TOEIC Compact 1 - Listening Comprehension

Practice
Listen and choose the statement that best describes each photograph. (Track 1-1-04)

(A) The man is watering the plants.

(B) There are leaves on all of the trees.
(C) He is putting the hose away.

(A) Some people are walking on the

path.
(B) They are riding their bicycles uphill.
(C) Bicycles are parked along the path.

(A) Vegetables are being placed on the (A) They are taking the elevator down.
table.
(B) They are going down the escalator.
(B) The food is in her shopping cart.
(C) They are walking down the steps.
(C) She is shopping for some produce.

Vocabulary
1. water plant put away hose
2. path bicycle uphill park along
3. vegetable place produce
4. elevator go down escalator walk down steps

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(A) The man is getting out of the vehicle. (A) They are moving in a line.
(B) The man is standing beside the car. (B) They are sitting on the ground.
(C) The man is parking his car. (C) They are climbing over a wall.

(A) A truck is moving down the street.

(B) The street is filled with cars.
(C) Some people are in the street.
(A) The front of the house is being
painted.
(B) A man is working on the roof.
(C) The ladder goes up to the roof.

5. get out of vehicle beside park

6. move in a line ground climb over wall
7. be filled with
8. front roof ladder go up

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Common Vocabulary in Part

1 listen to the words and phrases in the box. Then, listen and fill the gapped statements
First,
with the missing words.

Verbs 1 Frequency of correct answer choices

• stand • sit
• look at • wear
• look in • play
• look out • use
• look through • face
• hold • paint
• work

[Check-up 1]
1. The people are ____________ by the airplane.
2. The man is _______ _________ the computer screen.
3. She is ________ ________ a drawer.
4. They are ________ ________ of the window.
5. The man is _______ ________ a telescope.
6. He is _________ _________ a book in his hand.
7. He is ________ ________ a bicycle.
8. He is _________ alone by the water.
9. She is _________ glasses.
10. He is _________ an instrument.
11. The woman is ________ laboratory equipment.
12. The audience is __________ the front of the room.
13. She is ___________ a picture.

• carry • push
• cross • reach for
• examine • read
• handle • talk
• move • walk
• pack

[Check-up 2]
1. They are _______ bags on their shoulders.
2. Some people are _________ the street.
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3. She is _________ some produce.

4. The man is _________ a patient.
5. They are _________ a box.
6. They are __________ in a line.
7. She is ___________ a suitcase.
8. The gardener is __________ an empty wheelbarrow.
9. She is _________ _________ a book.
10. The man is _________ a newspaper.
11. They are ________ _________ each other.
12. A woman is _________ a dog o the shore.

Verbs 2 Frequency of correct answer choices

• change • eat
• clean • enter
• cook • exit
• deliver • fish
• do • focus

[Check-up 3]
1. The woman is __________ a light bulb.
2. She is __________ the board.
3. He is _________ some food.
4. She is _________ the mail.
5. He is _________ construction work.
6. She is _________ a meal.
7. They are _________ a building.
8. A passenger is _________ the taxi.
9. He is ________ from a boat.
10. The group is __________ on the computer screen.

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• gather • sign
• gaze at • lay
• get out of • lean
• go up • lift
• greet • light

[Check-up 4]
1. Some people are _______ for an outdoor event.
2. He is ________ ________ a painting hanging on the wall.
3. A passenger is ________ _______ _______ a car.
4. They are _______ ________ the stairs.
5. They are ________ each other.
6. She is ________ a paper.
7. He is _______ bricks.
8. They are _______ against the railing.
9. They are _______ a chair off the floor.
10. She is ________ a candle with a match.

• operate • put
• pass • rearrange
• pick up • repair
• point • rest
• pour • review

[Check-up 5]
1. He is _______ heavy machinery.
2. One woman is _________ a cup to another woman.
3. He is _________ ________ a chair.
4. He is ________ _________ something on a piece of paper.
5. She is _________ water into a glass.
6. A woman is ________ something into a bag.
7. They are ________ some furniture.
8. He is ________ the bicycle.
9. They are _________ on a bench.
10. She is ________ some documents.

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• run • view
• speak • wash
• trim • water
• type • wheel
• unload • wipe

[Check-up 6]
1. He is _________ on a street.
2. He is _________ _________ a microphone.
3. A man is _________ some bushes.
4. The man is _______ ________ a keyboard.
5. He is ________ some packages.
6. They are _________ some artwork in a gallery.
7. The man is ________ some dishes.
8. He is ________ some plants.
9. The man is ________ a cart.
10. He is ________ the table.

Verbs 3 Frequency of correct answer choices.

• cut • shop
• fix • wait
• adjust • watch
• drive • write
• ride • seat
• shake • fill

[Check-up 7]
1. He is _______ the grass.
2. He is _______ a wheel.
3. He is _______ some equipment.
4. He is _______ a vehicle.
5. Some people are _______ bicycles by the
water.
6. The men are ________ hands.
7. The man is ________ for groceries.
8. They are ________ in a line.
9. Some people are ________ a
performance.
10. She is ________ in a notebook.
11. They are _________ in a row.
12. She is _______ her car with fuel.

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