TOEIC Professional Vocabulary

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All TOEIC Part 5 Professional Vocabulary

ALL TOEIC Part 5 - Quiz

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1. I don't want to _______________ matters, but have you considered using colors to make your brochure stand out?

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2. Workers are promoted based on their _____________ and merits.

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3. Many customers find that product ________________ is confusing and deceptive.

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4. The presentation was _____________ seamlessly, giving an impressive image of the team.

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5. The projected financial statement demonstrated to Susan that her business had a ______________ chance of increasing its profit over the next two quarters.

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6. Like restaurants, caterers are subject to ________________ concerning safe food handling.

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7. I've already ________________ what the last table of guests ordered.

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8. The original members of the committee met ______________ for lunch or dinner.

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9. In order to scan the bar code, you need to sweep it directly in front of the ____________.

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10. It is illegal to ______________ candidates based on gender or ethnicity.

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11. Once Mimi began ______________ pottery, her husband gave her pieces as gifts.

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12. It is wise to begin by _______________ an inventory of equipment on hand.

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13. She has _________________ so much time and energy to the project that her name should appear on the award.

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14. Our office manager was so _______________ by the speed of the delivery that she decided to order from them again.

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15. It _______________ me that our company is not willing to look for an alternative to our current health insurance plan.

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16. The string quartet received a ______________ comparison to the best of the genre.

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17. Some employees have to wait years before they are fully ______________ in the company pension plan.

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18. When using these facilities, please ________________ to the rules posted by the door.

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19. If you are over 18, you are ____________ to vote in my country.

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20. If you need some ___________ on what to order, be sure to consult your server.

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21. The man had to ________________ his travel plans because an emergency came up at work.

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22. Your prescription will be ready in an hour, if that's ___________ for you.

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23. A consultant must adhere carefully to his contract if he wants to _________________ a good business reputation.

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24. A careful analysis of the _____________ products on the market indicated that our product lacked innovation and optional features.

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25. ___________ is still a major concern for inner-city schools that want to install computers.

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26. The employee preferred to have a _____________ in salary than to have to continue working with her outdated computer.

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27. To ________________ the best and the brightest, companies have to be willing to pay well.

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28. I don't want to pressure you, but you need to ____________ the reporter who will cover the mayor's race this year.

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29. At the end of your 6-week ______________, you will benefit from all of the advantages the company offers.

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30. My travel agent said there were good ______________ of finding a reasonably priced airfare.

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The average score is 48%

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TOEIC General Business Vocabulary

General Business - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. The businessman ____________ to clean out all the files by the end of the week.

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2. Smart shoppers will _______________ similar brands of an item before making a decision.

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3. By adding more class ______________, the staff was able to please more members.

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4. The two parties reached an ____________ after some negotiating.

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5. Without good ______________, good products can go unsold.

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6. Before ____________ in a new business, it is important to do thorough research.

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7. The sales associate gave his _____________ that the missing keyboard would be replaced the next day.

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8. The ________________ for terminating the contract were not discussed. 

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9. When you register for out-of-town conferences, make sure you reserve room _________________ as soon as you decide to attend.

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10. It can be very helpful to consider the _____________ of the manufacturer and the merchant when making a major purchase.

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11. Once both parties have agreed to a contract, they have also agreed to abide by every __________________ provision.

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12. The contract calls for the union to ___________ who their bargaining representative will be. 

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13. A consultant must adhere carefully to his contract if he wants to _________________ a good business reputation.

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14. Our union representative ________________ members that our rights would be defended.

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15. Through her many books and interviews, Dr. Wan ___________ herself as an authority on conflict resolution.

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16. It can look good on your résumé if you work as a ________________ during periods of unemployment.

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17. If we think ____________, we can come up with a plan that guarantees success.

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18. Good business planning includes developing an overall _______________, addressing likely objections, and demonstrating why potential buyers need the product or service.

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19.  You are _____________ by the terms of the contract.

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20. After reading the contract, I was still unable to ______________ if our company was still liable for back wages.

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The average score is 30%

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TOEIC Office Vocabulary

Office Issues - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. The newspaper article on the development of new fiber-optic cables was so full of _________________ language that nobody could understand it.

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2. The athlete's extraordinary ____________ on the advertisement distracted customers from the automobile itself.

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3. The letter from our accountant ______________ that our petty cash spending was almost equal to budgeted items.

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4. The computer will _______________ you to save your work before quitting.

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5. I don't want to _______________ matters, but have you considered using colors to make your brochure stand out?

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6. ___________ is still a major concern for inner-city schools that want to install computers.

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7. Human Resources tries to ________________ employees' understanding by offering workshops twice a year.

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8. __________________ to examine the capabilities of the computer carefully has cost us a lot of time and money.

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9. The signatures on the ______________ weren't all legible because rain had caused the ink to run.

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10. The secretary sent a copy of the revised contract by _________________ mail.

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11. While Fabio's _______________ with computers surpasses the technician's, he is unable to communicate his personal needs to the office manager.

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12. As promised in our last meeting, this contract _____________ you with the best prices.

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13. The hard disk can _____________ up to 25 gigabytes of data.

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14. It's worth ________________ in the memo that we've finished the draft of the proposal.

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15. To send out business letters without ___________ them is unprofessional.

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16. We will _______________ all of our outdated hardware with the newest models.

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17. The ________________ of answering each telephone call on the third ring requires a dedicated receptionist.

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18. The mail room is rarely asked to send letters by _____________ mail.

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19. In order to _______________ your e-mail messages, you must type in your password.

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20. She ________________ the warning that the hard drive was full; consequently, they were unable to save the test data.

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The average score is 55%

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TOEIC HR and personnel Vocabulary

Personnel HR - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. As the interview continued, the applicant's ____________ began to decline.

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2. Her handshake had always felt like a dead fish, and it was taken as a sign of _____________ character.

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3. What is the company's policy on _____________ for part-time workers?

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4. Unfortunately, not all candidates can be offered a job; some have to be _______________.

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5. Hard work and _______________ will help you move up the corporate ladder.

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6. Some employees have to wait years before they are fully ______________ in the company pension plan.

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7. The company hired a professional _____________ to fill the vacant positions.

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8. If the _______________ continue into the evening, we will break for dinner at six.

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9. The presentation was _____________ seamlessly, giving an impressive image of the team.

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10. The tired employee hoped that she would be ______________ for all the long hours she kept and weekends she worked.

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11. This program is used to scan résumés and search for keywords that ______________.

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12. During an interview, it is important to ______________ your weaknesses in a way that shows you are working to improve them.

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13. All temporary workers are paid on an hourly ________ and receive no benefits.

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14. Workers are promoted based on their _____________ and merits.

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15. No one is sure what will happen to the company when the president finally __________________.

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16. After he was ____________, he continued to take classes to upgrade his skills.

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17. The applicants who __________________ will be flown to the corporate office and interviewed there.

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18. Any applicant is wise to ______________ an interview with an email or a phone call.

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19. A ________________ and hard-working employee can look forward to rapid promotions.

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20. A qualified candidate usually exudes __________________.

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The average score is 65%

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TOEIC Sales and Purchasing Vocabulary

Purchasing - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. The office manager should also ascertain whether the inventory of supplies properly ____________ the volume of use in the office.

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2. Do not _____________ the staff when they are counting the items; they need to concentrate.

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3. It's hard to tell if these shoes will be _________________ because the leather is so stiff.

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4. Sometimes office policy doesn't allow the company to _______________ less expensive supplies when they are available from someone other than a preferred provider.

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5. When you select _____________ for the display windows, be sure to include seasonal gifts and clothing.

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6. She _______________ changed the topic of oonversation, thus preventing a disagreement between her colleagues from turning into an argument.

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7. Inventory control cannot be performed ____________, but must be done by physically counting the merchandise.

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8. To keep distribution costs low, we have selected only a few ________________ firms for the region.

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9. A supplier who has chronic trouble _______________ his obligations to customers will quickly lose them.

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10. After we have ______________ all of the necessary documents, we will begin our analysis of the data.

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11. It is a poorly-run office that does not _____________ adequate office supplies.

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12. The client would appreciate it if the invoice could be sent _______________ so that he can pay it before the end of the fiscal year.

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13. The customer was angry at the ____________ on her invoice.

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14. We ___________________ adhere to the store's policy of only specially ordering products that have been paid for in advance.

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15. Though he worked very _______________ with machines and figures, he was slow and awkward with customers and coworkers.

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16. Having an accurate inventory count is a good ________________ on a competent store manager.

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17. To ensure that your order is ______________ filled, it will be checked by a two-person team.

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18. Our company policy used to ______________ that male employees keep their hair short, but that policy was considered sexist.

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19. The customers usually pay their invoices promptly in order to avoid being _____________ a late fee.

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20. Based on their credit check, it seems likely that they have ______________ funds to cover this order.

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TOEIC Finance & Budgeting Vocabulary

Finance & Budgeting - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. All the employees will benefit if the company's _______________ continue to increase.

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2. The Small Business Administration will help you to arrange to ______________ money to start a business.

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3. When the Dow is dropping, investors need to be ______________.

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4. The number of withdrawals at no charge from your savings account is _____________ to three.

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5. It is usually advantageous for spouses to file their income taxes ______________.

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6. Before we begin, I think we should all focus on the ____________ outcome of this effort.

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7. The _______________ of the forms took much less time than we expected.

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8. After months of study and research, the _______________ decided to put his money into new facilities and materials.

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9. These _____________ must be completed before the close of business today.

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10. Sometimes it is difficult to understand how the government __________________ tax liability.

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11. According to my ______________, we owe a lot of money in taxes this year.

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12. All employees are encouraged to _____________ a percentage of their earnings to their retirement fund.

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13. At the end of next week, all the division heads will meet to present one consolidated _______________.

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14. Those _______________ on my desk contain all the information we'll need for preparing our taxes.

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15. Some parts of the tax code are so confusing that they need ________________.

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16. We went over our records carefully in order to prepare for the meeting with the ________________.

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17. I __________________ some savings in my bank account before I made any investments in business.

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18. The company's ______________ earnings over the next six months were exciting.

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19. When we _____________ a loan, we found very good terms.

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20. Is it ________________ to consider funding a new project when we haven't even seen the returns from the last one?

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The average score is 70%

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TOEIC Management Vocabulary

Management Issues - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. _______________ equipment on a new car is not only costly but also dangerous.

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2. The designer made the _____________ that people are attracted to boxes in primary colors.

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3. The real estate agent couldn't determine how to best work with a company that placed so many _____________ on everything that they did.

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4. ________________ a lease might be expensive.

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5. The president was ______________ about adding more space to the factory.

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6. The public's _______________ of a company depends on how solidly the company stands behind its products.

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7. ______________ as it does, I don't understand how anyone can depend on that country's market to provide a safe investment.

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8. _______________ goods can ruin the future of a new company.

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9. The lawyers signed the papers, and the company took _____________ of the new building.

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10. Agnes was ________________ by the odor of the waterproofing.

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11. When using these facilities, please ________________ to the rules posted by the door.

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12. Several employees will __________________ on designing the office for efficiency.

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13. After close ______________ of the options, the managers chose an advertising company to do all the publicity for the new campaign.

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14. Standardized products are ________________ in appearance.

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15. Determining the safeness of a particular appliance requires a ______________ investigation of the electrical components.

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16. The quality control department felt it was making good ________________ when the number of defects declined.

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17. Sarah wants to return her dress to the store because it _______________ too easily.

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18. The product development team were _____________ that the competition would produce a similar product and get it on the market before they did.

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19. Some people always ______________ for the easy way out.

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20. The data entry clerk is so accustomed to working by herself that I really doubt that she is capable of ____________ on this project.

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The average score is 60%

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TOEIC Events and Restaurant Vocabulary

Restaurants and Events - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. Food critics are also expected to ______________ a restaurant's service and atmosphere.

 

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2. I have always found Lola's restaurant _______________ to be very good, so I continue to seek her guidance.

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3. The host usually _______________ the check for his guest.

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4. If you need some ___________ on what to order, be sure to consult your server.

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5. Despite being served in disposable containers, the meal had an ______________ touch.

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6. Let's order ______________ so that we can all get what we want for lunch.

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7. I've had enough ________________ for the day.

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8. Food preparation is not just frying hamburgers; it is a respected ______________.

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9. Unfortunately, on the day the restaurant opened, there was a huge ________________ in the kitchen.

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10. I can't figure out which ingredients the chef used to _______________ this dish.

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11. The waiter _______________ that the customer would enjoy the duck.

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12. The ______________ from that restaurant always arrive late.

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13. The student accepted a six-month ________________ with a famous chef.

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14. George no longer wants to be in charge of lunch orders because he finds that job too ______________.

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15. The patrons at this restaurant are often _____________, but they usually tip well.

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16. The event did not go well because the _______________ did a poor job of organizing it.

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17. The aroma coming from the restaurant was so _____________ that the tourists did not hesitate before entering.

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18. I've already ________________ what the last table of guests ordered.

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19. ____________ speaking, the event was poorly organized.

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20. An event planner must __________________ the entire affair, not just choose the menu.

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The average score is 55%

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TOEIC Travel Vocabulary

Travel - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. My travel agent said there were good ______________ of finding a reasonably priced airfare.

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2. The train has stopped because of a malfunction, but we expect it to be ______________ again within minutes.

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3. We need to keep our __________ down, so you'll have to find us better prices on airline tickets.

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4. Let me point out the features of our service that ______________ our airline from our competitors.

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5. The constant road repair work made driving through the city ___________________.

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6. With this traffic, there isn't even a _____________ chance that we will get to the train station on time.

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7. Unless the airfares differ ________________, you should book seats on the airline with which you have frequent flyer miles.

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8. No one will allow someone who doesn't have a ____________ to rent a car.

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9. The plane's ____________ was delayed until the wings were defrosted.

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10. When ______________ your luggage, be sure to check the name on the tag.

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11. The hotel received the _____________ of our early arrival and had everything ready for us.

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12. It is easier to ______________ making reservations if you are specific about your requirements.

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13. Without a reservation, renting a car could result in a big _____________.

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14. Do you have a _______________ map that shows all the station stops west of the Mississippi?

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15. As soon as John _____________ his luggage, he went outside to look for a taxi.

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16. Sometimes when you arrive, there is no room for you, even with a ______________ reservation.

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17. We paid a lot of money for this room and we expect an ______________ level of service.

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18. Tito _____________ drove the rental car through the crowded garage following the signs to the car rental return location.

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19. The man had to ________________ his travel plans because an emergency came up at work.

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20. Let's shop around until we find a more ____________ airfare.

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The average score is 70%

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TOEIC Entertainment Vocabulary

Entertainment - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. Edward is a very talented ______________ although he can't sing or dance well at all.

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2. ______________ is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy.

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3. Sometimes I get an _____________ to learn how to play a musical instrument.

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4. New __________________ are one of the most exciting aspects of museum work.

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5. Sometimes I look at a famous painting and wonder why it is considered more ________________ than the ones on either side of it.

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6. The Internet __________ information faster than any other medium.

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7. There is no good or bad music, only that which does or does not appeal to your _______________ in music.

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8. After becoming a _____________ in Egyptian tomb painting, the art historian lost her interest in other kinds of art.

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9. The reporters followed the official _____________ by interviewing all the witnesses to the crime.

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10. Georgette _____________ to stop subscribing to the newspaper because she felt the quality of the reporting had deteriorated.

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11. My friends have urged me to ____________ my tastes to include more classical music.

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12. Movies are probably the most popular form of _____________ in the United States.

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13. Once Mimi began ______________ pottery, her husband gave her pieces as gifts.

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14. As your director, I call upon you to bring your life_________________ into your role.

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15. The museum was lucky to be given a collection of works by such an ______________ artist.

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16. The symphony members _____________ to travel abroad only once a year.

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17. Do you think this actor will ________________ the heights of his famous father?

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18. The curator's _____________ of the museum's fundraising plan seemed shortsighted.

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19. I need to renew my _________________ for cable television, but I can't find the form.

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20. We were impressed by the director's _________________ of the conflict between good and evil.

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21. I am not ______________ enough to work in the theater, but I certainly enjoy attending it.

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22. The director's creativity showed in everything from her ______________ to the literary quality of the play to the costumes and sets.

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23. Television has seriously _____________ society.

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24. The actors left the hotel _____________ in order to avoid attracting a lot of attention.

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25. The museum offers a ________________ of guided tours.

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26. I don't know how to _____________ my taste in music.

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27. I don't want to pressure you, but you need to ____________ the reporter who will cover the mayor's race this year.

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28. Actors can spend too much time ____________ as well as too little.

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29. The editor was impressed with how ____________ the reporter was in getting the details from his sources.

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30. The string quartet received a ______________ comparison to the best of the genre.

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31. In any news medium, the only news is what the editor _______________ is news.

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32. There isn't much time left to _____________ before the play opens.

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33. I look forward to the annual _______________ of The Nutcracker ballet.

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34. A sequel is a _______________ of a story set in motion by a previous film.

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35. Orchestra music is wonderfully conducive to ___________.

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36. After a hard day at work, we like to _____________ to soothing music.

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37. Even when a show is ________________, it is sometimes possible to get in.

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38. By ______________ asking questions, Harry was able to get the information he wanted for his report.

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39. We have been asked to _____________ to the proposal by the end of the month.

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40. Each director has a uniquely _______________ style of storytelling.

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The average score is 68%

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TOEIC Health Vocabulary

Health - TOEIC Vocabulary

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1. A pharmacist will _____________ the customer's medications.

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2. Your prescription will be ready in an hour, if that's ___________ for you.

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3. Gabriela did not consistently follow her doctor's _________________, and her condition did not improve.

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4. Although an annual checkup is important, you should also make an ___________ whenever you have a health concern.

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5. Your X-rays will have your name and social security number printed on them so that we can easily _____________ them as yours.

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6. Would you please schedule the patient for a medical ______________ tomorrow afternoon?

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7. I don't understand most of what I read in a hospitaI’s billing _______________.

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8. This is not an easy _____________ to make without the benefit of numerous test results.

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9. Jane's doctor asked her to ______________ everything she ate for a week.

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10. I don't want to ______________ you, but there is a phone call waiting for you at the front desk.

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11. We desperately need _____________ to help at the free clinic next month.

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12. Public health officials are just now realizing the ____________ of this disease.

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13. The employee's goal is to find her family ___________ health coverage.

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14. I'm really pleased that my health plan provider is paying for my gym membership as a way to ____________ its concern for my health.

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15. Is it ______________ for a doctor to order so many tests?

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16. Luckily, the test results show no _______________ damage from the accident.

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17. ________________ visits to the dentist are necessary for maintaining good dental health.

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18. Office policy does not ______________ employees to leave the office for medical appointments.

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19. It is as fast and efficient to ______________ with your pharmacist as it is with your physician.

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20. Before we can begin the surgery, we will need your signed _______________ authorizing us to perform the procedure.

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The average score is 75%

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