TOEIC - Reading test – Part 5 – Answer key
1. You ______introduce me to the chairperson because we have already met.
(A) must
(B) should
(C) do not have to
(D) are supposed to
Grammar point: Modals
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-not.htm
2. Their ______expertise is a result of their training, the majority of which occurred at the head office.
(A) technical
(B) technique
(C) technician
(D) technicians
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
3. Though I have already told them once, please remind your colleagues ______in the No Smoking area.
(A) don’t smoke
(B) not to smoke
(C) not smoking
(D) aren’t smoking
Grammar point: Negative infinitive
http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/inf3.cfm
4. Mr. Wang wasn’t home when I called this morning, but I ______contact him at his office this afternoon.
(A) was able to
(B) would have
(C) should have
(D) could not
Grammar point: Modals of ability
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-ability.htm
5. The representatives are ______going home and seeing their families after this negotiation.
(A) looking up to
(B) looking for
(C) looking forward to
(D) looking up
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with LOOK
http://www.carolinebrownenglishlessons.com/lookphrasals1/menu.php
6. Mrs. Prashar can always tell when her husband ______too much coffee because his hands start to shake.
(A) will have drunk
(B) had drunk
(C) is going to drink
(D) has been drinking
Grammar point: Present perfect continuous
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/present-perfect-continuous.htm
7. The accountant calculated the figures using the latest software release, but the total ______isn’t correct.
(A) still
(B) anymore
(C) already
(D) yet
Grammar point: still / yet / already
http://englishwilleasy.com/what-is-different/list-s/still-yet-already/
8. Mrs. Flaubert ______all of her work by 5:00 P.M., so there is no reason she needs to work overtime.
(A) has finished
(B) is finishing
(C) will have finished
(D) has been finishing
Grammar point: Future perfect
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfect.html
9. Knowing that we would be hungry after skipping lunch, the director had her assistant ______some sandwiches for the meeting.
(A) pick up
(B) picks up
(C) picked up
(D) picking up
Grammar point: causative structure
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/causatives.htm
10. After waiting three months for his favourite vocalist to come to our town, Dr. Kozinsky got sick ______the concert’s intermission.
(A) while
(B) for
(C) during
(D) by
Grammar point: for / while / during
http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/for-during-while.html
11. Applicants’ replies should be sent by fax, mail, ______e-mail no later than three o’clock on Friday.
(A) but
(B) however
(C) or
(D) yet
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
12. If Mr. Tsujiioka won a free trip anywhere, he ______to go to Brazil.
(A) could have chosen
(B) would choose
(C) will choose
(D) would have been choosing
Grammar point: Second conditional
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond.htm
13. ______Ms. Jimenez can afford to lend you the money, she won’t do it unless you prove you can pay her back.
(A) Even though
(B) So
(C) However
(D) Therefore
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
14. Our ______were too strict for our subcontractor to meet; consequently, they lost our business.
(A) specifying
(B) specific
(C) specifications
(D) specified
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
15. The nurse responsible for the maternity ward disobeyed hospital policy and let his patients ______outside.
(A) eat
(B) to eat
(C) eating
(D) ate
Grammar point: causative structure
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/causatives.htm
16. Due to a record low in profits last year, the firm is thinking of ______their operations into foreign markets.
(A) raising
(B) inflating
(C) enhancing
(D) expanding
Vocabulary question
17. Mr. Lee watched the technician ______the broken pump.
(A) repair
(B) repaired
(C) repairs
(D) had repaired
Grammar point: “see someone do something” # “see someone doing something”
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00066.htm
18. I’m really surprised that Alvin’s sister’s graphic design company, which has only been in business for a year, ______the government contract.
(A) get
(B) gotten
(C) got
(D) had gotten
Grammar point: simple past
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm
19. If their marketing team succeeds, they ______their profits by 20 percent.
(A) will have been increased
(B) would have been increasing
(C) will increase
(D) would increase
Grammar point: First conditional
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond.htm
20. The vice president was ______with the applicant’s enthusiasm for the biochemical research project.
(A) delighted
(B) delighting
(C) delightful
(D) delight
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
21. Both companies are ______the same business.
(A) in
(B) with
(C) from
(D) through
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
22. ______there were so many options, everyone was satisfied.
(A) If
(B) Why
(C) Because
(D) When
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
23. If they ______more aware of the trends, they could have avoided bankruptcy.
(A) were
(B) are
(C) have been
(D) had been
Grammar point: Third conditional
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/3cond.htm
24. Make checks ______to the company.
(A) paid
(B) payable
(C) paying
(D) pay
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
25. Ms. Bolton is both a strong manager ______a skilled negotiator.
(A) or
(B) with
(C) and
(D) though
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
26. ______the stockbrokers said the market was healthy, they refused to invest more money.
(A) Because
(B) Although
(C) In addition
(D) So
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
27. The seminar will adjourn ______five o’clock.
(A) in
(B) on
(C) at
(D) the
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
28. Marketing is important; ______, we’re hiring a new public relations firm.
(A) therefore
(B) even though
(C) nevertheless
(D) but
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.eslmonster.com/article/besides-however-nevertheless
29. The secretary had the messenger ______the envelope as soon as possible.
(A) delivering
(B) to deliver
(C) deliver
(D) delivered
Grammar point: causative structure
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/causatives.htm
30. The board meetings usually ______on time.
(A) have started
(B) start
(C) are starting
(D) have been starting
Grammar point: simple present
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon.htm
31. Everyone was disappointed to hear that the company’s proposal was ______.
(A) turned up
(B) turned on
(C) turned away
(D) turned down
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with TURN
http://www.eflnet.com/pverbs/pvlistverb.php?verb=TURN
32. Even though the exchange rate was high, we ______from them.
(A) buy
(B) must have bought
(C) had to buy
(D) had better buy
Grammar point: Modals of necessity
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/330-modals-necessity.htm
33. ______Dr. Rossi hired the new assistant, the office has become more organized.
(A) When
(B) Before
(C) While
(D) Since
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
34. Mr. Cutler will ______as president.
(A) step out
(B) step down
(C) step from
(D) step through
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with STEP
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/step[2]
35. Ms. Silva sent the memo ______it had been approved.
(A) so
(B) but
(C) after
(D) until
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
36. It’s time to take advantage of current ______rates.
(A) interesting
(B) interest
(C) interested
(D) interests
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
37. The manager has to ______the presentation until next week.
(A) put off
(B) put with
(C) put on
(D) put through
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with PUT
http://www.eflnet.com/pverbs/pvlistverb.php?verb=PUT
38. When the directors ______a profit, they’ll be satisfied.
(A) will see
(B) are seeing
(C) see
(D) have been seeing
Grammar point: future time clauses
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-future-time-clauses.htm
39. Do ______an estimate before getting it in writing.
(A) not ever accept
(B) never accept
(C) accept never
(D) not accept ever
Grammar point: adverb position
http://eslau.ca/lesson/unit66.php
40. Production went down ______morale was low.
(A) even though
(B) when
(C) but
(D) to
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
41. The distributors will collaborate ______a British company.
(A) with
(B) in
(C) from
(D) of
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
42. If banks ______the number of credit cards, the economy would improve.
(A) limiting
(B) limited
(C) had limited
(D) are limiting
Grammar point: Second conditional
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond.htm
43. One suggestion was to ______gasoline taxes.
(A) raise
(B) have raised
(C) be raising
(D) raising
Grammar point: infinitive phrase
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/infinitivephrase.htm
44. The host will want the total amount ______before paying the bill.
(A) checked
(B) be checked
(C) checking
(D) check
Grammar point: “want something done”
http://advancegrammar.blogspot.com/2009/07/haveget-and-want-something-done.html
45. The new sales manager cooperates with her colleagues; ______, she is a valued member.
(A) although
(B) however
(C) for example
(D) therefore
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.eslmonster.com/article/besides-however-nevertheless
46. ______our office, Mr. James voted against the proposal.
(A) Representation
(B) Representative
(C) Representing
(D) Representative of
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
47. Paychecks ______.
(A) are twice distributed a month
(B) twice a month are distributed
(C) are distributed twice a month
(D) a month are distributed twice
Grammar point: adverb position
http://eslau.ca/lesson/unit66.php
48. There has been a decline in local ______national advertising.
(A) therefore
(B) so
(C) but
(D) and
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
49. ______Mrs. Lee was calling her husband’s office, he was calling hers.
(A) While
(B) Because
(C) So
(D) Then
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
50. The CEOs will meet ______Chicago next month.
(A) at
(B) in
(C) to
(D) from
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
51. The award was contested by one of the ______.
(A) competitors
(B) competition
(C) competing
(D) competitive
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
52. The ______was considered final.
(A) decisive
(B) decided
(C) decision
(D) deciding
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
53. Mr. Wong once lived ______New Orleans.
(A) in
(B) at
(C) from
(D) on
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
54. The report focused on the ______of the study.
(A) foundlings
(B) finds
(C) findings
(D) found
Vocabulary question
55. The staff ______the office had been burglarized.
(A) suspicion
(B) suspense
(C) suspicious
(D) suspected
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
56. ______all the references to verify the information.
(A) Look by
(B) Look out
(C) Look up
(D) Look to
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with LOOK
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Advanced/Phrasal_Verbs/LOOK.htm
57. Mary is ______an excellent writer.
(A) considerate
(B) considered
(C) considerable
(D) considers
Grammar point 1: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
Grammar point 2: the passive
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-the-passive.htm
58. They ______the launch of their new company only a year ago.
(A) announce
(B) are announcing
(C) have announced
(D) announced
Grammar point: simple past
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm
59. After re-evaluating the proposal, the agency ______the contract to us.
(A) awarding
(B) had awarded
(C) awarded
(D) awards
Grammar point: simple past
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm
60. My supervisor had me ______the morning taking inventory.
(A) spend
(B) to spend
(C) spent
(D) spending
Grammar point: causative structure
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/causatives.htm
61. Mr. Doh ______clients’ phone calls.
(A) rarely returns
(B) returns rarely
(C) has returned rarely
(D) rarely had returned
Grammar point: adverb position
http://eslau.ca/lesson/unit66.php
62. Success depends ______the efforts of the organization.
(A) from
(B) in
(C) on
(D) of
Grammar point: preposition-dependent verbs and adjectives
http://www.sk.com.br/sk-pdv.html
63. There has been strong competition; ______, the new company has made great profits.
(A) instead
(B) nonetheless
(C) then
(D) despite
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/9-10.html
64. Ms. Shirish will resign her position as chief ______officer.
(A) operator
(B) operational
(C) operation
(D) operating
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
65. The weather report predicts it will rain ______become colder.
(A) neither
(B) nor
(C) and
(D) either
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
66. The printer ______paper.
(A) ran into
(B) ran out of
(C) ran without
(D) ran over
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with RUN
http://www.advanced-english-grammar.com/phrasal-verb-run.html
67. The electricity went out ______we were making coffee.
(A) so
(B) because of
(C) while
(D) for
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
68. ______all the negotiators, Ms. Neos seems the most reliable.
(A) From
(B) As
(C) Of
(D) But
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
69. The sales division reported a 64 percent drop ______the last sales period.
(A) during
(B) with
(C) at
(D) to
Grammar point: prepositions
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions
70. The company is financially sound; ______, there is no debt.
(A) in spite of
(B) for example
(C) on the other hand
(D) nevertheless
Grammar point: transition words
http://members.tripod.com/the_english_dept/transitions.html
71. Get the invoice ______upon receipt.
(A) signature
(B) sign
(C) signed
(D) signing
Grammar point 1: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
Grammar point 2: passive causative structure
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/grammar/causatives.htm
72. ______time to submit a bid.
(A) Still there is
(B) Is there still
(C) There is still
(D) They’re still is
Grammar point: adverb position
http://eslau.ca/lesson/unit66.php
73. Our future will be ______on what services we can provide.
(A) basic
(B) based
(C) basing
(D) base
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
74. If there ______better communication, I would not resign.
(A) were
(B) was
(C) is
(D) will be
Grammar point: Second conditional (+ simple past forms of ‘BE’ in case of the use of the second conditional)
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond.htm
75. ______the critics and answer their questions.
(A) Stand in for
(B) Stand at
(C) Stand with
(D) Stand up to
Grammar point: phrasal verbs with STAND
http://www.advanced-english-grammar.com/phrasal-verb-stand.html
76. By the end of this century, business ______greatly.
(A) will be changed
(B) will have changed
(C) changes
(D) changed
Grammar point: Future perfect
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfect.html
77. The ______market has declined in many parts of the country.
(A) homing
(B) housed
(C) homes
(D) housing
Vocabulary question
78. ______saving money, you will purchase a reliable product.
(A) With
(B) So
(C) Besides
(D) Consequently
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/9-10.html
79. ______one partner has resigned, others are quitting too.
(A) Because
(B) Although
(C) If
(D) Before
Grammar point: conjunctions
http://www.virtualsalt.com/conjunct.htm
80. The management makes an assessment ______.
(A) rarely
(B) still
(C) monthly
(D) already
Grammar point: adverb position
http://eslau.ca/lesson/unit66.php
81. The chairman said his ______would continue his strategies.
(A) successful
(B) successor
(C) success
(D) successive
Grammar point: word classes
http://www.waylink-english.co.uk/?page=31060
82. This region ______as the costliest place to do business.
(A) often is referred
(B) is often referred
(C) is referred often to
(D) is often referred to
Grammar point 1: adverb position
http://eslau.ca/lesson/unit66.php
Grammar point 2: prepositions in clauses
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/preps-placement.html#maincontent
83. Since 1990, our customers ______with our service.
(A) are satisfied
(B) have satisfied
(C) have been satisfying
(D) have been satisfied
Grammar point: present perfect
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/upperf.htm