Training for the TOEIC exam

1) Indiquez, pour chacun des mots soulignés dans le texte, le terme extrait de la liste ci-
dessous qui a le sens le plus proche (vous écrirez la lettre correspondante).

A) Looking for B) getting their money back C) coupon

D) a place to sleep E) cancelled F) not enforce G) free

Ladies and gentlemen,

Due to heavy snow conditions, we regret to inform you that all rail service between
New York and Washington will be suspended……… this evening. Passengers will not
be reimbursed………… as the reason for cancelling the train is beyond our control but
we will waive……… all rebooking fees and are offering complimentary………. snacks in
the lobby. For those seeking…………. lodging………. tonight, please see the US Rail
representative for a hotel discount voucher…………. We apologize for the
inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

2) Faites correspondre les phrases de 1 à 10 à leurs équivalents de significations (A à J)

1. Sally is having an awfully hard time A. He isn’t here right now but will return soon.
with the new software.
2. Try getting hold of the Houston B. He is failing to do his tasks on time.
office after lunch.
3. I’m sorry but Mr Hunt has just C. More people than ever decided to vote in the
stepped out for a moment. election.
4. Today factories are going more and D. She is having difficulties.
more towards automated
production.
5. I’m afraid that we don’t have any E. The cold weather will probably cause serious
more in stock. problems for drivers.
6. A record number of people turned F. Deposit your baggage at the correct location.
up at the polls.
7. Freezing temperatures and snow G. Call the office later on in the day.
flurries are likely to wreak havoc on
the highways.
8. Anthony is falling behind in his H. The trend is to use machines instead of
work. humans to manufacture products.
9. Go on without me, I’ll catch up with I. Don’t wait for me, I will join you later.
you at the restaurant.
10. Please drop off your bags at the J. I am sorry but we do not have what you want.
counter.

3) Il y a souvent des distracteurs dans les exercices du TOEIC. Il faut donc apprendre à
contourner les éventuelles difficultés. Pour chaque réponse, barrez dans la liste le
mot qui ne correspond pas à l’idée exprimée.
1) How has the weather affected the tourism industry?
(A) It has gone down by 35%.
Decreased reduced diminished rebounded slowed down
 (B) The number of overseas visitors has actually risen.
Amount foreign strange tourists surged

(C) Little change has occurred.

Scant much progress materialized developed

2) What has the local government offered to do?

(A) Provide interest-free loans to small businesses.
Furnish absent credit multinational companies

(B) Launch an official advertising campaign.

Commence terminate formal promotion operation

(C) Offer consulting services for businesses wishing to change activity.

Propose counselling assistance desiring transform

3) How have local businesses reacted to the government’s plan?

(A) They feel that the current administration is very sympathetic.
Sense present actual compassionate

(B) Many are outraged at lack of action.

Several numerous angered bounty idleness

(C) Several are planning to find other lines of work.

Few organizing look for various activity

4) Faites correspondre les noms avec leurs équivalents :

1. supplier A. recording
2. competitor B. manager
3. applicant C. family
4. contractor D. vendor
5. chairman E. candidate
6. supervisor F. depot
7. shipment G. assurance
8. warranty H. leader
9. postponement I. opponent
10. household J. package
11. warehouse K. delay
12. bookkeeping L. freelancer

5) Quels sont les 2 synonymes qui correspondent à chaque mot ?

A) Hard up : advancing poor affluent destitute
B) Out of stock: unattainable outside no longer full
C) State of the art: political advanced high-tech artistic
D) Keen: enthusiastic royal traditional eager
E) Hazardous: predictable lucky perilous risky
F) Deliberate: calculated careless expressive premeditated
G) Lucrative: in the red profitable worthwhile poor
H) Painstaking: careful painful lazy diligent
I) Flawless: imperfect impeccable immature immaculate
J) Workable: doable applicable impossible capable

6) Complétez les phrases avec le mot correct :

A) Our clients found the presentation very …………..(boredom/boring/bored).
B) My colleagues were very clear with their ……….(excited/excitement/excite) over
management’s recent decision.
C) When Michael was away in Africa on business, he………..(written/wrote/writing) Jane
every chance he had.
D) The committee ruled that the various law enforcement agencies need (enforcement/to
enforce/enforced/enforceable) various security ……..(measured/measures/measure) at
all border crossings and airports.
E) Emily was not ……….(visible/visually/visibly) thrilled with her …
(presents/presented/presently).
F) Mrs. Johnson ….(desires/desire/desired) to interview the new
…(employed/employees/employ) a second time so that she can put together a really …
(favor/favorably/favorable) team for the Miami office.
G) Following a ….(fantasy/fantasize/fantastic) second and third
…(quarters/quartered/quarterly), we have decided to give bonuses to all
…(filled/full/fully)-time employees. Thank you for your
…(wondered/wonderful/wonderfully) work that made this a momentous year!

7) Complétez les phrases avec le mot correct :

A) The corporation admitted (to dump/to release/dumping/buying) toxic chemicals into the
river and will have to pay a massive fine.
B) Could you please stop (buying/to buy/choosing/to look) some cheese at the supermarket
on your way home from work?
C) The stock market was not in a good shape but now it’s starting (improving/to invest/to
forecast/to get) better.
D) On the advice of my attorney I refuse (to answer/responding/to direct/discussing) any
more questions on this matter.
E) It’s inevitable, human Resources can’t put off (announcing/hiring/to organize/to reduce)
the layoffs forever.

8) Complétez les phrases avec les mots de la liste :

misbehave – transform – defrost – overdue – underdeveloped – interact – subway
midway – predetermine – foresight

A) Be sure to take the chicken out of the freezer and ……… it in the refrigerator before
roasting it, otherwise you’ll have a culinary disaster.
B) Jeremy’s company builds aqueducts in ………… countries all across the world.
C) We landed the contract to build the new ………..line that extends all the way to the
airport.
D) If Elizabeth had had enough ……., she wouldn’t have accepted the first job offer that she
had as she hates the company now.

E) Mr Harris was warned many times not to ………… but he ignored that and he got fired
anyway.

F) To be a better employee, you should ………. more with the staff and not hide at your desk
during lunch.

G) EasySpeaking will …………….. the way we learn languages online.

H) Ronald was ………….. through his presentation to the director when he forgot what he
was saying and had to go back and sort over.

I) Elliott is long …………..for a new computer. We’ll go and get one tomorrow.

J) Michelle has a difficult but interesting job here at GeoTech. She has to ………….. what our
customers will want in 10 years.