TOEIC Practice - Part 7: Reading Comprehension | EnglishClub

In TOEIC Part 7 (Reading) you will read passages in the form of letters, ads, memos, faxes, schedules... You will be asked questions about each passage. EnglishClub: LearnEnglish:EnglishExams:TOEIC:Practice TOEICPractice-Part7:ReadingComprehension InPart7youwillreadpassagesintheformofletters,ads,memos,faxes,schedules,etc.Thereadingsectionhasanumberofsinglepassagesand4doublepassages.Youwillbeasked2-4questionsabouteachsinglepassage,and5questionsforeachdoublepassage.Sometimesyouwillbeaskedforspecific details.Othertimesyouwillbeaskedaboutwhatthepassageimplies.Inthepairedpassagesyouwillalsobeaskedtomakeconnectionsbetweenthetworelatedtexts.Ontherealtestyouwillnothavetimetoreadeveryword.Youneedtopracticescanningandreadingquicklyfordetails. Example1:Memo Memorandum To:Supervisors From:JudyLinquiest,HumanResourceManager Sub:Probationperiods AsofJanuary1stallnewemployeeswillbesubjecttoa3monthprobationaryperiod.Medical,holiday,andflextimebenefitswillnotapplytonewstaffmembersuntilthefull3monthshaveexpired.Afterthethreemonthshavebeencompleted,pleasecontactyouremployeesandinformthemthattheirprobationaryperiodhasended.TheHRdepartmentwillcontactyoubyemail2daysinadvancetoremindyouofthedate.Thankyouforyourcooperation. 1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthismemo? A)Toinformallemployeesofanewexpirationdate. B)Toputstaffmembersonprobation. C)TointroducetheHRdepartment. D)Toinformsupervisorsofachangeinpolicy. Explanation1: ChoiceAisincorrectbecausethememoisonlyforsupervisorsandthesubjectisprobationaryperiods. ChoiceBisincorrectbecauseitisonlynewemployeesthatgoonprobation. ChoiceCiswhowillsendthenoticetoremindsupervisorsofthedate. ThecorrectanswerisD. 2.Whendoesthechangecomeintoeffect? A)Today. B)In2days. C)In3months. D)OnJanuary1st. Explanation2: ChoiceAisnotmentioned. ChoiceBconfuses"2daysinadvance"(whichiswhenthesupervisorswillgettheirnotice)with"in2days". ChoiceCishowlongtheprobationaryperiodis. ThecorrectanswerisD. FREEPodcasts🔈Manyoftheselisteningexerciseshavetranscripts,vocabularynotesandcomprehensionquestions. Example2:Advertisement FREE SUNGLASSES ANDCASE   Purchasea12monthsubscriptiontoVacationtheNationtodayandreceiveafreepairofSunniesSunglasseswithyourveryownsoftleathercase.*TogetyourfreeSunniesfollowthese3easysteps. PurchaseacopyofVacationtheNation,NewYork's#1Travelmagazine. Fillouttheapplicationcard(foundinthecenterofthemagazine) Mailthecardand$21.95UStotheaddressprovided *Thisisalimitedtimeofferonly.ApplicationandfundsmustbereceivednolaterthanDec1st2004.Canadianresidentsshouldadd$3USforshipping.OffernotavailableforresidentsoutsideofNorthAmerica. 3.Whatisthisadvertisementfor? A)Asummertrip. B)Atravelcompany. C)Aspecialdeal. D)Afreemagazine. Explanation3: ChoiceAconfusestravelmagazinewithtrip.Thepictureofthesunmightmakeyouchoosethisonebymistake. ChoiceBconfusestravelmagazinewithtravelcompany. ChoiceDconfuseswhichitemisfree.Inthisspecialofferthesunglassesarefree.Youhavetobuyamagazinesubscriptiontogettheglasses. ThecorrectanswerisC. 4.Howmuchdothesunglassescost? A)Theyarefreewithasubscription. B)Theycost$1. C)Theycost$3Canadian. D)Theycost$21.95US. Explanation4: ChoiceBconfuses$1with#1magazine. ChoiceCconfuses$3Canadianwith3$US(theshippingchargeforCanadiansubscribers). ChoiceDisthecostofthemagazinesubscription. ThecorrectanswerisA. 5.Whocannotbenefitfromthisspecialdeal? A)Canadians. B)UKresidents. C)NorthAmericans. D)USresidents. Explanation5: ChoiceAcanbenefitfromthedeal,buttheyhavetopayforshipping. ChoiceCconfusesoutsideofNorthAmericaandNorthAmerica.BothCanadaandtheUnitedStatesareinNorthAmerica. ChoiceDcanbenefit. ThecorrectanswerisB.(TheUKisoutsideofNorthAmerica.) Example3(doublepassage):E-mailandLetter To:"TheShoePeople" Cc: From:"JohnTrimbald" Subject:CustomerComplaint ToWhomitMayConcern, IhavetrustedtheShoePeopletoprotectthefeetofmyemployeesforovertenyearsnow.Irecentlypurchasedafewpairsofbootsfromyourcompanyformycrew.Thoughmymenwereinitiallysatisfiedwiththeboots,thesolesbegantofallapartonthemafterjusttwelveweeks.Thiswasextremelysurprisingconsideringtheycamewithasixyearwarranty.Thebootsareunsafetowearbecausemymenarepouringhotconcrete.PleaserespondassoonaspossiblewithinstructionsonhowIcanreturnthebootsandreceivearefund. Thankyou, JohnTrimbald JohnTrimbald,Foreman JTConstruction TheShoePeople 22CircularRd. Castlerock,NorthernIreland BT516TP JohnTrimbald JTConstruction 22MarkLaneRd. London,England EC3R4BT January3rd,2008 DearMr.Trimbald, Thankyouforyoure-mailconcerningthepoorqualityofourrubbersoledblackworkboots.Arepresentativewillbebyyourofficenextweektopickupthedamagedboots.Weapologizeforanyinconveniencethishascausedyouandyourcrew.Alongwithfivenewpairsofworkbootsforyourcrew(weincludedoneextrapair),wehaveenclosedafreeyear'ssupplyofsoleprotectorspray.Inourretailstores,thissprayisalwaysrecommendedtobuyerswhoworkonheatedfloors.Thisshouldhavebeenbroughttoyourattentionatthetimeofyourinitialorder(receivedbytelephoneonOctober12,2007).Pleaseexcuseouroversight.Todatewehavehadnocomplaintsabouttheseworkbootsfromcustomerswhohaveusedtheprotectorspray.However,shouldyouusethesprayandfindthatyouarestillunsatisfiedwiththeboots,pleasereturnthebootsandsprayforafullrefund.ThankyouforsupportingTheShoePeople.HaveaHappyNewYear. Sincerely, StanMason,President 6.Whichcompanywasunsatisfied? A)StanMason'scompany. B)TheShoePeople. C)JTConstruction D)Thesolecompany. Explanation6: ChoiceAisthepersonwhoisapologizing. ChoiceBisthecompanythatisapologizing. ChoiceDisnotmentioned. ThecorrectanswerisC. 7.HowmanypeopleareonJohnTrimbald'screw? A)Four. B)Five. C)Six. D)Twelve. Explanation7: ChoiceBishowmanypairsTheShoePeoplesent. ChoiceCconfusesanextrapairofshoeswithanextrapersononthecrew. ChoiceDconfusesthedateoftheinitialorderwiththenumberofpeople. ThecorrectanswerisA.(JohnTrimbaldonlyneededfour,buttheysentanextrapair.) 8.Whatisthesprayusedfor? A)Toprotectthebootsfromwater. B)Toprotectthesolesfromheat. C)Toprotectthefloorsfromsoles. D)Toprotectthebootsfromrubber. Explanation8: ChoiceAisnotmentioned. ChoiceCisincorrectbecauseitisn'tthefloorsthatneedprotection. ChoiceDconfusesrubbersoleswithwhatneedstobeprotected. ThecorrectanswerisB. 9.WhatshouldJohnTrimbalddoifheremainsunsatisfied? A)Returnjustthespray. B)CallthePresident. C)Mailanotherletter. D)Requestarefund. Explanation9: ChoiceAisincorrectbecausethedirectionssaytoreturnboththesprayandtheboots. ChoiceBconfusesthephoneorderwithcallthepresident. ChoiceCisnotmentioned. ThecorrectanswerisD. Nowreadthese20TOEICTips FollowtheseessentialtipstoimproveyourTOEICscore. TOEICPractice TOEICSectionI:Listening Part1:Photographs Part2:Question-Response Part3:Conversations Part4:ShortTalks TOEICSectionII:Reading Part5:IncompleteSentences Part6:TextCompletion Part7:ReadingComprehension TOEICSpeaking TOEICWriting Covid-19Vocab+Quiz VaccineVocabulary+Quiz TheVocabularyofCensorship Top10@EnglishClub: PhrasalVerbsList IrregularVerbsList NumbersChart1-100 VerbTenses Grammar PartsofSpeech PrepositionsofTimeatinon WH-QuestionWords GrammarQuizzes PartsofSpeechQuiz WhenIuseaword,itmeansjustwhatIchooseittomean-neithermorenorless.'Humpty-Dumpty(LewisCarroll) Nobodyhastherighttoobey.' About JOIN Forums Grammar Vocab Pronunciation Listen Speak Read Write Guest 7Secrets More...