NEW TOEIC Part 5 / 6 / 7

Part 5 + Part 6: finish within 23 minutes

101. Residents began to ------- the area after hearing news the volcano would erupt.
(a) gain
(b) remake
(c) commute
(d) evacuate

102. Analysts ------- the country improve its infrastructure to get foreign investment.
(a) suggested
(b) suggest to
(c) suggesting
(d) were suggested

103. In accordance with market trends, food and drink companies ------- healthier images.
(a) looked
(b) sought
(c) helped
(d) believed

104. With a wide -------, Mr. Gonzales was re-elected president of the South American country.
(a) term
(b) voter
(c) margin
(d) border

105. The airline avoided a strike by ------- with the pilots’ union.
(a) negotiate
(b) negotiates
(c) negotiating
(d) negotiation
106. The report showed the U.S. trade deficit ------- in February.
(a) shrink
(b) shrunk
(c) shrunken
(d) shrinking

107. Union members ------- the privatization of the country’s airports.
(a) replied
(b) annoyed
(c) protested
(d) identified

108. Scientists ------- new ways to attack the fungus damaging the rice fields.
(a) develops
(b) to develop
(c) were developed
(d) are developing

109. The controversial film was nominated ------- eight Academy Awards.
(a) of
(b) for
(c) with
(d) about

110. The advertising executive resigned over his inappropriate ------- made at a conference.
(a) dress
(b) acting
(c) welcome
(d) remarks

111. About 30,000 coffeemakers were ------- after the company received numerous reports of overheating.
a) released
(b) recalled
(c) reentered
(d) refigured

112. Pest control was called to ------- the office over the holiday weekend.
(a) come
(b) treat
(c) makes
(d) attend

113. Fears of another interest ------- caused stocks to further decline.
(a) hike
(b) hikes
(c) hiked
(d) hiking

114. Commercial logging and overgrazing made the land less compact and ------- to landslides.
(a) ready
(b) defensive
(c) vulnerable
(d) threatening

115. In a good year, Mr. Issa could ------- eight tons of cocoa.
(a) apply
(b) reduce
(c) succeed
(d) harvest

116. Shareholders voted to have more influence ------- the executive board’s decisions.
(a) over
(b) from
(c) into
(d) above

117. Parliament passed a law that would ban the production and sale of genetically ------- food.
(a) modify
(b) modified
(c) modifies
(d) modification

118. The company chairman was ------- the acquisition would have a positive financial start.
(a) carefree
(b) confident
(c) concerned
(d) questioned

119. Although the civil war ended four years ago, democratic ------- have yet to be held.
(a) mistakes
(b) campaign
(c) elections
(d) following

120. New packaging helped Green Plus ------- market its already well-known soft drinks.
(a) success
(b) successes
(c) successful
(d) successfully

121. According to the satellite survey, the Amazon rainforest is ------- twice as fast as previously estimated.
(a) applying
(b) removing
(c) depleting
(d) renovating

122. Increasing energy stocks and a rise in foreign investments ------- to the rise in hedge funds.
(a) helped
(b) assisting
(c) recognizing
(d) contributed

123. The celebrity couple sold pictures of their baby for $5 million, which ------- to charity.
(a) donated
(b) was donated
(c) is donation
(d) had donated

124. The retiring editor named the senior reporter as his --------.
(a) success
(b) successor
(c) successes
(d) successful

125. A boom in ethanol research and manufacturing ------- jobs throughout small towns across the nation.
(a) create
(b) created
(c) creating
(d) creation

126. The position requires all candidates to speak English ------- to another European language.
(a