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Toeic Preparation Tips - 4
Toeic Preparation Tips - 4
Incomplete sentences
(A) competitive
(B) competition
(C) competitor
(D) competed
Answer: The four choices are different grammatical forms of the word compete. The correct choice has to be an adjective. Therefore,
the best answer is (A).
Short conversations
Tip: Read the question first so that you know what to listen for.
Answer: The meeting is being cancelled because the vice-president is ill. Therefore, choice (C) is the best answer.
Error recognition
The furniture we sell (A) is shipped (B) from abroad (C), ready to be assembling (D).
Answer: This sentence requires the passive voice, “to be assembled.” Therefore, choice (D) has the error in it.
Incomplete sentences
Tip: Identify the missing part of speech. This will help you to determine which word will fill in the blank.
The finance manager yesterday cancelled the _______ for new computers in the customer service department.
(A) ordering
(B) ordered
(C) order
(D) to order
Answer: This sentence requires a noun. Therefore, choice (C) is the best answer.
Short conversations
Tip: Listen for synonyms – words that mean the same thing.
Answer: The words “OK” and “approved” have the same meaning. Therefore, choice (B) is the best answer.
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