Practice for the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test

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 Duoc UC ENGLISH PROGRAM

This Practice for the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test is a collaboration between Oxford University Press and
DuocUC. It is designed to integrate TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test practice into all levels of the DuocUC English
Program.

About the DuocUC English Program

Led by TEFL-certified instructors, the DuocUC English program emphasizes development of all four
language skills (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking) via a communicative approach carried out in
small groups. The Program offers students the opportunity to improve their English language skills as a
work-force competency, while systematically preparing for the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test.

About the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test

The TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test is the ideal starting point on the path to workplace success for English
language learners. It measures the listening and reading comprehension skills used in an international
environment. Universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide use the TOEIC BRIDGE™
Test to assess English-language proficiency. It is composed of 100 multiple-choice questions and is
divided into two sections: Listening and Reading. There are 50 questions in each section. The test itself
takes 60 minutes.

In addition to being an internationally-recognized benchmark examination, the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test is

used by DuocUC to measure individual progress and to provide access to an internationally-recognized
certificate for all participants.

This Practice for the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test section for American English File provides contextualized
review of specific TOEIC BRIDGE™ skills for each File. Opportunities to practice all skills are covered
within this section. The complete TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test has the following parts:

Listening
Part I: Photographs (15 questions)
Part II: Question-Response (20 questions)
Part III: Short Conversations and Short Talks (15 questions)

Reading
Part IV: Incomplete Sentences (30 questions)
Part V: Reading Comprehension (20 questions)

We hope this material enhances TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test performance.

Good luck!

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 Review for File 1

2.  Reading (Part IV: Incomplete sentences)

Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D).

Example:
Please ............. your books.
(A) see
(B) look
(C) open
(D) watch

The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).

Now work through the questions below.

1. Tom and Matt ............. brothers. 4. What is ............. zip code, please?
(A) is (A) they
(B) be (B) we
(C) am (C) you
(D) are (D) her

2. I have some ............. in my change purse. 5. ............. you like a drink, sir?
(A) lipstick (A) Were
(B) tissues (B) What
(C) coins (C) Which
(D) calendars (D) Would

3. My name is Boris and I am from ............. . 6. Where is ............. from?

(A) Australia (A) they
(B) Chinese (B) their
(C) German (C) that
(D) French (D) those

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 7. She ............. 20. 14. ............. names are Lily and Huma.
(A) is (A) Her
(B) are (B) His
(C) am (C) We’re
(D) be (D) Their

8. OK, everyone, please ............. at the board. 15. Thursday is a .............

(A) speak (A) weekday
(B) look (B) month
(C) read (C) year
(D) listen (D) weekend

9. Can you close the .............? 16. Turn on your .............

(A) desk (A) board
(B) Internet (B) window
(C) window (C) book
(D) board (D) computer

10. Riccardo, please ............. off your cell 17. Hee-jin is .............
phone! (A) Thailand
(A) turn (B) China
(B) answer (C) Korean
(C) remember (D) Vietnam
(D) close
18. Open the .............., please.
11. Wednesday is after ............. (A) door
(A) Thursday (B) desk
(B) Tuesday (C) wall
(C) Monday (D) picture
(D) Sunday
19. My ............. is lizrem@aefoup.com
12. The yen is ............. money. (A) zip code
(A) Japan (B) country
(B) China (C) phone number
(C) Japanese (D) email
(D) Chinese
20. This is ............. classroom.
13. Can you ............. exercise A, please? (A) his
(A) open (B) she
(B) do (C) he
(C) turn off (D) it’s
(D) work

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2.  Reading (Part IV: Incomplete sentences)

Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D).

Example:
Please .............. your books.
(A) see
(B) look
(C) open
(D) watch

The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).

Now work through the questions below.

1. I use ............. to listen to music. 5. Luis is .............. Where’s the water?

(A) headphones (A) hungry
(B) a file (B) happy
(C) tickets (C) thirsty
(D) a magazine (D) cold

2. I’m hungry. ............. eat something. 6. The ............. are my mother, sister, and aunt.
(A) Don’t (A) men
(B) Go (B) children
(C) Please (C) person
(D) Let’s (D) women

3. Kim is really ............. She has a lot of 7. Don’t swim in the ocean when it’s snowing.
expensive things. It’s .............!
(A) poor (A) hot
(B) rich (B) easy
(C) empty (C) strong
(D) cheap (D) dangerous

4. That’s ............. on the desk. 8. Do you have some ............. in your change
purse?
(A) an magazine
(B) magazines (A) coin
(C) magazine (B) coines
(D) a magazine (C) coins
(D) coinies

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 9. ............. the road now. It says not to walk. 15. Those are .............
(A) Cross (A) a glasses
(B) Do Cross (B) glasses
(C) Let’s cross (C) an glasses
(D) Don’t cross (D) glasseses

10. Our children are tired. ............. home. 16. ............. photos here. I have a camera.
(A) Let’s go (A) Do make
(B) Don’t go (B) Let’s make
(C) Please leave (C) Don’t take
(D) Do leave (D) Let’s take

11. After that building ............. 17. The mountain is .............

(A) turn straight (A) wrong
(B) turn left (B) new
(C) turn on (C) difficult
(D) turn off (D) high

12. Look at your ............. What date is it today? 18. Don’t be .............. Everything will be OK.
(A) credit card (A) worried
(B) photo (B) bored
(C) calendar (C) hungry
(D) dictionary (D) hot

13. She is a ............. actress. 19. ............. Don’t touch the animals!
(A) long (A) Do not listen
(B) red (B) Be careful
(C) famous (C) Don’t be safe
(D) high (D) Let’s be dangerous

14. The train is ............. There is no more room. 20. I use a ............. to send emails.
(A) fast (A) binder
(B) full (B) stamp
(C) dirty (C) piece of paper
(D) long (D) laptop

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Listening (Part II: Question response)

Directions: You will hear a question or statement followed by three responses. Choose the best
response to each question or statement and circle (A), (B), or (C).

Now listen to the sample question.

You will hear: Where are you from?

You will also hear: (A) I am from Ireland.
(B) I go to Liverpool University.
(C) I am at home.

The best response to the question “Where are you from?” is choice (A), “I am from Ireland.”
Therefore, you should choose answer (A).

Now let us begin Part II with question number 1. Circle the correct answers below.

1. (A) (B) (C) 11. (A) (B) (C)

2. (A) (B) (C) 12. (A) (B) (C)

3. (A) (B) (C) 13. (A) (B) (C)

4. (A) (B) (C) 14. (A) (B) (C)

5. (A) (B) (C) 15. (A) (B) (C)

6. (A) (B) (C) 16. (A) (B) (C)

7. (A) (B) (C) 17. (A) (B) (C)

8. (A) (B) (C) 18. (A) (B) (C)

9. (A) (B) (C) 19. (A) (B) (C)

10. (A) (B) (C) 20. (A) (B) (C)

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1.  Listening (Part III: Conversations)

Directions: You will hear several short talks or conversations. You will read a question followed by
four answers. Choose the best answer to each question and circle (A), (B), (C), or (D).

Now let us begin Part III with question number 1.

1. What time is the first bus to the airport? 6. What does the woman usually have for
(A) 6:00 a.m. lunch?
(B) 6:15 a.m. (A) green tea
(C) 6:30 a.m. (B) sandwiches
(D) 6:45 a.m. (C) soup
(D) sushi
2. What is the problem?
(A) The woman cannot find a table. 7. What does the man want?
(B) The man cannot open the window. (A) a new watch
(C) The woman does not like coffee. (B) a cell phone
(D) The man spilled his drink. (C) to know the time
(D) the woman’s phone number
3. Where does the man usually have breakfast?
(A) at home 8. Which is the woman’s favorite day?
(B) at a coffee shop (A) Friday
(C) in his office (B) Saturday
(D) on the train (C) Sunday
(D) Monday
4. Why is the man relaxed?
(A) He does a martial art. 9. What does the man want to do?
(B) He has a stress-free job. (A) to order later
(C) He eats healthy food. (B) to eat in the coffee shop
(D) He teaches Tai Chi. (C) to leave soon
(D) to sit at his usual table
5. What time does the man finish work?
(A) 4:30 p.m. 10. When is the Shichi-Go-San festival?
(B) 6:00 p.m. (A) March 3rd
(C) 6:30 p.m. (B) May 5th
(D) 8:30 p.m. (C) July 7th
(D) November 15th

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 2.  Reading (Part IV: Incomplete sentences)

Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D).

Example:
Please .............. your books.
(A) see
(B) look
(C) open
(D) watch

The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).

Now work through the questions below.

1. She was born .............. October 25th, 1985. 5. I .............. walk to work, except when the
(A) at weather is bad.
(B) of (A) usual
(C) on (B) unusual
(D) in (C) usually
(D) unusually
2. My husband’s mother is my ..............
(A) aunt 6. He does not exercise or eat a good diet, so
(B) grandmother he is very .............. .
(C) niece (A) active
(D) mother-in-law (B) stressed
(C) traditional
3. She .............. eats fish because she hates it. (D) unhealthy
(A) hardly ever
(B) never 7. I often .............. a long shower at the gym
(C) often after work.
(D) sometimes (A) do
(B) get
4. Yun .............. his dog for a walk every day. (C) make
(A) takes (D) take
(B) has
(C) does 8. See you .............. lunchtime tomorrow!
(D) makes (A) at
(B) in
(C) of
(D) on

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 9. There is a free table .............. there. 10. My father’s brother is my ..............
(A) at (A) grandfather
(B) from (B) uncle
(C) on (C) nephew
(D) over (D) cousin

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1.  Listening (Part I: Photographs)

Directions: You will hear four statements about a picture. Look at the picture and choose the
statement that best describes what you see in the picture. Circle the answer (A), (B), (C),
or (D).

Example:
Look at the sample below and listen to the four statements.
(A) The boys are in a hotel.
(B) The boys are in the country.
(C) The boys are in class.
(D) The boys are in a train.

Statement (B), “The boys are in the country” best describes what you see in the picture. Therefore,
you should choose answer (B).

Now let us begin Part I. Look at pictures 1 to 10 and listen to the statements.

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 1.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

2.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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 3.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

4.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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 5.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

6.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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 7.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

8.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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 9.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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 2.  Reading (Part IV: Incomplete sentences)

Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D).

Example:
Please .............. your books.
(A) see
(B) look
(C) open
(D) watch

The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).

Now work through the questions below.

1. Did you ............. this picture? 5. It’s .............. Bring your umbrella.
(A) hear (A) windy
(B) play (B) foggy
(C) sing (C) hot
(D) draw (D) raining

2. The babies next door are ............. 6. Anna .............. her sister with her
(A) arguing homework every day.
(B) saying (A) helps
(C) crying (B) tells
(D) running (C) takes
(D) meets
3. My birthday is ............. March.
(A) on 7. Marissa runs ............. every year.
(B) at (A) a race
(C) in (B) the tango
(D) of (C) a bus
(D) the ticket
4. Do you have snow boots for the .............?
(A) spring 8. You ............. eat here. They have good food.
(B) summer (A) can
(C) fall (B) are
(D) winter (C) can’t
(D) don’t

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 9. My husband was born .............. Monday, 10. I go to the beach and swim in the ocean in
November 1st. the .............
(A) on (A) spring
(B) at (B) summer
(C) in (C) fall
(D) of (D) winter

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1.  Reading (Part V: Reading comprehension)

Directions: The questions in this part of the test are based on reading materials such as notices,
letters, forms, and advertisements. Choose the best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question.
Circle the correct answer.

Example:

NOTICE
NEW LIBRARY OPENING TIMES
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: closed

What time does the library open on Saturday?

(A) 8:30 a.m.
(B) 9:00 a.m.
(C) 3:00 p.m.
(D) 4:30 p.m.

The notice says that the library opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays. Therefore, you should choose
answer (B).

Now work through the questions below.

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 Questions 1–3 refer to the following notice.

✴ ✴
✴ Can you sing, dance, or play a
musical instrument?

✴ ✴
Talent TV is looking for eight young people aged 16
to 19 with artistic or musical ability to star in a new
show in December. You will also get the chance to win
✴
our ‘Most Talented’ award, along with £1,000 in cash.

For more information, call us at 555-6379 (9 a.m. to

6 p.m. daily) or email brightstars@talent.tv.com.
✴ ✴
(Note: Contestants must be able to travel to London
in early September.)
✴
1. What is the notice about?
(A) a concert
(B) music lessons
(C) a TV quiz
(D) a talent contest

2. Who is the notice for?

(A) teenagers
(B) adults
(C) young children
(D) elderly people

3. When does the show take place?

(A) every day
(B) at New Year
(C) in September
(D) in December

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 Questions 4–6 refer to the following notice.

Dear Customers,

The coffee shop is going to close for a few days next month.

When? Between May 16th and 23rd.

Why? We are going to paint the walls and put in new tables and chairs,
because, when we open again, we are going to start serving meals in the
evenings. (Weekends only, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.)

Come on Friday, May 24th, and get a free coffee with food orders after 6 p.m.

We can’t wait to see you all again soon!

Thanks,

Marco Baglioni (Owner)

4. What does the notice say?

(A) The coffee shop is now closed.
(B) The coffee shop is not open for a few
days in May.
(C) The coffee shop needs more tables and
chairs.
(D) The coffee shop needs a new waiter.

5. What is Marco going to do between May

16th and 23rd?
(A) He is going to open a new coffee shop.
(B) He is going to serve meals.
(C) He is going to go on vacation.
(D) He is going to make changes to the
coffee shop.

6. When can customers get a free drink?

(A) on the weekend
(B) on Fridays between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
(C) when they order a meal on May 24th
(D) when they are waiting

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 Questions 7–9 refer to the following advertisement.

Do you have an old cell phone that you don’t use?

If you do, don’t throw it away – sell it to us! We take your old
cell phone and use the parts to make new cell phones! It’s
easy – just mail your old cell phone to us for free, and we
send you a check. We pay between $5 and $100 for a phone,
and we give 50% of the money we make from our
new phones to charity!

For more information,

contact ReCell at 555-6372 or go to www.recell.com.

7. What is the advertisement about?

(A) a charity event
(B) a new cell phone model
(C) cheap cell phones
(D) selling old cell phones

8. What does ReCell do with old cell phones?

(A) They give them to charity.
(B) They make new products.
(C) They sell them again.
(D) They throw them away.

9. How much does it cost to send a phone to

ReCell?
(A) 50% of its price
(B) about $50
(C) between $5 and $100
(D) nothing

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 Questions 10–12 refer to the following advertisement.

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For more information
at 556-0168.

10. What kind of classes is the advertisement for?

(A) diet classes
(B) cooking classes
(C) martial arts classes
(D) science classes

11. What do people need to take to the classes?

(A) comfortable clothes
(B) healthy food
(C) energy drinks
(D) special equipment

12. When are the classes?

(A) once a week
(B) once a month
(C) twice a week
(D) twice a month

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 Questions 13–16 refer to the following advertisement.

Do you love going shopping, but you don’t want to take your children with
you? Why not leave them at the new Bayside Kids’ Club for an hour
or two, while you look around the stores or meet friends for lunch?

The Kids’ Club is across from the Bayside Shopping Mall on the second
floor of the library. Your children can enjoy ball games, singing, dancing,
drawing, painting, and much more in a safe and fun place!

For more information call, Teresa at 555-0170 or come see her at the main
desk on the first floor of the library. We are open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday.

13. What is the advertisement about?

(A) a new shopping mall
(B) a children’s store
(C) a job at Bayside Kids’ Club
(D) a childcare service

14. Who is the advertisement for?

(A) parents who like shopping
(B) children who like playing
(C) people who want to work with children
(D) all customers at Bayside Shopping Mall

15. Where does Teresa work?

(A) on the first floor of the shopping mall
(B) on the second floor of the shopping mall
(C) on the first floor of the library
(D) on the second floor of the library

16. When does the library close early?

(A) on Monday
(B) on Friday
(C) on Saturday
(D) on Sunday

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 Questions 17–20 refer to the following email message.

From:  Sarah Mitchell

To:  Group (Parents); Teachers; Staff
Sent:  Monday, June 29, 4:42 p.m.
Subject:  Summer Sports Activities

Dear all,
Your children’s school year finishes for summer break this Friday, July 3rd. But the school
is going to be open during vacation for our new Summer Sports Activities program. Your
child can come to daily sports activities such as soccer, basketball, gymnastics, and
tennis.
The program begins on Monday, July 6th, and runs until August 5th. The cost per child is
$2 for a one-hour class and $5.50 for a full morning or afternoon session.
For more information please go to our website at www.grangeelementary.edu for a full
schedule of activities. Because the school office is closed, I’m afraid we cannot answer
any phone or email inquiries after this week.
Unfortunately, I cannot take part in the activities because I am going on vacation with my
family. I hope you all have a great summer and enjoy this special program before classes
start again on September 4.
Best wishes,
Sarah Mitchell

17. Where does Sarah Mitchell work? 19. How can people get more information?
(A) in a travel agency (A) by checking the internet
(B) in a sports center (B) by going to a meeting
(C) in a school (C) by calling Sarah Mitchell
(D) in a summer camp (D) by emailing Sarah Mitchell

18. What does the email give information about? 20. When does Sarah Mitchell probably start
(A) school lunch prices work again?
(B) store opening times (A) July 3rd
(C) staff vacation dates (B) July 6th
(D) summer sports activities (C) August 5th
(D) September 4th

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