Part 4: Short Talks

Listening 30 questions 77–106 10 min Practice mode TOEIC practice test 3

You hear a short talk — an announcement, a voicemail, a broadcast — then answer three questions.

Every question carries its own recording: play it, replay it as often as you need, nothing locks. Audioscripts appear once you submit.

Directions

You will hear short talks given by a single speaker, with three questions on each. The talks are not printed and are spoken only once.

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77 Where does the woman work? in a shop in a doctor’s surgery in a train station in a factory

78 What should someone do if they make a mistake on the records? correct the mistake using pencil use correction fluid draw one line through the mistake use a coloured pen to highlight the mistake

79 What does the woman tell her colleagues to do with the records? file them away give them to the administration manager put them in a box give them to the patient

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80 Where does this announcement take place? on a coach on a train a train station an airport

81 When will they arrive in London? 8 minutes late 18 minutes late 80 minutes late on time

82 In Coach D.. you cannot listen to music. you can buy food and drinks. you need to be quiet. you can hear on the train speakers.

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83 The people at the conference make signs for.. roads shops advertisements restaurants

84 What time will the lecture begin? 11.00 11.30 12.00 12.30

85 Where is the Angel Room? on this floor on the next floor up on the next floor down two floors down.

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86 What is NOT available on the ground floor of the library? computers information desk photocopying facilities books

87 Where can you find science books? in the basement on the ground floor on the first floor on the second floor

88 Which of the following is true about meeting rooms? They are on the ground floor. You don’t have to pay to use them. You need to book them at the information desk. The meeting rooms are usually locked.

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89 Who is the woman talking to? her boss a new employee her secretary an important visitor

90 What time can the man start work? 7.00 8.00 between 7.00 and 9.30 between 8.00 and 9.30

91 What does the woman want the man to do first? read some information a quiz fix the computers see the building

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92 What is the man advertising? an electricity supplier wind turbines solar panels a roofing company

93 The offer allows you to.. buy the product at half price get two products for the price of one receive money from the government buy the product without paying tax

94 PV Lec.. installs units free of charge is a government company supplies electricity offers different sized units

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95 Today the weather will be: cloudy and dry warm and sunny sunny and dry cloudy and wet

96 Today, it will be quite windy.. in the south west in most areas of the region in the mountains by the sea

97 Tomorrow, the weather will be.. similar to the weather today. wetter than today. warmer than today. more windy than today.

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98 The shop was doing badly because: the clothes were poor quality. nobody wanted to buy clothes. it was not in the middle of town. the clothes were too expensive.

99 The jackets.. were not in perfect condition. cost the man a pound each. were not made of real leather. were not popular with girls.

100 The story describes.. how the man made a lot of money. how the man tricked his customers. how the newspaper made a mistake. how the man promoted his shop.

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101 To get 4% interest, customers need to.. pay $100. pay $2500 every month. switch over their direct debits. apply for account online.

102 Customers will receive $100 if they.. are more than 18 years of age. don’t already have an account with this bank. apply for the account online. have an account with another bank.

103 To open an account, you must.. apply online. set it up within one week. be exactly 18 years old. be American.

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104 The man is happy because: The company is making more money. The marketing team reduced their costs. The company’s products are more popular. The suppliers have reduced their costs.

105 All the following have increased except.. the number of pies sold. the cost of supplies. the cost of advertising. the price of the pies.

106 The man suggests that they.. Buy food from overseas. Buy food locally. Buy packaging locally. Use less packaging.

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