Longman preparation series for the new toeic test part 23

Select the best answer to complete the text.. Then mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet... Questions 150-152 refer to the following letter.Challenge Media 40, Rue de Suez 1

PART 6

Directions: Read the texts that follow A word or phrase is missing in some of the sentences Four

answer choices are given below each of the sentences Select the best answer to complete the text Then mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet

Questions 141-143 refer to the following letter.

The Accounting Firm P.O Box 90900 Pretoria 0083 South Africa Alice Michaels

Michaels Enterprises

190 Church Street

Pretoria

0083 South Africa

I received your e-mail last week, stating that you will not require my services for the

upcoming tax year came as a surprise to me, as I have always provided you

141 (A) Theirs (B) These (C) Those (D) This with timely service My records show that your company received a large refund from the

government last year

I understand that you, like many small business owners,

142 (A) have decide (B) have decision (C) have decided (D) have been decided do-it-yourself tax kit this year While this method may seem less expensive because it saves

money on an accountant's fees, there are hidden costs It takes a lot of time to gather all the data needed to prepare your own taxes My firm, on the other hand, already has this information on file, and we know the best ways to save you money on your taxes

I hope you will think your decision to forego professional accounting

143 (A) (B) (C) over (D) after services this year If you do change your mind about this, I would be more than happy to

provide you with the same efficient and accurate service that I have in years past

Sincerely,

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Questions 144-146 refer to the following e-mail.

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To:

From:

Re:

Reiko Ono Junko Lee Transfer

Hi Reiko,

I heard the news this morning about your transfer I was sad to learn that you will be moving to the Yokohama warehouse It seems like

half of the staff is

leaving for one reason or another I considered.

(A ) (B) (C) (D) 144.

husband would never agree to it.

If you need any heip packing or making arrangements in Yokohama, let me know

I have many relatives in Yokohama if you and your husband need anywhere to stay for a short time you are looking for a new home Of course, those

while after during before 145.

arrangements may already have been made by the company.

I will miss our conversations in the staff room You always tell the best stories about your family members, and I feel like I know them personally I' m sure you will be busy this month, but I'd love to get together for lunch or dinner before you

go if you can spare the _ Tuesdays or Thursdays are the best days for

146 (A)

(B) (C) (D)

food place guests time

me If you can't make lunch or dinner, I hope we can at least make one last date for coffee.

, too, but my transfer to transfer transferring will transfer

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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Questions 147-149 refer to the following article.

Korea Daily

International Edition

Maple Home and Life Insurance to Cut 1,500 jobs

Th e o ld e s t i ns u ra n ce a g en c y in Bu sa n i s p l an n i ng to e l i mi n at e a t l ea s t 1, 50 0

jobs by the end of the year The mass layoff has already _ , with the first

147 (A) begin (B) began (C) begun (D) beginning

400 people receiving their termination slips last Friday Maple Home and Life is

one of five financial services companies in Korea that has decided to downsize

this year " labor costs is the only way we can avoid bankruptcy," said

14S (A) Creating

(B) Building (C) Operating (D) Cutting the company's vice -president

Finan cia l ana lys t Yoon Kwa ng -u ng sa ys t hat a n unexpe cted a moun t of i nsura nce

d u e _ _ ^ a season of forest fires, occurring in a weakening

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(A)

to

(B) from

(C) at

(D) in

economy, has caused the mass layoff But employees are not satisfied with these and other excuses they are hearing in the media "We want answers And we won't leave until we get them," said Hwang Woo -suk, who plans to march in a protest outside the insurance office tomorrow.

Questions 150-152 refer to the following letter.

Challenge Media

40, Rue de Suez

13004 Marseille France

Patrice Lerch Healthy Cereals, Inc 9, rue Ronchaux 25000 Besanc.on France

Ap ril 5,20_

i _ with our Marseille newspaper

150 (A) write (B) advertise (C) photograph (D) invest group and are pleased to offer you a full-page spread in three of our

papers for the week of April 19 The Marseille Sun is a daily paper with distribution in Marseille and surrounding areas The Circle and

The Marseille Bite are our two local weekly papers All three of

_ _ _ ^ _ _ papers cater to middle-class families and business workers

151 (A) these

(B) theirs (C) its (D) ours Challenge Media charges one flat fee for advertising in ali three papers

As well as full-page spreads, you can purchase additional 2-inch squares

of advertising in our classified section of The Marseille Sun These options

in the price we have quoted you Please see our website

152 (A) don't include

(B) can't include (C) aren't included (D) haven't included for further information on our classified section (challengemedia.com)

To confirm your order, please call our advertising department at 04.91.88.66 before next Friday

Thank you for choosing Challenge Media for all of your advertising needs

Sincerely,

Annie Chateau, Managing Director

150 PRACTICE TEST FOUR

Dear Ms Lerch:

We received your request to

PART 7

Directions: In this part you will read a selection of texts, such as magazine and newspaper

articles, fetters, and advertisements Each text is follwed by several questions Select the best

answer for each question and mark the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D) on your answer sheet

Questions 153-156 refer to the following memo.

Memorandum

To: Juan Gomez From: Maria Johnson, Building Engineer Date: 17 Jan 20_

Re: Thermostat located in your office

It has come to our attention that the thermostat located in your office is frequently being turned off Please be aware that although this thermostat is located in your office, it actually controls the temperature on the entire second floor

When it is turned off, it affects not only your office, but all the surrounding offices as well We ask that you not touch the thermostat The other second-floor tenants are complaining about the lack of heat in their offices

If you wish to adjust the temperature in your office at any time, please speak with me or with one of my assistants We would be happy to help you create an environment that is comfortable for you and your office staff, but please remember that we need to consider the comfort of everyone

in the building Thank you for your cooperation

153 What is the problem?

(A) Someone keeps turning oft the

thermostat

(B) There is no thermostat on the

second floor

(C) The other tenants want a

thermostat

(D) The second floor has enough heat

154 When should the thermostat be

turned off?

(A) In the evenings

(B) When it gets cold out

(C) Never

(D) When it gets hot

155 The word "adjust" in paragraph 2, line 1 is closest in meaning to (A) pay for

(B) change (C) look at (D) open

156 What should Mr Gomez do? (A) Change offices

(B) Turn off the heat (C) Leave the thermostat alone (D) Complain to the other tenants

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