Kinh nghiệm và mẹo toeic STRATEGY PRACTICE

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STRATEGY PRACTICE

1 Most of (A) the flights to

Florida was overbooked (B) since it was the holiday

season, and there (C) were

heavy snowstorms predicted (D) in the North.

To overbook to sell more

tickets on a plane or reserve more rooms in a hotel than there are places available:

Ex: The flight was heavily

overbooked

2 The customer (A) was

advised (B) that he will fill out (C) the warranty and that he should send it (D) directly to

the manufacturer

To fill sth out = To fill sth in

Warranty (n) a written

agreement in which a

company selling sth promises

to repair or replace it if there

is a problem within a

particular period of time

SYN

SYN Guarantee

3 A problem it (A) has caused setbacks (B) and we have been forced to change (C) the final date of completion if we want

to avoid being (D) penalized

Setback (n) a difficulty or

problem that delays or

prevents sth, or makes a

situation worse:

The team suffered a major

setback when their best player was injured

To penalize sb (for sth) to

punish sb for breaking a rule

or law by making them suffer

a disadvantage:

Ex: You will be penalized for poor spelling

4.A lot of people have offered (A) to help (B) with the

project; however, he decided

to do (C) it immediately and

by itself (D)

5 The first group, which were (A) supposed to collect (B) the information, finished doing

(C) it last (D)

6 How could they knew (A) that the messenger was going

to be late (B) because of the

poor (C) weather conditions (D)?

7 This telephone (A) wasn’t

as cheap (B) the other one, but

it (C) works much better (D)

8 Can we afford buying (A)

another word processor, or

should we (B) consider renting one (C) to save (D) money?

9 I’ve enjoyed meeting you

(A) and your staff, and I (B)

expect being (C) in touch with you (D) soon

To be/To keep with

To know what is happening in

a particular subject or area:

It is important to keep in

touch with the latest research

10 They asked (A) a lot of

questions, checked (B) their

figures (C), and came up with

a best (D) solution

To come up with sth [no

passive] to find or produce an answer, a sum of money, etc.: She came up with a new idea for increasing sales

11 I don’t know where Klein may be (A) or what he might

be doing, but he should call

(B) us before now to let (C) us know if (D) he’s been delayed

12 I’m so happy to report (A) that the annual report to the Board, which Jameson

compiled it (B) by himself,

shows (C) a fifteen percent

growth in production and a

wider (D) profit margin

To compile to produce a book, list, report, etc by bringing

together different items,

articles, songs, etc.:

We are trying to compile a list

of suitable people for the job

Profit margin (also margin)(n) the difference between the cost

of buying or producing sth and the price that it is sold for

13 Whoever plans the food

(A) for the company picnic

should order at least two

kinds (B) of salad, enough

breads (C) for all the different sandwiches, and plenty of (D) soda and iced tea

Supplies [pl.] (n) the things

such as food, medicines, fuel, etc that are needed by a

group of people, for example

an army or expedition:

Our supplies were running

out

Overhead costs [only before

noun] connected with the

general costs of running a

business or an organization,

for example paying for rent or electricity:

overhead costs

15 Limiting (A) the number of full-time employees who we

have to pay benefits for them (B), and using more (C) part-

time people should reduce (D) expenses considerably and

increase profits

Benefits [C, usually pl.] (n) an

advantage that you get from a

company in addition to the

money that you earn; money

from an insurance company:

The insurance plan will provide substantial cash benefits to your family in case of your death

17 You’ve got to stop

spending (A) so much money

at (B) the mall and go (C) to

fancy restaurants if you want

to save enough for that

vacation you’ve been planning

on (D)

Mall = shopping mall (n)

A large building or covered

area that has many shops /

stores, restaurants, etc inside it

18 All of us (A) would like to see the world (B) in which (C)

we don’t have hunger, war, or disease (D)

19 I don’t know what it (A) is-a boy or a girl-but I think that’s cutest (B) baby I have ever seen (C), and I’m sure you will agree (D)

Cute (adj.) (cuter, cutest) pretty and attractive:

Ex: A cute little baby

20 Because we’ve told you to expect (A) seeing (B) big ups and downs (C) in the stock

market, don’t panic if your

stocks have lost a lot of value, and just wait (D) until things get better

Ups and downs the mixture of good and bad things in life or

in a particular situation or

relationship

Stock market (also market) (n)

The business of buying and selling shares in companies and the place where this happens; a stock

exchange:

To make money on the stock

market A stock market crash (=

when prices of shares fall suddenly and people lose money)

Value (n) how much sth is worth in money or other

goods for which it can be

exchanged:

To go up / rise / increase in value

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