TOEIC PRACTICE Choose the best answer for each sentence: 1. Jess is looking for her hairpin.

If you see a green clip on the shape of a flower, its ______ A. mine B. hers C. ours D. theirs 2. I _______the computer after using it. A. shutting down B. were shutting down C. shut down D. shuts down 3. The wedding reception will start ________7p.m A. on B. at C. in D. to 4. Keith has more books than _______do. A. me B. I C. my D. mine 5. She won the race _____her physical handicap. A. for B. due to C. despite D. since 6. ________he was exhausted; he continued to run towards the finishing line. A. Owing to B. Although C. Despite D, Even if 7. Betty is arranging her holiday photographs ______she can show them to us. A. yet B. because D. so that D. while 8. This is not my water bottle. It is _____ A. hers B. her C. herself D. she 9. We delayed our departure ______John could join us for the trip. A. so that B. since C. yet D. when 10. Everyone, except for Lynn and Siti, ________quietly. The two of them are disturbing us with their constant chatter. A. is working B. work

C. worked D. were working 11. John ____plays game; he prefers to read. A. seldom B. always C. usually D. often 12. My car _______in the middle of the road. A. broke into B. broke down C. broke off D. broke up 13. Replacing the office equipment that the company purchased only three years ago seems quite _____ A. waste B. wasteful C. wasting D. wasted. 14. We were ____unaware of the problems with the air-conditioning units in the hotel rooms until this week. A. complete B. completely C. completed D. completing 15. The human heart is wider at the top _____at the bottom. A. but B. from C. than D. as 16. You must produce ____VIP card to enjoy the discounts. A. our B. their C. my D. your 17. Ms. Mosley is _______member of our advertising team. A. creative B. most creative C. more creative D. the most creative 18. The board of directors will met ________October 10. A. for B. to C. on D. in 19. The purser got his assistant _____the passenger orientation A. conducting B. to conduct C. conducted D. conducts 20. Our ________are trying to hire our best employees. A. competition B. competitive

C. competitors D. competitively. 21. The employees will not be loyal to the company ______they are treated fairly. A. if B. while C. whereas D. unless 22. ______you go, please leave your name and contact number. A. Before B. After C. Until D. While 23. They submitted their form early _____they could be assured of a place in the tuition centre. A. so that B. in order C. so as D. but for 24. The flight was delayed so we ________ to stay another night in Lisbon. A. had B. has C. have D. were having 25. We should exercise at least three times a week to _________ ourselves fit. A. keep B. keeps C. kept D. keeping 26. As most sports magazines can attest, playing sports such as tennis and basketball ___ not only mental ability but also physical strength. A. require B. requires C. requiring D. is required 27. Far from being a poor city with little diversity, New Orleans certainly ___ as one of the most interesting spots in the United States. A. consider B. considered C. is considered D. is considering 28. Only the initials of the companies and the price of their shares ___ on the billboard. A. is flashed B. flashes C. are flashed D. flash 29. A gong ___ at 9:15 am to signal the beginning of a new work day at the New York Stock Market. A. is striking B. is struck C. struck D. strikes 30. It has been five years since I last ___ French. A. was speaking B. have been speaking

C. spoke D. have spoken 31. Thank you for letting me ___ your dog for a walk. A. take B. taking C. taken D. to take 32. The software developers _____investigated the latest problem. A. have already B. are just C. still D. have yet 33. He is excited about the new promotion and looking forward to ___more responsibilities. A. taking in B. taking on C. take on D. getting up 34. Farmers look forward to ________ every summer.

(A) participating in the county fairs (B) participate in the county fairs (C) be participating in the county fairs (D) have participated in the county fairs 35. The bank manager advised him ________ his savings into a time deposit account. (A) put (B) to put (C) putting (D) will put 36. The donations ________ to the various charities. (A) has distributed (C) distributed (B) will be distributed (D) was distributed 37. People usually can get a sufficient amount of the calcium their bodies ________ from the food they consume. (A) need (B) needs (C) needing (D) to need 38. By declining to run for presidential reelection in 1808, Thomas Jefferson ________ the two-term tradition still followed, with but a few exceptions, to the present day. (A) to help establish (B) helped the establishment (C) helped to establish (D) in helping to establish 39. In partnership with John D. Rockefeller, Henry Flager ________ the Standard Oil Company. (A) helped forming (B) helped form (C) he helped form (D) helping to form

40. The painting ________ to the art museum last week. (A) donated (B) donates (C) was donated (D) donating 41. Electron storage rings ________ in investigations of the structure of materials. (A) they are used (B) that are used (C) used (D) are used 42. Halim played football instead of _________to look after his sister. (A) helping (C) been helped (B) being helped (D) helps 44. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when ________ to at least 62C. (A) it be heated (B) it heated (C) it is heated (D) it will be heated 45. Hydrogen peroxide ________ as a bleaching agent because it effectively whitens a variety of fibers and surfaces. (A) used (B) is used (C) is using (D) that it uses 46. The first nuclear-powered ship in the world, "The Nautilus," ________ by the U.S. Navy in 1954. (A) when it was launched (B) that was launched (C) was launched (D) launched 47. It costs about thirty dollars to have a tooth ________ (A) filling (B) to fill (C) filled (D) fill 48. The pyramids________stone by stone by ancient Egyptians. (A) had built (C) have built (B) has built (D) were built 49. The examiner made us ________ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center. (A) showing (B) show (C) showed (D) to show

50. In November of 1863, the city of Atlanta ________ during Sherman's famous "March to the Sea." (A) was completely burned (C) completely was burned (B) it was burned completely (D) completely burned it 51 These computers___________in Singapore before they are exported to other countries. (A) are assembled (C) were assembled (B) has been assembled (D) will be assembling 52. The organization wants the meeting ____________immediately (A) to arrange (C) will arrange (B) arranged (D) arrange 53. The nurse disobeyed hospital policy and let his patients_______outside (A) eat (C) to eat (B) eating (D) ate 54. He should try________a different graphic program (A) used (C) uses (B) using (D) use 55. Mr Van Dyke_________play tennis, but now he does. (A) never used to (C) used to (B) had used to (D) did use to 56. They got all the packages__________on time (A) deliver (C) to deliver (B) delivering (D) delivered 57. While the presentation__________. The secretary was taping it. (A) was being made (C) has been made (C) was making (D) made. 58. The final proposal_____the day after tomorrow (A) is going to prepare (C) is prepared (B) is preparing (D) will be prepared 59. The accountant had her___________past records (A) to file (C) is filling (B) file (D) filed 60. Until recently, the colors of high tech products__________metallic gray on black. (A) is (C) will be (B) have been (D) was being