Test 8 Reading TOEIC

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1. Someone has __________________ my credit cards.

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To 'steal' is to take something that belongs to someone else.

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Test 8 Reading TOEIC focuses on assessing English language comprehension and grammar skills. It includes questions on sentence completion, tag questions, and vocabulary usage, specifically designed for learners... see moreaiming to improve their TOEIC scores. see less

2. She will be __________________.

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The correct answer is "a dancer" because the word "dancer" starts with a consonant sound, and when a word starting with a consonant sound is followed by a vowel sound, we use the article "a" before it.

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3. Alex is very __________________ what he said.

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sorry for / about something you did

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4. The boys scaled the mountains, ___________________ ?

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The correct answer is "didn't they". This is because the phrase "didn't they" is the correct contraction of "did not they", which is the appropriate form to use in a question when referring to a group of people (in this case, the boys) who performed an action (scaling the mountains).

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5. It's __________________ that the poor should pay such high taxes.

Explanation

outrageous - (adj.) very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive

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6. Jane had a difficult childhood. She __________________ a broken home.

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When you 'come from' a family or a social situation, your past experience helps to explain your present attitudes and behavior.

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7. What's all that noise ? What __________________ ?

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The correct answer is "is going on" because the question is asking about a present ongoing action. "Is going on" is the present continuous tense, which is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

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8. What's all that noise ? What __________________ ?

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The question is asking about the ongoing noise. The correct answer "is going on" indicates that the noise is currently happening or continuing in the present moment. This choice is in the present continuous tense, which is used to describe actions or events that are happening at the time of speaking.

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9. All members must agree to __________________ the club regulations.

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To 'abide by' is to accept in accordance with a decision or set of rules.

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10. The river is __________________ today.

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shallow - (adj) measuring only a short distance from the top to the bottom

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11. The boys scaled the mountains, ___________________ ?

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The correct answer is "didn't they". This is because "didn't" is the contraction of "did not" and is used to form negative questions in the past tense. In this sentence, it is used to form a tag question to confirm the statement that the boys scaled the mountains.

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12. Jane had a difficult childhood. She __________________ a broken home.

Explanation

When you 'come from' a family or a social situation, your past experience helps to explain your present attitudes and behavior.

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13. Alex is very __________________ what he said.

Explanation

sorry for / about something you did

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14. It's __________________ that the poor should pay such high taxes.

Explanation

outrageous - (adj.) very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive

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15. Someone has __________________ my credit cards.

Explanation

To 'steal' is to take something that belongs to someone else.

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16. The judge __________________ the accused for the murder of the company guard.

Explanation

To 'indict' is to officially charge someone with a criminal offence.

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17. She will be __________________.

Explanation

The correct answer is "a dancer" because it follows the rule of using "a" before a word that starts with a consonant sound. Since "dancer" starts with a consonant sound (/d/), we use "a" before it.

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18. All members must agree to __________________ the club regulations.

Explanation

To 'abide by' is to accept in accordance with a decision or set of rules.

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19. The river is __________________ today.

Explanation

shallow - (adj) measuring only a short distance from the top to the bottom

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20. The judge __________________ the accused for the murder of the company guard.

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To 'indict' is to officially charge someone with a criminal offence.

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Someone has __________________ my credit cards.
She will be __________________.
Alex is very __________________ what he said.
The boys scaled the mountains, ___________________ ?
It's __________________ that the poor should pay such high taxes.
Jane had a difficult childhood. She __________________ a broken home.
What's all that noise ? What __________________ ?
What's all that noise ? What __________________ ?
All members must agree to __________________ the club regulations.
The river is __________________ today.
The boys scaled the mountains, ___________________ ?
Jane had a difficult childhood. She __________________ a broken home.
Alex is very __________________ what he said.
It's __________________ that the poor should pay such high taxes.
Someone has __________________ my credit cards.
The judge __________________ the accused for the murder of the company...
She will be __________________.
All members must agree to __________________ the club regulations.
The river is __________________ today.
The judge __________________ the accused for the murder of the company...
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