May I ask for an explanation on the following items:
TOEIC Practice Test #1 - Incomplete Sentences
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=341.012. As strong winds and torrential rains __________ to threaten lives on the Vietnam mainland, the government advised the residents to evacuate immediately.
(A) continued
(B) continuing
(C) continuously
(D) continues
My answer: D
Correct answer: A
22. As chairman of the corporate image task force, I’m delighted to announce that our company’s __________ grew by 35% during the last quarter.
(A) population
(B) popularity
(C) popular
(D) populace
My answer: A
Correct answer: B
TOEIC Practice Test #1 - Error Recognition
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=342.06. The (a) client requested that the (b) TV advertisement be (c) as much informative as possible, but it (d) turned out to be very uninteresting.
My answer: A
Correct answer: C
8. The general manager (a) will fly (b) in Rio de Janeiro to handle the (c) initial operations of the company’s (d) newly opened representative office.
My answer: A
Correct answer: B
9. One who is (a) applying for a housing loan (b) is require to submit his (c) most recent pay slip, his latest tax returns, and (d) his current home and office address.
My answer: A
Correct answer: B
TOEIC Practice Test #1 - Reading Comprehension (Part VII)
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=346.024. What is the purpose of the activity?
(A) To improve employee well-being.
(B) To come up with new product ideas.
(C) To foster company loyalty.
(D) To improve company teamwork.
My answer: A
Correct answer: D
30. What is the purpose of the announcement?
(A) To solicit sponsorships.
(B) To get film exhibitors.
(C) To invite volunteers.
(C) To publicize an event.
My answer: C
Correct answer: A
TOEFL Structure and Written Expression Test #1
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=355.067. A metal crown is usually installed only in teeth that don’t have the upper portions
A B
of their body structure damaging.
My answer: C
Correct answer: D
78. American artist Grant Wood is famous for iconic images such as paintings as
A B C
“American,” which became one of the most parodied artworks within American popular
D
culture.
My answer: D
Correct answer: C
G-TELP Level 2 Grammar Sample Test #1
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=388.011. A cousin of mine recently gave me a hardbound collection of the 500 most outstanding short stories in English. Because the book is quite thick, I cannot carry it around to read outside the house. However, if I __________ to go out of town on a weekend, I would definitely take that book with me.
(a) were
(b) have
(c) am
(d) was
My answer: A
Correct answer: B
G-TELP LEVEL 3 SAMPLE TEST #1
http://josecarilloforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=420.02. Claire forgot that her husband was going to pick her up at her office at 6:00 last night. When he came for her, she __________ home.
(a) has already gone
(b) had already been going
(c) had already gone
(d) was already gone
My answer: A
Correct answer: C
15. Emily loves spicy foreign food. If you plan to invite her out on a date, taking her out to dinner at a Vietnamese or Thai restaurant would impress her __________ taking her out to an American-style steakhouse.
(a) best
(b) better than
(c) most
(d) more than
My answer: D
Correct answer: B
17. Danny is going to Boston to study applied physics. He will stay there for four years until he finishes the course. He tells his acquaintances that when he comes back to San Francisco, he __________ as a physicist.
(a) will have graduated
(b) will graduate
(c) would have graduated
(d) would be graduated
My answer: C
Correct answer: A
