PRACTICE – LESSON 5 – TOEIC UPGRADE

Part 2: Questions and responses

Why Question How Questions Yes/No Q

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Part 5: Incomplete Sentences (Subject-Verb Agreement)

31. We are interviewing everyone who 36. The trade newsletter where we advertise
_____ interest in the job. widely _____distributed.
(A) express (A) has
(B) expresses (B) have
(C) expressing (C) is
(D) to express (D) are
32. This group of doctors _____ in important 37. My family_____ to open a restaurant soon.
research. (A) plans
(A) is involved (B) plan
(B) are involved (C) planning
(C) be involving (D) planner
(D) been involving 38. The United States _____ taxes to develop the
33. Mathematics _____ not easy for my infrastructure for commerce.
brother. (A) raise
(A) was (B) raises
(B) were (C) rise
(C) are (D) risen
(D) be 39. The accountant determined how much money
34. The results of our efforts to get more _____ spent on this project.
business _____ been successful. (A) was
(A) is (B) were
(B) are (C) is
(C) has (D) be
(D) have 40. The government _____ to send a team of
35. The computers that were ordered last week consultants to work with the farmers.
on_____ solar power. (A) want
(A) run (B) wants
(B) runs (C) wanting
(C) running (D) to want
(D) to run

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Question 41-44 refer to the following advertisement.
Dear Mr. Swanson,

Greetings, fellow music enthusiast! The Pleasant-view Music Society thanks you for (41) _____
your PMS membership. Enclosed is a new membership card and a brochure detailing the
benefits of membership to the PMS. (42) _____ In order to make changes to your card, simply
call our toll-free number. We will be happy to correct the information and send you a
replacement card. These changes may (43) _____ be made on the Members Benefits section of
our Website. To do this, you will need the user-name and password listed below. We again
thank you for your interest in the PMS and we hope you continue to enjoy the benefits of (44)
_____ part of Pleasant-view’s oldest music society!
Username: swanson
Password: b7098upu
Sincerely,
Charles Stainsbury
President, PMS

41. (A) renewing 42. (A) PMS hopes to increase the number of its member.
(B) renewed (B) Moreover, the card can be bought completely free of charge.
(C) renew (C) On the other hand, the benefits are not limited to members
(D) renewable (D) Please ensure that your ID number and address are correct

43. (A) also 44. (A) been

(B) lately (B) being
(C) only (C) be
(D) then (D) to be
Part 7: Reading Comprehension (Questions for Intended meaning)
According to the United States Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, everybody
who is at least six months old should get a flu shot this year. This recommendation was first made last year.
The AARP Bulletin reports that a vaccine called Fluzone High-Dose is now available, designed especially for
people aged 65 years and older. Because older people produce less robust immune responses than younger
people, scientists have produced this vaccine to give them better protection against the influenza virus. This
is important because cases of the flu can involve very serious complications for older persons.
45. Which choice is a detail included in this passage?
(A) The recommendation about flu shots is new this year.
(B) The new high-dose flu shot is designed for everybody.
(C) Avoiding the flu is more important for elderly people.
(D) Older people have an exaggerated immune response