FOREWORD
This textbook is compiled to meet the needs of students taking a TOEIC course
which forms part of the curricula at Lac Hong University.

In selecting the materials for this textbook, the compilers set before themselves
a modest goal. They were guided by the desire to provide the students, within the
framework of the textbook, the possibility of getting acquainted with the format of the
new TOEIC test. Furthermore, they carefully designed the book in order to meet
students’ demand to communicate in an international communication environment
through the four basic skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

The textbook of TOEIC 2 is intended for students who want to aim for a higher
TOEIC score range of 250 – 300 and equips them with fundamental knowledge as a
preparation step for TOEIC 3.

We are aware of the deficiencies that remain in the textbook in spite of the
efforts to make it an efficient aid in the study of this TOEIC course. Needless to say,
the compilers will be greatly indebted for all criticism and corrections sent to
the General English Department via .

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD.................................................................................................i
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... ii
TEACHING PLAN .................................................................................. iv
END-OF-TERM TEST FORMAT AND COURSE RESULT .............. v
GUIDED STUDY
UNIT 1 ....................................................................................................1

UNIT 2 ....................................................................................................7
UNIT 3 ..................................................................................................14
UNIT 4 ..................................................................................................21
UNIT 5 ..................................................................................................28
UNIT 6 ..................................................................................................35
UNIT 7 ..................................................................................................42
UNIT 8 ..................................................................................................49
UNIT 9 ..................................................................................................55
UNIT 10 ................................................................................................ 61
UNIT 11 ................................................................................................ 67
UNIT 12 ................................................................................................ 73
UNIT 13 ................................................................................................ 79
UNIT 14 ................................................................................................ 85
UNIT 15 ................................................................................................ 91
SELF-STUDY
END-OF-TERM SAMPLE TEST ............................................................ 97
TOEIC PRACTICE TEST .....................................................................113
LANGUAGE FOCUS .............................................................................157
Conjunctions and prepositions ........................................................... 157
Present tenses .....................................................................................159
Past tenses ........................................................................................... 161
Future tenses ....................................................................................... 162
Auxiliaries ..........................................................................................163
Active Voice and Passive Voice.......................................................... 164
Negation and Inversion ....................................................................... 166
Gerunds and Infinitives ...................................................................... 168
Agreement .......................................................................................... 169
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Nouns and Pronouns ........................................................................... 170
Relative Clauses .................................................................................. 171
Adjectives and Adverbs ...................................................................... 172
Comparisons ........................................................................................ 173
Conditionals ........................................................................................ 174
VOCABULARY.......................................................................................... 175
ANSWERS FOR THE SAMPLE TEST .................................................. 182
ANSWERS FOR THE TOEIC PRACTICE TEST ................................ 183
TOEIC TEST SCORE CONVERSION TABLE ................................... 184
REFERENCES .......................................................................................... 185

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TEACHING PLAN
TOEIC PREPARATION COURSE
TOEIC 2 (15 weeks x 4 periods = 60 periods)
SECTION I
WEEK

SECTION II

SECTION III

UNIT
LISTENING

VOCABULARY
AND
GRAMMAR


INCOMPLETE
TEXTS

READING
COMPREHENSION

SPEAKING

TOPIC 2.1
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers
TOPIC 2.2
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers
TOPIC 2.3
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers
TOPIC 2.4
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers
TOPIC 2.5
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers
TOPIC 2.6
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers
TOPIC 2.7
Presentation, Discussion
Questions and Answers


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UNIT 1

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

2

UNIT 2

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

3

UNIT 3

PART 1, 2, 3, 4


PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

4

UNIT 4

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

5

UNIT 5

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7


6

UNIT 6

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

7

UNIT 7

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

8

UNIT 8

PART 1, 2, 3, 4


PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

Speaking Test

9

UNIT 9

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

Speaking Test

10

UNIT 10

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5


PART 6

PART 7

Speaking Test

11

UNIT 11

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

Speaking Test

12

UNIT 12

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6


PART 7

Speaking Test

13

UNIT 13

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

Speaking Test

14

UNIT 14

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7


Speaking Test

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UNIT 15
and
REVIEW

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- Class attendance and midterm
test results announced

PART 1, 2, 3, 4

PART 5

PART 6

PART 7

- Submission of score-sheets with
students’ signatures to the General
English Department


END-OF-TERM TEST FORMAT
At the end of the term, the students will take a multiple choice test which
accounts for 60% of the course result. This test lasts 70 minutes and consists of 7 parts

as follows:
SECTION I: LISTENING: 40 Questions (5.0 marks) – Listen just one time
PART 1: Picture Description:

04 Questions

PART 2: Questions and Responses:

12 Questions

PART 3: Short Conversations:

12 Questions

PART 4: Short Talks:

12 Questions

SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND READING COMPREHENSION: 40 Questions (5.0 marks)
PART 5: Grammar and Vocabulary:

20 Questions

PART 6: Incomplete Texts:

09 Questions

PART 7: Reading Comprehension:

11 Questions


TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS:

80 (0.125 MARK/CORRECT ANSWER)

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GUIDED STUDY



UNIT 1
SECTION I: LISTENING
Part 1: Picture Description
Listen and choose the statement that best describes the picture.
1. (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

3. (A)

(B)

(C)


(D)

2. (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Part 2: Questions and Responses
Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
4. (A)

(B)

(C)

5. (A)

(B)

(C)

6. (A)

(B)

(C)

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Part 3: Short Conversation
Choose the best answer to each question.
7. Where is the man going?
(A) Home
(B) New York
(C) To the bus terminal
(D) To the ferry
8. What is the man doing?
(A) Taking the bus from New Jersey
(B) Taking a bus from New York
(C) Taking a train to New York
(D) Taking a bus to New Jersey
9. How much time does the man have?
(A) One hour
(B) Until tomorrow
(C) Ten minutes
(D) Twenty minutes

Part 4: Short Talk
Choose the best answer to each question.
10. How is the weather this morning?
(A) Rainy
(B) Icy
(C) Windy
(D) Warm
11. When will it start to snow?
(A) This morning

(B) This afternoon
(C) This evening
(D) Tomorrow
12. Why will schools be closed tomorrow?
(A) Because of traffic delay
(B) Because of bad weather
(C) Because of the weekend
(D) Because of a holiday

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SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND READING COMPREHENSION
Part 5: Vocabulary and Grammar (Conjunctions and Prepositions)
Choose the correct word or phrase marked to complete each sentence.
13. These ______ were picked from the tree in the garden by my grandparents.
(A) cherries

(B) chairs

(C) charts

(D) chips

14. All of the sports ______ is stored in the gym.
(A) elevator

(B) entrance

(C) equipment


(D) element

15. They didn’t bake any cookies because everyone was ______.
(A) failed

(B) full

(C) funny

(D) fast

16. Lisa is hungry ______ she didn’t have breakfast.
(A) because

(B) although

(C) and

(D) so

17. It’s a nice house, ______ it hasn’t got a garage.
(A) nor

(B) and

(C) or

(D) but


(C) when

(D) that

18. I hope ______ you will get the job.
(A) so

(B) but

19. I have been working at the bank ______ three years.
(A) for

(B) during

(C) while

(D) since

20. The post office and the police station are ______ Main Street.
(A) on

(B) in

(C) at

(D) of

21. Thank you ______ your inquiry about our products.
(A) to


(B) as

(C) of

(D) for

22. ______ he had a lot of experience, he was able to get a job easily.
(A) Even though

(B) As

(C) Due to

(D) In spite of

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Part 6: Incomplete Text
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Questions 23 through 25 refer to the following advertisement.
GIVE A FREE GIFT SUBSCRIPTION
If you are ______ a gift for someone, you have just found the answer.
23. (A) considering
(B) throwing
(C) receiving
(D) wishing
Give a free gift subscription ______ you buy one!
24. (A) when
(B) unless

(C) prior to
(D) which
Treat someone special to America’s most popular magazine and save. You pay
the low price of $13.98 for the first subscription, and get the second ______ no
25. (A) to
(B) at
(C) due to
(D) from
additional charge.

Part 7: Reading Comprehension
Choose the best answer.
Questions 26 and 27 refer to the following letter.
Dear Andy,
Hello from Hawaii!
This place is beautiful! I’m staying at a small hotel on the beach. It took about
four hours to get here from the airport. I took a taxi after I got off the airplane,
then a bus, and then I had a short boat ride. When I finally arrived, I was really
tired. But, I’m glad I came. Wish you were here. See you next week.
Janet.
26. Where is Janet staying?
(A) In a taxi
(B) In an airplane
(C) In a hotel
(D) In a tent

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27. How did she travel there?
(A) First by taxi, then by bus, then by

airplane
(B) First by airplane, then by taxi, then by
bus, then by boat
(C) First by airplane, then by taxi, then by
boat, then by bus
(D) First by boat, then by bus, then by
taxi


Questions 28 through 30 refer to the following letter.
EUTECH, s.r.o.
Zborovska 23,150 00 Praha 5
Czech Republic
Tel: (02) 513.2343 Fax: (02) 513.2334
December 3
Post Comptoir
43 Griffith Road
Dinsdale, Hamilton
North Island, New Zealand
Dear Sir or Madam:
We are interested in becoming distributors for your software products in the Czech
Republic. Would you please send us your latest catalogs, descriptive brochures, and
terms?
We are a hardware company that would like to add software to our sales offerings.
Our annual report is enclosed.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely yours,
Peter Zavel
Chairman


28. Which items were NOT requested?
(A) Catalogs
(B) Brochures
(C) Samples
(D) Pricing information
29. What does EUTECH sell now?
(A) Software
(B) Computers
(C) Financial reports
(D) Printing services
30. EUTECH wants to ----------.
(A) distribute software
(B) manufacture computers
(C) purchase hardware
(D) receive an annual report

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SECTION III: SPEAKING
TOPIC 2.1: MUSIC
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS
1. What kind of music do you like?
.......................................................................................................................................
2. Who is your favorite singer? Why?
.......................................................................................................................................
3. How often do you listen to music?
.......................................................................................................................................
4. Do you like music shows on TV? If so, what kind do you like?
.......................................................................................................................................

5. How does music make you feel?
.......................................................................................................................................
6. Which do you prefer, songs in English or songs in Vietnamese? Why?
.......................................................................................................................................
7. How does music affect people?
.......................................................................................................................................
8. Is music important to our life? Why? Why not?
.......................................................................................................................................
9. How have your musical tastes changed since you were a kid?
.......................................................................................................................................
10. What would life be like without music? Why?
.......................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 2
SECTION I: LISTENING
Part 1: Picture Description
Listen and choose the statement that best describes the picture.
1. (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

3. (A)


(B)

(C)

(D)

2. (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Part 2: Questions and Responses
Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
4. (A)

(B)

(C)

5. (A)

(B)

(C)

6. (A)


(B)

(C)
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Part 3: Short Conversation
Choose the best answer to each question.
7. Who is the woman talking to?
(A) An airline ticket agent
(B) A travel agent
(C) A hotel clerk
(D) A car driver
8. What is the woman doing?
(A) Making hotel reservations
(B) Buying plane tickets
(C) Choosing a book
(D) Renting a car
9. What will the woman do on her trip?
(A) Have a business trip
(B) Get married
(C) Swim at the beach
(D) Attend a cousin’s wedding

Part 4: Short Talk
Choose the best answer to each question.
10. How does the speaker get to work?
(A) He drives to work.
(B) He walks.
(C) He cycles.

(D) He takes a bus.
11. When does the speaker finish work?
(A) 6:00
(B) 7:00
(C) 8:00
(D) 9:00
12. Which activity does the speaker NOT do after work?
(A) Go shopping
(B) Walk through the park
(C) Play tennis
(D) Watch TV

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SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND READING COMPREHENSION
Part 5: Vocabulary and Grammar (Present Tenses)
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
13. I have worked for my ______ for two years.
(A) employee

(B) apply

(C) employer

(D) work

14. It’s raining. Could you ______ me your umbrella?
(A) borrow


(B) loan

(C) lend

(D) remind

15. It took a lot of ______ to find the Titanic.
(A) afford

(B) effort

(C) effect

(D) affect

16. Kayoko is in trouble because she ________ class every Thursday.
(A) miss

(B) misses

(C) to miss

(D) missing

17. The police officer ______ at a driver’s ID whenever he stops a car.
(A) looks

(B) look

(C) not looking


(D) isn’t looking

18. The tickets in her wallet ______ for the play tonight.
(A) is

(B) will

(C) are

(D) have

19. After you ______ enough practice, it will be easy for you to do such tasks.
(A) have had

(B) has

(C) will have

(D) are having

20. The boss ______ for those reports all morning.
(A) is waiting

(B) will waiting

(C) waits

(D) has been waiting


21. I ______ something very strange, like burning wires.
(A) am smelling

(B) smell

(C) smelling

(D) have smelled

22. You can take those files to the record rooms unless Kim ______ it first.
(A) does

(B) will do

(C) is doing

(D) do

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Part 6: Incomplete Text
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Questions 23 through 25 refer to the following memo.

Memorandum
To: Alvin Kurosawa, Vancouver Brand Manager
From: Melville Bromwich, Accounting Section
Alvin,


I am just ______ to confirm that my colleague Tom Brooks and I will be in Vancouver
23. (A) write
(B) writing
(C) written
(D) to write
at the end of next week for the annual expenses audit. Could you please ask one of
your employees to arrange our accommodation? We are planning to arrive on the 14th
and ______ on the 19th.
24. (A) left
(B) leaving
(C) had left
(D) leave
With the changes in deadlines, we are likely to be extremely busy.
______, I don't think we will be able to find time to take in a hockey game as you had
25. (A) Whereas
(B) Therefore
(C) However
(D) Moreover
previously suggested.
Thank you in advance for any assistance with the hotels. We are looking forward to
seeing you next week.
Yours truly,
Mel
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Part 7: Reading Comprehension
Choose the best answer.
Questions 26 through 30 refer to the following letter and program.
Wombat Publishing, Inc.

223 New Wallaby Way
Perth 3456 NSW
Tel. 657 23 88 20
9th January
Lulu Price,
c/o Tinker Creek Motel
45 Blue Street
Perth
Dear Ms. Price,
This is just a quick note to confirm that I have two tickets for this Friday's
performance of Cats at the Perth Arts Center. As I mentioned before, the show starts
at 8:00. Our senior sales manager and I will meet you in the lobby at 7:30. The
company driver will pick you up at the motel at 7:00 o'clock. After the show, there
will be a company dinner at The Point.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the schedule. I have also enclosed
a show program that you might find interesting.
Yours truly,
Maggie Hayward
Sales Director
Cats, a musical comedy about cats.
The musical comedy Cats is set in London's East End and follows the lives of a
family of cats as they try and start their own newspaper publishing company. The
father cat, Fredrico, had a lifelong dream of having his own newspaper called the
Daily Meow. Assisted by his lovely wife Tiffany, their daughters Lucinda and
Geneveve and their slightly crazy son Pannini, this family of felines sings and jokes
their way into everyone's heart.
As you watch the play, you will hear such musical treasures as; "Baby, Don't Eat the
Green Salami," "The Marmalade Cat Shuffle," and the unforgettable, "I'm Not Crazy
– Just Misunderstood."
Because this is a sold-out performance, all attendees are requested to arrive one hour

before the start of the show. Also, we ask that you do not bring any pet dogs or mice
to the show as these animals will excite the actors.
Cats, a furry good time!
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26. Where does Maggie Hayward work?
(A) The Art Center
(B) The Point
(C) Wombat Publishing
(D) Tinker Creek Motel
27. What is the purpose of this letter?
(A) To make a reservation
(B) To change plans
(C) To cancel a reservation
(D) To confirm plans
28. What is The Point?
(A) A model
(B) A restaurant
(C) A show
(D) An art center
29. What kind of performance is Cats?
(A) A drama
(B) A musical comedy
(C) A love story
(D) A science fiction thriller
30. What kind of business does the cat family want to start?
(A) A bakery
(B) A pet shop
(C) A restaurant

(D) A newspaper publishing company

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SECTION III: SPEAKING
TOPIC 2.2: SPORTS
SUGGESTED QUESTIONS
1. What kinds of sports are you good at?
.......................................................................................................................................
2. What is your favorite sport?
.......................................................................................................................................
3. How often do you play sports?
.......................................................................................................................................
4. What are some benefits of playing sports?
.......................................................................................................................................
5. Why do some people not play sports?
.......................................................................................................................................
6. Do you like extreme sports? Why? Why not? Have you ever done an extreme sport?
.......................................................................................................................................
7. Do you like to watch sports on TV? What kinds of sports do you like to watch?
.......................................................................................................................................
8. What do you think of women playing football?
.......................................................................................................................................
9. Who is your favorite professional football player? Why?
.......................................................................................................................................
10. What do you think is the most popular sport in the world? Why?
.......................................................................................................................................

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UNIT 3
SECTION I: LISTENING
Part 1: Picture Description
Listen and choose the statement that best describes the picture.
1. (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

3. (A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

2. (A)

(B)

Part 2: Questions and Responses
Listen to the questions and choose the best answer.
4. (A)


(B)

(C)

5. (A)

(B)

(C)

6. (A)

(B)

(C)

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(C)

(D)


Part 3: Short Conversation
Choose the best answer to each question.
7. How much coffee does the woman drink every day?
(A) Two cups
(B) Three cups
(C) Four cups
(D) Five cups

8. What is the man's advice?
(A) The woman should make coffee for her coworkers.
(B) The woman should drink less coffee.
(C) The woman shouldn't put sugar in her coffee.
(D) The woman should find a new job.
9. Why does the woman drink so much coffee?
(A) She really likes it.
(B) It helps her focus on her work.
(C) It keeps her awake.
(D) She gets free coffee at work.

Part 4: Short Talk
Choose the best answer to each question.
10. What is The Hive?
(A) A coffee shop
(B) A restaurant
(C) An information center
(D) A reception hall
11. Where is The Hive located?
(A) In a shopping mall
(B) In a museum
(C) In the city hall
(D) In a company building
12. Who is the intended audience for this talk?
(A) Tourists
(B) Employees
(C) Students
(D) Customers

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SECTION II: GRAMMAR AND READING COMPREHENSION
Part 5: Vocabulary and Grammar (Past Tenses)
Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.
13. It was very ________ to meet you.
(A) glad

(B) nice

(C) happy

(D) interested

14. Our discussion turned ________ a big fight.
(A) in

(B) to

(C) at

(D) into

15. The dishwasher is now ________.
(A) hungry

(B) lonely

(C) honest


(D) empty

16. You didn’t play tennis last weekend, ________?
(A) didn’t you

(B) were you

(C) weren’t you

(D) did you

17. We ________ from another supplier for three months by the time James made his offer.
(A) order

(B) ordered

(C) have ordered

(D) had been ordering

18. George and Jim ________ me to go the conference by the time I realized what it
was about.
(A) convinced

(B) were convincing

(C) had convinced

(D) have been convincing


19. Our company used to ________ water pipes, but now we only sell new ones.
(A) fix

(B) fixing

(C) fixed

(D) was fixing

20. She ________ getting off the bus when the man approached her.
(A) has

(B) was

(C) did

(D) were

21. She ________ from flu when she was interviewed.
(A) suffers

(B) has suffered

(C) had suffered

(D) suffered

22. Was it pouring rain when you ________ your husband from work?
(A) were picking


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(B) picking up

(C) pick up

(D) picked up


Part 6: Incomplete Text
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Questions 23 through 25 refer to the following letter.
Dr. Barbara Nguyen
Family Medical Group
2825 Quebec St., Ste. 41
Denver, CO 80207
RE: Repair order #2089 – P29 micro-video camera
Dear Ms. Nguyen,
I am writing to you regarding the micro-video camera you ________ with us for repairs.
23. (A) left
(B) were leaving
(C) leave
(D) will leave
After thoroughly inspecting it, I must inform you that it will take approximately one
week longer to repair than we originally thought. When we ________ the inner workings
24. (A) cleaning
(B) were cleaning
(C) clean
(D) have cleaned
as part of the maintenance procedure, we found that the shutter was slightly bent and the

lens was damaged. We do have the lens ________ stock, but the shutter will need to be
25. (A) in
(B) for
(C) on
(D) at
ordered from the manufacturer in Germany.

I would appreciate if you could call me to confirm that you wish us to proceed with the
repairs.
Yours sincerely,

Colin Bowie

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