Pass The TOEIC Test Introductory Course ANSWER KEY
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LISTENING COMPREHENSION
PART 1 – Photographs
Try It Out
p3 Track 1
1. D In (A), taking sounds similar to talking, but there are no
customers in view. She is sitting, not standing, at the reception
desk (B). (C) is an assumption.
2. A (B) is confuses the similar-sounding stair and chair. They are
not waving at the window (C). The curtains are open (D).
3. D He’s examining a car, not a card (A). He’s fixing the tire, not the
car door (B). He is not driving the car (C).
4. B There are no tourists in the lake (A). (C) is incorrect because
snake sounds like lake. The trees are not under the water (D).
5. A In (B), trunk sounds similar to truck, but we cannot see the trunk
(B). He is sitting, not standing, in the truck (C). He is not getting
out of the truck (D).
6. C She is not closing the store (A) or cleaning the window (B). She
is looking at the floor not the door (D).
Improve Your Performance
Analyzing Distractors p8
Exercise B
1. D Corr ect. (A) Similar-sounding word (taking – talking). (B)
Incorrect key word (sitting not standing). (C) Incorrect
interpretation.
2. A Correct. (B) Similar-sounding word (stair – chair). (B) Incorrect
interpretation. (C) Incorrect key word (open not closed).
3. D Correct. (A) Similar-sounding word (card – car). (B) Incorrect
key word (tire not car door). (C) Incorrect interpretation.
4. B Correct. (A) Incorrect interpretation. (C) Similar-sounding word
(snake – lake). (D) Incorrect key word (near not under).
5. A Correct. (B) Similar-sounding word (trunk – truck). (C) Incorrect
key word (sitting not standing). (D) Incorrect interpretation.
6. C Correct. (A) Incorrect interpretation. (B) Incorrect key word
(floor not window). (D) Similar-sounding word (door – floor).
Similar-sounding Words p12
Exercise A Track 2
1. large, 2. hire, 3. rest, 4. bag, 5. wait, 6. frame, 7. choose, 8. nose,
9. sock, 10. waiter
Exercise B Track 3
1. The man is sitting at home. 2. He’s sailing a boat. 3. They’re walking
together. 4. She’s setting the table. 5. There’s a hat on the chair.
6. The woman is waiting for a train.
Exercise C Track 4
1. Incorrect (copy – coffee). 2. Correct. 3. Incorrect (feeding – reading
/ cook – book). 4. Incorrect (cable – table). 5. Correct. 6. Incorrect
(testing – resting).
Mini Test – Similar-sounding Words p13 Track 5
1. C She has a black hat, not a cat (A). There are leaves on the
ground, but they are not leaving the park (B). They are in the
park, not the dark (D).
2. C She’s looking at the drink, not the sink (A). She’s using the
coffee machine, not copy machine (B). She’s holding, not
folding, a paper cup (D).
3. B The word complaint (A) sounds like paint. The shelves are on
the right, not the light (C). The ladder, not the leader, is in the
middle (D).
Incorrect Key Words p14
Exercise A Track 6
1. False. She has short dark hair. 2. False. She’s wearing a skirt. 3.
True. 4. False. She’s standing near an escalator. 5. True. 6. True.
Exercise B Track 7
1. False. He’s sitting in a coffee shop. 2. True. 3. True. 4. False. The
spoon is on the saucer. 5. False. He’s texting on his phone. 6. True.
Mini Test – Incorrect Key Words p15 Track 8
1. C It’s light outside, not dark (A). People are sitting on sofas, not on
the floor (B). The blinds, not the windows, are half closed (D).
2. D There’s nobody on the scooter (A). The scooter is parked, not
lying, on the road (B). The L-sign is on the front, not the back, of
the scooter (C).
3. B She’s using a fax machine, not a computer (A). She’s holding a
document, not opening one (C). She’s wearing a short jacket,
not a long jacket (D).
Incorrect Interpretations p16
False Accounts Track 9
1. False. He is not leaning against the wall. 2. True. 3. True. 4. False.
There are notices on the board, but he’s not looking at them. 5.
False. It is not a vending machine. 6. False. He’s not holding a glass.
Unsupported Assumptions Track 10
1. Assumption. 2. Fact. 3. Assumption. 4. Fact. 5. Assumption.
6. Fact.
Mini Test – Incorrect Interpretations p17 Track 11
1. B T here is a music system on the table, but we can’t assume she’s
listening to it (A). She not typing at a desk (C). We can’t assume
she’s going to sit down (D).
2. D He may need help, but we can’t assume he is asking for help
(A). He could be delivering the box so (B) is an assumption.
There is a cart, but he is not sitting on it (C).
3. C We can’t assume a match is about to start (A), or that the
courts are closed (B). We can see tennis courts, but no signs of
construction (D).
Steps to Success
p18
Practice 1 C They are indoors, but they are not playing a game (A) or
Track 12 sitt ing in a coffee shop (B). We do not know what they
are discussing (D).
Practice 2 D Only one woman is wearing glasses (A). We cannot
Track 13 assume a purchase is being made (B). There is a
clock, not a lock, on the wall (C).
Practice 3 A He is in a restaurant, but he is not ordering a meal (B).
Track 14 He’s holding a teapot, not his glasses (C). He is
pouring, not drinking, tea (D).
Practice 4 D We can’t assume this is a competition (A). The man is
Track 15 hitting, not hiding, a tennis ball (B). Nobody is picking
up the balls (C).
Practice 5 B She is not washing her hair (A). The poster is on the wall,
Track 16 not on the mirror (D). They are not watching television
(C).
Review Test
p25 Track 17
1. C He is not filling the car with gas (A). He is loading the t runk, not
the truck (B). (D) is an assumption.
2. A T he food is on a table, not on the floor (B). Nobody is sitting on
the sofa (C). There is a teapot, not a saucepan, on the table (D).
3. B He standing on a ladder, not a chair (A). There is nobody sitting
outside (C). The chairs are facing away from the poster (D).
4. D She’s sitting behind the counter, not on it (A). (B) is an assumption.
There is a picture on the wall (C), but she is not looking at it.
5. C The bus has already arrived (A). The weather is sunny, with no
rain (B). They are boarding a bus, not a train (D).
6. A He is not putting food in an oven (B), or pouring water into the
sink (C). He is working in, not walking to, the kitchen (D).
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