Kinh nghiệm và mẹo toeic STRATEGY REVIEW

Review these strategies for Part V of the TOBIC test. For word family items, ask yourself: Do you need a noun, adjective, adverb, or verb?.  For preposition items, ask yourself:Do you

People are quicker to pass on bad news than good news

Ex: He realized that bad news travels fast when he heard

about the job layoffs a week

before the official

announcement

Bad news travels fast

STRATEGY REVIEW

Review these strategies for Part V of the TOBIC test.

 For word family items, ask yourself:

Do you need a noun, adjective, adverb,

or verb?

 For similar word items, ask yourself:

Do answer options contain similar letters

or spellings?

Do options refer to the same topic, but

 For preposition items, ask yourself:

Do you need to refer to a specific time, day, date, or city?

Are the preposition choices logical?

 For conjunction items, ask yourself: What do you need to join and what

conjunction is needed?

 For adverb of frequency items, ask

yourself:

Is the position of the adverb correct?

Are the adverb choices Logical?

 For causative verb items, ask

 For conditional sentence items, ask

yourself:

Is the condition real or unreal?

Is the condition in the present, past, or

future?

What time expressions are in the sentence?

If there are two clauses in the sentence, are the verb tenses appropriate?

Is there a stative verb?

1 The office manager prefers her coffee with cream

1 The office manager prefers

her coffee with cream

sugar.

(A) but

(B) nor

(C) and

2 Office hours will be from 8:30 5:00.

(A) at

(B) to

(C) by

(D) toward

2 Office hours will be from 8:30 5:00.

(A) at

(B) to

(C) by

(D) toward

3.If the secretary where the missing files are, we can stop looking for them.

(A) knew

(B) would know

(C) had known

(D) knows

3.If the secretary where the missing files are, we can stop looking for them.

(A) knew

(B) would know

(C) had known

4 The cashier has to turn the key to open the safe.

(A) clocked

(B) clock

(C) clockwise

(D) clocking

4 The cashier has to turn the key to open the safe.

(A) clocked

(B) clock

(C) clockwise

(D) clocking

Clockwise (adj.) moving

around in the same direction

as the hands of a clock:

Turn the key clockwise A

clockwise direction

 OPP  anticlockwise,

counterclockwise

Safe (n) a strong metal box or cupboard with a complicated lock, used for storing valuable things in, for example, money

or jewellery

5 The chairman of the board

is not ; he has been

married for two years.

(A) singular

(B) single

(C) only

(D) sole

Sole (adj.) [only before noun] only; single:

Ex: the sole surviving member

of the family My sole reason

for coming here was to see

you

5 The chairman of the board

is not ; he has been

married for two years.

(A) singular

(B) single

(C) only

(D) sole

6.When the president arrived, everyone

(A) has left already

(B) had already left

(C) already left

(D) left already

6.When the president arrived, everyone

(A) has left already

(B) had already left

(C) already left

(D) left already

7 Mr Hao was able to get the envelopes before the mail

carrier arrived.

(A) addressed

(B) were addressed

(C) were addressing

To address [usually passive]

address sth (to sb/sth) to write

on an envelope, etc the name and address of the person,

company, etc that you are

sending it to by mail:

Ex: The letter was correctly

addressed, but delivered to the

7 Mr Hao was able to get the envelopes before the mail

carrier arrived.

(A) addressed

(B) were addressed

(C) were addressing

8 Since many of our clients

insist on French food, we

make reservations for lunch at the restaurant Lion d’Or.

(A) often have

(B) have to often

(C) have often to

To insist (on sth) to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth

Reservation (n) [C] an

arrangement for a seat on a

plane or train, a room in a

hotel, etc to be kept for you:

Ex: I’ll call the restaurant and make a reservation

8 Since many of our clients

insist on French food, we

make reservations for lunch at the restaurant Lion d’Or.

(A) often have

(B) have to often

(C) have often to

9 … you finish typing that report, make five copies of it and give it to all of the

officers.

(A) While

(B) When

(C) But

9 … you finish typing that report, make five copies of it and give it to all of the

officers.

(A) While

(B) When

(C) But

10 Let’s have this letter by express mail.

(A) sends

(B) send

(C) sent

(D) being sent

Express (n) (of a letter,

package, etc.) sent by express service:

Ex: express mail

10 Let’s have this letter by express mail.

(A) sends

(B) send

(C) sent

(D) being sent

11 Since we need to know who belongs to this organization,

could you have the computer

do a printout of the entire ? (A) membership

(B) remembrances

(C) members

Membership: [C+sing./pl v.] the

members, or the number of members, of

a group, a club, an organization, etc.:

The membership has / have not yet

voted The club has a membership of

Member (of sth): a person, an

animal or a plant that belongs to a particular group: a member of

staff / society / the family.

Memory (for sth): your ability to remember things: I have a bad

memory for names People have

short memories (= they soon

11 Since we need to know who belongs to this organization,

could you have the computer

do a printout of the entire ? (A) membership

(B) remembrances

(C) members

12.Ms Parker was very … with the answers the job

applicant gave during the

interview.

(A) impress

(B) impressionable

(C) impression

To impress sb (with sth/sb): if a person or thing impresses you, you feel admiration for them or it: [vn] We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us Impression (n)

Impressed (by / with sb/sth) (adjective) feeling

admiration for sb/sth because you think they are particularly good, interesting, etc.: I must admit

I am impressed We were all impressed by her

enthusiasm.

Impressionable: adjective (of a person,

especially a young one) easily influenced or

affected by sb/sth: children at an impressionable

12.Ms Parker was very … with the answers the job

applicant gave during the

interview.

(A) impress

(B) impressionable

(C) impression

13 I’ll stay late tonight if we

… by 5:00.

(A) did not finish

(B) do not finish

(C) had not finished

(D) will not finish

13 I’ll stay late tonight if we

… by 5:00.

(A) did not finish

(B) do not finish

(C) had not finished

(D) will not finish

14 The final draft will be completed … Wednesday (A) for

(B) at

(C) on

(D) from

Draft [C] a rough written

version of sth that is not yet in its final form:

Ex: I’ve made a rough draft of the letter

This is only the first draft of

14 The final draft will be completed … Wednesday (A) for

(B) at

(C) on

(D) from

15 The benefits program …

in the next few months.

(A) had changed

(B) were changed

(C) changed

(D) will be changed

Benefit (n) money provided by the government to people who need financial help because

they are unemployed, ill / sick,

15 The benefits program …

in the next few months.

(A) had changed

(B) were changed

(C) changed

(D) will be changed

16 Mr Honda is a terrific worker He two

promotions this year.

(A) has been giving

(B) gave

(C) was given

(D) giving

Terrific (adj.) (informal)

excellent; wonderful

Ex: I feel absolutely terrific today! She’s doing a terrific job.

Promotion (to sth): a move to

a more important job or rank

in a company or an

organization:

Ex: Her promotion to Sales

Manager took everyone by

surprise.

16 Mr Honda is a terrific worker He two

promotions this year.

(A) has been giving

(B) gave

(C) was given

17 If we keep … like this, we should be done before the deadline.

(A) working

(B) worked

(C) to work

(D) work

Deadline (for sth): a point in time by which sth must be

done:

Ex: The deadline for

applications is 30 April.

To keep (on) doing sth: to

continue doing sth; to do sth repeatedly:

Ex: Keep smiling! Don’t keep

on interrupting me!

17 If we keep … like this, we should be done before the deadline.

(A) working

(B) worked

(C) to work

18 I don’t need those statistics right now, but please have

them ready … five o’clock.

(A) on

(B) by

(C) in

(D) since

Statistic: (n) (also informal stats) [pl.] a collection of information

shown in numbers:

Ex: crime / unemployment, etc

statistics

According to official statistics

the disease killed over 500

18 I don’t need those statistics right now, but please have

them ready … five o’clock.

(A) on

(B) by

(C) in

(D) since

19 I’ll be home for dinner unless the boss … me to work overtime.

(A) will ask

(B) is asking

(C) asks

19 I’ll be home for dinner unless the boss … me to work overtime.

(A) will ask

(B) is asking

(C) asks

(D) asked

20 Make sure you get these

contracts … before you meet with the lawyer.

(A) signed

(B) to sign

(C) signing

To make sure (of sth / that … )

to check that sth is true or has been done:

Ex: She looked around to

make sure that she was alone

I think the door’s locked, but I’ll just go and make sure.

Contract (with sb) | contract (between A and B) | contract (for sth / to do sth)

an official written agreement:

to enter into / make / sign a

contract with the supplier

20 Make sure you get these

contracts … before you meet with the lawyer.

(A) signed

(B) to sign

(C) signing

(D) sign

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