TOEIC®

Listening and Reading

Practice Test

Propell® Teacher Workshop

for the TOEIC ® Tests
LISTENING and READING
READING TEST
In the Reading test, you will read a variety of texts and answer several different types of
reading comprehension questions. The entire Reading test will last 75 minutes. There
are three parts, and directions are given for each part. You are encouraged to answer as
many questions as possible within the time allowed.

You must mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Do not write your answers
in your test book.

PART 5
Directions: A word or phrase is missing in each of the sentences below. Four answer
choices are given below each sentence. Select the best answer to complete the
sentence. Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet.

101. Employees must let ______ 105. One of Mr. Oh’s primary duties is the
supervisors know before taking time ______ of the corporate food service.
off work. (A) manage
(A) they (B) manages
(B) them (C) manageable
(C) their (D) management
(D) theirs
106. A majority of customers rated Sasaki
102. From July 1, it will be Mr. Ishibashi’s mobile phones as ______ good or
______ to review all excellent.
corporate contracts. (A) either
(A) symptom (B) both
(B) responsibility (C) although
(C) quality (D) whether
(D) discipline
107. The committee objected ______ to
103. We are pleased to offer you a several of the conditions listed in the
sample copy of our ______ initial contract.
magazine, Office Innovations. (A) badly
(A) popularly (B) safely
(B) popularity (C) strongly
(C) popular (D) falsely
(D) popularize
108. All interns in the marketing
104. Your security badge will be activated department are encouraged to attend
______ the beginning of the work the upcoming ______.
day tomorrow. (A) subject
(A) by (B) division
(B) under (C) workshop
(C) onto (D) plan
(D) as

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109. Fewer than ten firms in the country 115. Before ______ the envelope, please
have received the Barstow Award be sure you have enclosed all of the
______ excellence in documents listed in your orientation
customer service. packet.
(A) to (A) seal
(B) for (B) sealing
(C) at (C) is sealed
(D) with (D) was sealed

110. ______ of the shipment should 116. Ms. Gupta has earned the ______
be expected within ten days. of her colleagues in the law firm and
(A) Receive of the clients she represents.
(B) Received (A) respect
(C) Receivable (B) respectable
(D) Receipt (C) respectably
(D) respecting
111. Mi-Sun Park’s artwork ______
combines classical elements with 117. The CEO of Argall Enterprises is
modern materials and techniques. expected to ______ a statement
(A) skill to the press later this week.
(B) skilled (A) act
(C) skillful (B) issue
(D) skillfully (C) speak
(D) reply
112. Tanner Publications is seeking a
copy editor with previous experience 118. Kohler Gas has been the area’s most
______ excellent ______ energy supplier for more
communication skills. than twenty years.
(A) such (A) relying
(B) but (B) reliable
(C) and (C) reliability
(D) unless (D) reliably

113. Ms. Reston and Mr. Parnthong were 119. A hotel shuttle will be available, but
two of the senior partners ______ you are also welcome to arrange for
visited the clients last week. your ______ transportation to the
(A) who conference.
(B) when (A) any
(C) what (B) directly
(D) whose (C) besides
(D) own
114. Silveira & Ogawa Corporation’s
successful new line of cookware 120. The advertising campaign for the new
has helped to boost the company’s Cool Fizz soft drink will feature flavor
______ performance this quarter. ______ price.
(A) believable (A) rather than
(B) interested (B) in the event of
(C) available (C) except for
(D) financial (D) as for

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121. Many of the restaurants in the village 126. The commission will review the
open only on weekends ______ the designs for the new industrial center
tourist season is over. and ______ one to submit to the
(A) even board of directors.
(B) once (A) agree
(C) so (B) operate
(D) always (C) apply
(D) choose
122. Members are a vital part of the
Global Musicians’ Association, and 127. According to industry experts, it is
finding ways to increase membership very ______ that Aakster, Inc., and
should be a high ______. Dember Technologies will announce
(A) basis plans to merge in early May.
(B) force (A) likely
(C) result (B) confident
(D) priority (C) advisable
(D) potential
123. After ______ failing to win customer
support, Tykon’s upgraded software 128. Questions about the exhibit
program has been withdrawn from should be directed to Mr. Stanley,
the market. the museum’s leading ______ on
(A) repeat eighteenth-century art.
(B) repetition (A) authority
(C) repeated (B) station
(D) repeatedly (C) advantage
(D) example
124. Ms. Nwokolo is the ideal leader for
the project because she has ______ 129. Ms. Baxter and her former colleagues
worked in business management. at the New York branch ______ in
(A) yet regular contact with one another.
(B) especially (A) remain
(C) previously (B) remains
(D) ever (C) remaining
(D) has remained
125. Because the teams in Beijing and
Lisbon must work together closely, 130. Currently, the most ______ task is to
e-mail is the ______ method of finish designing the new corporate
communication for this project. logo since no new publications can be
(A) prefer printed without it.
(B) preferred (A) forceful
(C) preferably (B) eligible
(D) preference (C) pressing
(D) decisive
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