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TOEIC Writing - Pictures
In the first section of TOEIC Writing you must write a sentence using two given words about a picture.
Instructions:1. Study the picture and the two words below.
2. Write a sentence using the two words about the picture.
interview, concentrate
Click here for a sample sentence:
The woman is concentrating on the question the interviewers are asking her.
TOEIC Grammar - Choose the right words
Choose the right words for the following letter
30-2 New English Road
Shanghai, China
Daniel Whiteside
32 Portsmouth Road
Toronto CA
re: razor return
Dear Mr Dupont,
We recently received your reclamation for a __________________________ for a razor that we manufacture, claiming that the razor
A. reversal
B. retrieval
C. reimbursement
D. reinstatement
was malfunctioning.
Our technical staff tested the razor here at our workshop and, _____________________ what you wrote in your letter, found that the
A. unlike
B. contrary
C. but
D. however
razor works fine.
When you tested the razor, did you move the small black switch to 110 volts, the standard in Canada and the United States, or did you ________________________ leave it on the factory preset of 200 volts, the standard in Asia and Europe? This may explain why the
A. purposefully
B. intentionally
C. reluctantly
D. accidentally
razor did not work properly for you.
Please find enclosed the razor and a discount coupon of 10% off any future purchase.
Yours sincerely,
Lee Chew-Wan, technical supervisor
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30-2 New English Road
Shanghai, China
Daniel Whiteside
32 Portsmouth Road
Toronto CA
re: razor return
Dear Mr Dupont,
We recently received your reclamation for a reimbursement for a razor that we manufacture, claiming that the razor was malfunctioning.
Our technical staff tested the razor here at our workshop and, unlike what you wrote in your letter, found that the razor works fine.
When you tested the razor, did you move the small black switch to 110 volts, the standard in Canada and the United States, or did you accidentally leave it on the factory preset of 200 volts, the standard in Asia and Europe? This may explain why the
razor did not work properly for you.
Please find enclosed the razor and a discount coupon of 10% off any future purchase.
Yours sincerely,
Lee Chew-Wan, technical supervisor
Re: IELTS Academic Task 1: The Summary Statement
In summary, although both the US and Japan began at significantly different levels, by the end of the period they showed a similar percentage level (around 5%).
TOEFL / IELTS Grammar - Find the error
Find the error in the underlined words in the following sentence:
Alternative transportation options and lodging options, such as low-cost airlines, Uber and Airbnb, have had the positive effect of encourage more people on a lower budget to travel.
A. Alternative transportation options
B. have had
C. effect of encourage
D. on a lower budget
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Alternative transportation options and lodging options, such as low-cost airlines, Uber and Airbnb, have had the positive effect of encouraging more people on a lower budget to travel.
TOEIC Listening Part 1 - Photographs
Listening Part 1 - Photographs
In each question, you will look at a photograph and then listen to 4 sentences.
Choose the sentence that best describes the photograph:
Click here for the listening exercise.
Click here for the correct answer.
The correct answer is D, "He is showing someone his screen."
TOEIC Grammar - Choose the right word
Choose the correct word for the following sentence.
The money spent on advertising makes __________ 25% of the new product's budget.A. up
B. out
C. in
D. over
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The money spent on advertising makes up 25% of the new product's budget.
Nearly Everyone...?
Read this sentence:
Nearly everyone achieved their desired test score.
Which answer is correct?
A. Everyone achieved their desired score.
B. Most people achieved their desired score.
General Training Task 1: Opening Salutation
Do you know what's wrong with the beginning of this letter?
The problem is with the name, 'Tom'. In English, we never use the first or 'christian' name of a person when it follows 'Mr'. Consider a person named Aaron Smith. In English, we would formally refer to this man as 'Mr Smith' and NOT 'Mr Aaron'.
By the student referring to the person as 'Mr Tom', it would make the examiner think that he/she doesn't understand the correct English conventions. This would be a negative in the mind of the examiner.
Suggestion: Make sure you use common last/family names in your opening salutation. Here are some examples:
Dear Mr Jones
Dear Mr Clark
Make sure you get your opening right! 
TOEFL / IELTS Grammar - Find the error
Find the error in the underlined words in the following sentence:
The experiment was difficult, but the researchers found that the key for killing the bacteria comes from a new strain of antibiotic created for the purpose in the laboratory.a. was difficult
b. key for killing
c. a new strain of
d. for the purpose
Click here for the correct answer.
The experiment was difficult, but the researchers found that the key to killing the bacteria comes from a new strain of antibiotic created for the purpose in the laboratory.
Re: TOEIC Reading Part 7
A good question. In fact "seamlessly" means "easily, smoothly", so "without difficulty" is the best answer. This change may, or may not, take place quickly, so "rapidly" (choice A) is not the best answer.
Hope this helps!
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