Changes 2

changes 10 terms 10 questions TOEIC Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Where the first list described change in figures, this one describes change in things: a contract revised, a department restructured, a service outsourced, an office renovated. These verbs turn up constantly in TOEIC Part 6 and Part 7, usually in the past simple or as a past participle, which is exactly where a candidate who only knows the base form loses the point.

Your task

Complete each sentence with a verb from the list. You will need to change the form of some of them — a past simple or a past participle, for example.

Target vocabulary

exchanged adapt outsourced switched transformed renovated vary expanded demote revised

Practice

Word bank

exchanged adapt outsourced switched transformed renovated vary expanded demote revised

1 The company cannot refund customers' money, and goods can only be __________ on production of a receipt or other proof of purchase.

2 We have made radical changes to the working regulations, and employees are expected to __________ to these over the next few weeks.

3 Our customer call center used to be in Wichita, but last year we __________ it to India, where costs are much lower.

4 The new director has completely __________ the company, from a small local enterprise to a major international concern.

5 The hotel is currently being __________, but will remain open while building work is carried out.

6 Production has been _________ from our Boston site to a new industrial center outside of Portland.

7 Our new memory cards __________ in price, from $35 for a 64Mb card up to $125 for a 2Gb card.

8 The Internet clothing company Pants-2-U.com has __________ its range to include jewelry and watches.

9 After the sales manager lost the company almost $20,000 in a bad deal, the director had no choice but to ________ him to sales assistant.

10 Air fares will be __________ on July 21: domestic flights will go down by 10%, but international flights will go up by 22%.