SKILLS FOR THE TOEIC® TEST: LISTENING AND READING

PROGRESSIVE PRACTICE: Go for the TOEIC® Test

Directions: Listen to a conversation between two speakers. Then choose the correct answers to the three
questions about that conversation. Fill in the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D). You will hear each conversation only
once. Track 3-25

1. Where does the conversation take place? 7. Who most likely is Jim Carter?
(A) In a hotel (A) A secretary
(B) In a restaurant (B) A real estate agent
(C) In an airport (C) A doctor
(D) In an office (D) A salesman

2. What does the man want? 8. When does Mr. Carter’s meeting end?
(A) A new printer (A) At 10:00
(B) A boarding pass (B) At 10:15
(C) Some identification (C) At 10:30
(D) Another room key (D) At 11:00

3. What will the man likely do next? 9. What does the woman ask the man to do?
(A) Get on a plane (A) Give a message to his boss
(B) Pay his bill (B) Cancel a meeting that morning
(C) Ask for directions (C) Schedule an appointment with a doctor
(D) Show his identification (D) Call her back in ten minutes

10. What are the speakers talking about?

4. What are the speakers discussing?
(A) Next year’s budget
(A) Treating an illness
(B) A job interview
(B) Taking a vacation
(C) A new employee
(C) Completing a co-worker’s assignments
(D) An accounting error
(D) Hiring an assistant for the office

5. What does the woman offer to do? 11. Why did the funding change?
(A) Cancel a meeting (A) The company lost money.
(B) Assist the man (B) Fewer equipment purchases were approved.
(C) Replace broken equipment (C) The retail department is expanding.
(D) Find new clients (D) Several clients were added.

6. When is the man’s meeting? 12. What will the man likely do next?
(A) Tomorrow (A) Visit the Accounting Department
(B) Wednesday (B) Check on a client
(C) Next Monday (C) Interview applicants
(D) Later next week (D) Look at computer prices

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13. What problem do the speakers discuss?
(A) A missed delivery
(B) A price increase
(C) A drop in sales
(D) A rescheduled meeting
14. What does the man want to do?
(A) Find a new supplier
(B) Reduce purchases by 10 percent
(C) Compare sales teams’ numbers
(D) Raise the company’s rates
15. What will the woman probably do next?
(A) Increase their rates
(B) Meet with the sales team
(C) Contact a different supplier
(D) Order more paper
LISTENING PART 3: CONVERSATIONS
16. Where are the speakers?
(A) In a restaurant
(B) At a train station
(C) In a hotel
(D) On a street corner
17. Why does the woman ask for advice?
(A) To get directions
(B) To choose transportation
(C) To get food recommendations
(D) To select the right train
18. How will the woman get to the convention center?
(A) On foot
(B) By car
(C) By taxi
(D) By train
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