Refer to this guideline for TOEIC Materials: How to Use TOEIC Materials
Main points:
a. Give the student 40 seconds to read and answer the question.
b. Mention about the time limit in every number and make it obvious that you are checking the time limit
c. Explain all the choices, why 1 answer is correct and the rest of the answers are wrong based on the
answer key.
CHAPTER 14
Comprehensive Practice 3
1. More than 2,000 people showed up at the conference ----- by the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
A) organize
B) to organize
C) organizing
D) organized
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[correct]
= simple present (active voice)
= infinitive
= progressive
= past participle
Passive structure = be + past participle (+by)
2. Mr. Borrell could not obtain enough information; -------- , he succeeded in the negotiation.
A) but
B) since
C) unless
D) however
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[correct]
= used in dependent clause (but I am smart)
= used in dependent clause (since I graduated from…)
= used in dependent clause (unless you tell me the…)
= it is a transition, connects compound sentence
3. Ms. Leekpai found the wallet that I ------ in the company cafeteria.
A) have lost
B) have been lost
C) had lost
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[correct]
D) had been lost
[incorrect]
= present perfect form
= passive form
= past perfect
an activity that was completed before another
activity or time in the past
Ex. Sam had left when Ann got home.
Ex. Sam left when Ann got home.
= passive form
4. Because we carry a vast inventory of products, we need a big warehouse ----- we can keep them.
A) which
B) with which
C) in which
D) that
[incorrect]
= less formal
[incorrect]
= inappropriate
[correct]
= more formal for the preposition “which”
We need a big warehouse which we can keep products in.
[incorrect]
= less formal
5. Due to the Euro crisis, the Nikkei Index declined sharply ---- 15% this morning.
A) for
B) by
[incorrect]
[correct]
C) until
D) with
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
= specific time (for 3 hours, for 5 days)
= prepositioned used before an amount or quantity
Ex. We sell tomatoes by the kilo.
Ex. He’s older than me by 3 years.
= limit of something (until Friday, until 3 o’clock)
= preposition used for someone (together)
6. Ms. Gupta was taking a shower ----- her boss was calling to reach her.
A) while
B) because
C) during
D) due to
[correct]
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
= when two events are happening at the same time
= conjunction used for reason
= followed by a noun phrase (during the holidays)
= means because of
7. CA Information Technology and Yodagawa Corp. announced that ----- would establish a joint venture company
in Japan.
A) it
B) they
[incorrect]
[correct]
C) its
D) their
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
= subject pronoun (singular)
= subject pronoun (plural)
- used as subject in a sentence / clause
= possessive pronoun
= possessive adjective
8. The Asian Furniture Fair scheduled on the 20th of April ----- for some reason.
A) was postponed
[correct]
B) postponed
C) were postponed
D) postpones
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
= past participle (used in passive voice)
...was postponed by someone
= simple past (active voice)
= passive (plural)
= simple present (active voice)
9. ------- 200 people signed up for the workshop, but only 50 people participated in it.
A) Carefully
B) Automatically
C) Approximately
D) Seriously
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[correct]
[incorrect]
= means mindfully (out of context)
= means move independently (out of context)
= means making an estimate/close to
= not funny (out of context)
10. Because the price of the hybrid car is very ------ , it has sold very well since its debut.
A) understandable
B) readable
C) returnable
D) reasonable
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[incorrect]
[correct]
= can’t be used to describe price
= can’t be used to describe price
= can’t be used to describe price
= appropriate adjective to describe price