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-able/ible Changeable, comfortable, accessible
-ive Protective, attractive
-ous Advantageous, dangerous
-ic Realistic, economic
-ical, ial Magical, economical, potential
-ful/less Helpful/helpless, careful/careless
-ing/ed Boring, bored

Mark the choice that best completes the sentence.

1. All staff members are …………………… for the accuracy of their time cards.
(A) account (B) accountant (C) accountable (D) accountability
2. HM Construction has proved itself as the most……….……… company we have ever
worked with.
(A) dependable (B) dependent (C) depending (D) dependably
3. Some people say the ……………… power in this company lies with the boss’s brother.
(A) reality (B) realism (C) really (D) real
4. We’re all glad that the new CEO is a very ………………………leader.
(A) progressive (B) progress (C) progression (D) progressively
5. It’s so nice that your assistant is such a ………………………person.
(A) friend (B) friendliness (C) friendly (D) friendship
6. The new line of cleaning products is still in the ………………………stage of
development.
(A) experimenter (B) experiment (C) experimentation (D) experimental
7. According to our senior advisors, this investment presents no serious ………………
risk.
(A) finances (B) financial (C) financially (D) financier
8. Jeanne’s ………………………approach to all of her work is what makes her so
valuable to us.
(A) methodical (B) methodology (C) method (D) methodically
9. Before you go abroad, make sure you have a ………………………passport.
(A) validity (B) validation (C) validate (D) valid
10. We are proud that our company has the most ………………………health-care plant in
the state.
(A) comprehend (B) comprehensive (C) comprehensively (D) comprehension

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1. When we plan out next year’s budget, let’s do it ………………………this time.

(A) really (B) reality (C) realistic (D) realistically
2. Our books are audited ………………………by an outside agency.
(A) periodical (B) period (C) periodically (D) periodic
3. Mr. Talbot is ………………………awaiting the report on his yearly evaluation.
(A) anxiously (B) anxious (C) anxiety (D) anxiousness
4. The CEO has been ………………………advised by the board of directors.
(A) reliably (B) reliable (C) reliability (D) rely
5. Ms. Yates surprised all of us at the conference with her ………………………delivered
speech.
(A) impressive (B) impression (C) impressively (D) impress
6. We’ve never seen a more ………………………organized presentation than the one
you gave.
(A) profess (B) professional (C) profession (D) professionally
7 . ……………………… speaking, this hotel offers guests more amenities than most
hotels.
(A) generally (B) generality (C) general (D) generalize
8. All the candy produced in our factories is ………………………wrapped for safety.
(A) individuality (B) individually (C) individual (D) individualize
9. The CEO’s office is so ……………………… decorated that I feel it’s embarrassing.
(A) expend (B) expensive (C) expensively (D) expense
10. From now on, any employee who is ……………………… late for work will be
dismissed.
(A) habitually (B) habituate (C) habitual (D) habit

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1. The size ten envelopes are …………………….. for sending documents than those
small ones.
(A) better (B) more better (C) best (D) the best

2. You can buy the slightly …………………….. pens this time. We don’t need the most
expensive ones.
(A) cheap (B) cheaper (C) cheapest (D) the cheapest

3. Paul is …………………….. candidate for that position. He hates speaking in public.

(A) the bad (B) worse (C) worst (D) the worst

4. Our new handbook is …………………….. than our old one.

(A) interesting (B) more interesting (C) the interesting (D) the most interesting

5. …………………….. month of the year is usually January or February.

(A) more slow (B) slower (C) slowest (D) the slowest

6. Please don’t call us between noon and one. That is …………………….. time of day.
(A) busy (B) a busier (C) busiest (D) the busiest

7. Which room is …………………….. one, Conference Room A or B?

(A) more quiet (B) quieter (C) the quieter (D) quietest

8. The interior lights seem…………………….. than they usually do.

(A) more bright (B) brighter (C) brightest (D) the brightest

9. You’ll get ……………………..response if you call rather than e-mail the board
members.
(A) a quick (B) a quicker (C) quickest (D) the quickest

10. The flower bouquet was much …………………….. when it was delivered on Tuesday.
(A) beautiful (B) more beautiful (C) the prettiest (D) more pretty

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The present continuous tense is
also used for planned future
actions.
* We are going on a vacation in
Paris.

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We form the past perfect by using auxiliary had plus the past participle of the verb.
We use the past perfect to show which of two actions in the past happened first. The
past perfect represents what happened first; the simple past or past continuous
represents what happened next.
Example: He missed his appointment because his car had broken down.

Exercise: Mark the choice that best completes the sentence.

1. The old tenants…………….the property by the time we looked at it. There was no
furniture left inside.
(A) vacated (B) were vacating (C) had vacated (D) had been vacating
2. We ………..……from another supplier for three months by the time James made his offer.
(A) ordered (B) ordering (C) had ordered (D) had been ordering
3. The Mc enzies almost ……..……… their house for less than it was worth. A real estate
agent helped them out.
(A) sold (B) were selling (C) had sold (D) had been selling
4. I……………. the bus by then. In fact, I was probably at work by the time you arrived at
my house.
(A) already caught (C) had already caught
(B) was already catching (D) had been already catching
5. George and Jim ……………. me to go to the conference by the time I realized what it
was about.
(A) convinced (B) were convincing (C) had convinced (D) had been convincing
6. The new packaging machine we bought recently……………. down three times already.
(A) was breaking (B) had broken (C) is breaking (D) has broken
7. Exactly how long……………worked as a senior account clerk for this company?
(A) have you (B) did you (C) are you (D) will you
8. My co-workers and I …………… at this restaurant once before.
(A) eat (B) is eating (C) have eaten (D) have been eating
9. I ……………my suitcases already. You can put them in the car now.
(A) pack (B) am packing (C) have packed (D) have been packing
10. I ……………your old telephone number, but I still need to write your new one down.
(A) erase (B) am erasing (C) have erased (D) have been erasing

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- Signals
- The other part of the
sentence, other
sentences
- Translate

Grammar: Tense Linking

Vocabulary

Grammar: tenses
Tenses: (part 6)
- Signals
- Translate: tense, aspect
- The other part of the
sentence, other
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I have an important reminder about the annual gala event. You are welcome to bring your
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family or friends to this event. The event will be taking place at 6 in the afternoon on the 6
of March on Friday. The place where the gala will be held is 5639 Kaneohe Street. If you
can’t attend this event, you will have to talk with your boss and get his or her approval since
this event is mandatory for all full-time employees. Please register to the event by following
the registration link on our company website. I hope to see you all there.

General Details

annual = once a year = yearly

register

Details

Information Questions
Information questions ask about major details in a passage. To answer this type of question,
you should first read the question carefully, then scan the relevant part in the reading passage
to choose the correct answer. Information questions usually start with a question word as
below:
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- Translate
- Có object?

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recommendation letter
(LOR)
CV

=submit

Vocabulary

job opening/ job vacancy

Grammar:
1) passive/active voice
2) agreement
3) C/ D
Grammar:
1) tense
2) passive/active
3) agreement

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chance ~ opportunity

General
participate = attend= join
= take part in

Details

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In Part 7, the questions are based on a variety of reading text types such as notices, letters,
forms, tables, schedules, invoices, newspaper/magazine articles, and advertisements.
Especially, letters and e-mails are commonly found. On the new TOEIC test, phone messages
or online chat messages have been added.

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In adverb clauses of time and condition, the present simple tense, not the future simple tense, is used.
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 liệu

phần lớn các công ti

muốn biết liệu những
người nhân viên mới
có thể thích ứng được
mt của họ products are exported : sản phẩm xuất khẩu

Nhận thêm tiền

+ Noun
tham khảo hướng dẫn kèm theo

thiết bị

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sự nghiệp

uốn cong
tương thích
Thân thuộc
thoải mái

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Phone Massages & Online Chat Messages

On the new TOEIC test phone messages or online chat messages are given. The sender’s as
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BOE
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FBDI
TFOU
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TIPXO
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TIPVME
TLJN
UISPVHI
UIF
NFTTBHF
UP
TFF
UIF
SFMBUJPOTIJQ
CFUXFFO
UIF
TFOEFS
BOE
UIF
SFDFJWFS
BOE
UIFO
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UIF
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BOE
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UIF
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PSEFS
UP
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UIF
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answers.

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In Part 7, reading passages may be in the form of an article and a report. Generally, the topic is
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with common vocabulary and expressions by regularly doing a lot of reading.

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