn't have time. (C) It's too late. (D) It's before noon. 12. Why did they take Mr. Lee to dinner? (A) He was hungry. (B) The restaurant is new. (C) He doesn't have money. (D) It was his birthday. 13. Why didn't Cindy join her friends for lunch? (A) She was at a meeting. (B) She doesn't like sandwiches. (C) She wasn't hungry. (D) She was busy working. 14. Why did the man return the suit? (A) It was too expensive. (B) It didn't fit well. (C) He didn't like the color. (D) The collar was too dark. 15. Why did Jack get a raise? ® (A) He's been working at the company for a long time. (B) He's been a hard worker. (C) He gave money to the company. (D) He gets along well with everyone. CD d). CD (D CD ® CD C^ CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD TOEIC Test Practice IQ DIRECTIONS: On the TOEIC test, you will need to remember specific details from the conversation. You will have to irnprove your memory as well as your listening skills. Read the questions quickly before you listen to the conversation and then listen for the answers. CONVERSATION 1 (Questions 1-3) 1. Why did the woman miss the meeting? (A) She had a problem with her car. (B) She didn't leave home on time. (C) She was feeling tired. (D) She was sick. CD CD CD CD CONVERSATIONS 103 1๒., 2. What time did the meeting start? ® ® CD -Co) (A) 1:00. (B) 8:00. (C) 9:00. (D) 10:00. 3. Why did the man leave his notes for his secretary? ๏ ๏ © CE) (A) She has to file them. (B) She wants to read them. (C) She will make copies of them. (D) She will rewrite them. CONVERSATION 2 (Questions 4-6) 4. Where are the speakers going? ๏ ๏ CD ๏ (A) To a soccer game. (B) To the theater. (C) Out of town. (D) To a park. 5. Why doesn't the woman want to drive? CD CE) CD CS) (A) It's difficult to find parking. (B) Her car broke down. (C) The bus is faster. (D) The bus is free. 6. What time do they have to arrive? CD CD CD CD (A) 5:15. (B) 5:30. (C) 6:00. (D) 7:00. CONVERSATION 3 (Questions 7-9) 7. Why does the woman want to borrow money? ® CD CD CD (A) To buy a wallet. (B) To buy lunch. (C) To buy coffee. (D) To buy a book. 8. When will the woman pay the money back? CD CD CD CD (A) This afternoon. (B) Tonight. (C) Tomorrow. (D) In two days. 104 LISTENING COMPREHENSION i. 9. How much does the man give her? ® , CD CD (A) $2. (B) $3. (D) $10. CONVERSATION 4 (Questions 10-12) 10. Why doesn't the man want to go to the seafood restaurant? CE) CD CD (A) There are too many people. (B) The food isn't good. (C) It's too expensive. (D) It's closed tonight. 11. Where will the speakers go after dinner? CD CD CD CD (A) To a play. (B) To the movies. (C) Shopping. (D) Home. 12. When do they have to leave? CD CD CD CD (A) Right now. (B) In 15 minutes. (C) In 50 minutes. (D) In two hours. CONVERSATION 5 (Questions 13-15) 13. Why was the meeting canceled? CD CD CD CD (A) The boss is out of town. (B) The woman's presentation isn't ready. (C) Everyone has been working too hard. (D) The accountant is sick. 14. How did the woman hear about the canceled meeting? CD CD CD CD (A) She got an e-mail. (B) The man called her. (C) Her boss told her. (D) She got a memo. 15. What day is the meeting rescheduled for? CD CD CD CD (A) Tuesday. (B) Wednesday. (C) Thursday. (D) Friday. CONVERSATIONS 105 REVIEW: PART 3 DIRECTIONS: Listen to the conversations and choose the appropriate answers to the questions. There will be three questions for each conversation! 1. When will the meeting be held? (A) Today. (B) Tonight. (C) Tomorrow morning. (D) Tomorrow afternoon. 2. How many people will be at the meeting? (A) ท. (B) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. 3. Where does the woman want to have the meeting? (A) in the cafeteria. (B) In the reading room. (C) In the assistant's office. (D) In the conference room. 4. How is the weather? (A) It's snowing. (B) It's raining. (C) It's sunny. (D) It's hot. 5. When will Marina arrive? (A) 9:00 A.M. (B) 10:00 A.M. (C) 11:30 A.M. (D) 2:30 P.M. 6. How is Marina traveling? (A) By bus. (B) By car. (C) By train. (D) By plane. (A) (D (c) (D) ๏ ® CD ® (D CE) Cc) ® (ร) ๏ C£> ๏ ๏๏® CD CT) ๏ Cc) CD T 106 LISTENING COMPREHENSION 4 7. When is the man leaving for his vacation? CD .CD CD (A) On Monday. (B) On the weekend. (C) In two weeks. (D) In a month. • 8. How often does he take a vacation? CD CD CD CD (A) Once a month. (B) Once a year. (C) Twice a year. (D) Three times a year. 9. Where will he spend his vacation? CD CD CD CD (A) In the mountains. (B) On a boat. (C) At the beach. (D) By a lake. 10. VVhy doesn't the man order shrimp? CD CD CD (A) He doesn't Uke it. (B) He has an allergy to it. (C) It costs too much. (D) It's not on the menu. 11. How much does the tuna special cost? CD CD CD (A) $7.50. (B) $11.00. (C) $17.00. (D) $17.50. 12. What will the man order? CD CD CD CD (A) Shrimp. (B) Tuna. (C) Rice. (D) Spaghetti. T CONVERSATIONS 107 13. Where is the woman going? CD CD CD -CD (A) The bank. (B) The post office. (C) The office supply store. (D) The supply closet. - 14. What does the man want? CD CD CD CD (A) Paper. (B) Folders. (C) Pencils. (D) Pens. 15. How much money does the man give the woman? CD CD CD CD (A) $10.00. (B) $15.00. (C) $20.00. (D) $25.00. 16. When is the meeting? CD CD CD CD (A) Today. (B) Tomorrow. (C) Tuesday. (D) Next week. 17. Where is the meeting? CD CD CD CD (A) In a conference room. (B) In the man's office. (C) In New York. (D) In a hotel. 18. Why can't the man attend the meeting? CD CD CD CD (A) He will be at a conference. (B) He will be away on a trip. (C) His car broke down. (D) He doesn't feel well. 1 108 LISTENING COMPREHENSION i. 19. Who is the woman talking to? CD CD .CD CD (A) Her doctor. (B) Her assistant. (C) A massage therapist. (D) A telephone operator. 20. Why was the woman late for her appointment? CD CD CD CD (A) She had a hard time driving in the dark. (B) She couldn't find the doctor's office. (C) She had to make a phone call. (D) She couldn't park the car. 21. Where did the man put the messages? CD CD CD CD (A) On the door. (B) In the desk. (C) On the floor. (D) In the apartment. 22. What is the woman's job? CD CD CD CD (A) Bus driver. (B) Taxi driver. (C) Tour guide. (D) Train conductor. 23. Why is the fare higher than the man expected? CD CD CD CD (A) It's snowing. (B) It's late at night. (C) He took a long trip. (D) All the prices have changed. 24. What is the man doing? CD CD CD CD (A) Paying. (B) Asking directions. (C) Giving directions. (D) Asking the time. า CONVERSATIONS 109 25. Why are the speakers upset? CD CE) CD (A) The water is bad. (B) Their watches are brokeri. (C) The food doesri't taste good. (D) They've been waiting for a long time. 26. What time do they have to leave the restaurant? CD Ci) d) ® (A) 3:00. (B) 4:00. (C) 8:00. (D) 9:00. 27. What will they do next? CD CD (ร) c^ (A) Go home. (B) Take a rest. (C) Hear some music. (D) Go to another restaurant. 28. Where are the speakers? CD CD CD CD (A) At work. (B) At home. (C) At the garage. (D) At the bus stop. 29. Why does the woman take the bus? CD CD CD CD (A) It's fast. (B) It's relaxing. (C) It's always on time. (D) It's cheaper than a taxi. 30. How long does the bus ride take? CD CD CD CD (A) Half an hour. (B) Forty minutes. (C) Forty-five minutes. (D) An hour. 110 LISTENING COMPREHENSION i. F PART 4: TALKS PART 4 Directions: You will hear some talks given by a single speaker. You will be asked to answer three questions about what the speaker says in each talkT Select the best response to each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (อ) on your answer sheet The talks will not be printed in your test book and will be spoken only one time. The following exercises will help you develop strategies for lister\irig to talks and choosing the best response. They will also help you improve your vocabulary in specific ways. VOCABULARY STRATEGIES • From the questions and answer choices, try to guess what the talk is about. • Listen for words in the-conversation associated with the six topics listed below. the six topics Advertisements Weather News Recorded Announcements Special Announcements Business Announcements LISTENING STRATEGIES Read the questions and answer choices before you hear the audio. Listen for the answers to the questions. Answer the questions quickly before the next talk begins. If you do not know an answer, guess. Do not try to work on a question after the next talk has started. , Since each talk will be spoken only once, you must listen to each talk carefully to understand and remember what is being said. TALKS 111 TALKS: ADVERTISEMENTS T Vocabulary Practice A DIRECTIONS: Match the type of advertisement with its usual location. Type Location 1. print ads a. streets, sides of buildings 2. pop-up ads b. radio, TV 3. commercials c. web sites 4. billboards d. magazines, newspapers Vocabulary Practice B DIRECTIONS: Write the correct form of the word in the sentence, for sale sale selling 1. The used cars will not be until they have been inspected. 2. The lasts until Friday. 3. We're our entire inventory. to sell sold on sale 4. Hurry. This offer won't last. All stock for only two more days! 5. The plan is everything at 50 percent off. 6. Once a product is , we take it off the web site. subscribes subscriptions subscribers 7. I have for every major daily paper. 8. My office to an e-newsletter. 9. Our magazine has over 3 million 4 [...]... the afternoon (D) In the evening 14 Where was the temperature measured? (A) Downtown (B) At the airport (C) At school! (D) At the dock 15 What was the temperature? (A) 12 degrees Fahrenheit (B) 12 degrees Celsius (C) 21 degrees Fahrenheit (D) 21 degrees Celsius TALK 6 (Questions 16 -18 ) 16 What will the temperature be like today? (A) Cold (B) Warm (C) Cool (D) Freezing 17 How was the weather yesterday?... . At the dock. 15 . What was the temperature? (A) 12 degrees Fahrenheit. (B) 12 degrees Celsius. (C) 21 degrees Fahrenheit. (D) 21 degrees Celsius. TALK 6 (Questions 16 -18 ) 16 . What will the. (C) 350 days. (D) One year. 15 . What does the $350 NOT include? ๏ CD CD ® (A) Hotel. (B) Meals. (C) Airfare. (D) Golf lessons. TALK 6 (Questions 16 -18 ) - 16 . What is being advertised? CD. CD (A) $7.50. (B) $11 .00. (C) $17 .00. (D) $17 .50. 12 . What will the man order? CD CD CD CD (A) Shrimp. (B) Tuna. (C) Rice. (D) Spaghetti. T CONVERSATIONS 10 7 13 . Where is the woman