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B2TOEIC-style15 min

TOEIC-style: Text completion and comprehension

Independent practice in the TOEIC reading style, not an official test: complete a company announcement and a follow-up email, then answer questions about both texts.

In a TOEIC-style text completion task, you read a workplace text such as a notice, memo or email with several numbered gaps. For each gap you choose the best of four options. Most gaps need one word or phrase, but one gap in each text needs a whole sentence that fits the meaning of the text around it. After the gaps, this lesson asks some comprehension questions about the same texts.

Notice: third-floor renovation

To: All staff

From: Facilities Department

Work on the renovation of the third floor is (1) ___ to begin on Monday, 6 May, and should take approximately three weeks. During this period, the third-floor meeting rooms will be closed, and employees who normally work on that floor will (2) ___ to temporary desks on the first floor.

(3) ___ These rooms can be reserved through the usual online booking system. Because space will be limited, we ask that meetings be kept short and that rooms be released promptly if a meeting is cancelled.

The contractors will carry out the noisiest work early in the morning or after 6 p.m. wherever possible. We apologise for any disruption and thank you for your (4) ___ while the work is carried out. Questions about the renovation should be (5) ___ to Daniel Osei in the Facilities Department.

Email: moving day

To: Customer Support team

From: Mariam Haddad, Office Manager

Hello everyone,

As you will have read in the notice from Facilities, our team will be working on the first floor for three weeks from 6 May. To make the move as smooth as possible, please pack the items on your desk into the boxes provided (6) ___ the end of the day on Friday, 3 May. Label each box clearly with your name and desk number.

Laptops and other (7) ___ equipment should not be packed; please take them home with you on Friday. (8) ___ The IT team will check that the phones and printers are working before you arrive on Monday morning.

Thank you,

Mariam

Exercise 1 of 2

Text completion

Choose the best option to complete each numbered gap in the two texts.

  1. Gap 1

  2. Gap 2

  3. Gap 3

  4. Gap 4

  5. Gap 5

  6. Gap 6

  7. Gap 7

  8. Gap 8

0 of 8 answered

Exercise 2 of 2

Reading comprehension

Choose the correct answer according to the notice and the email.

  1. What is the main purpose of the notice?

  2. How long is the renovation expected to take?

  3. What are staff asked to do if a meeting is cancelled?

  4. When will the contractors try to do the noisiest work?

  5. What is suggested about the Customer Support team?

  6. What should staff do with their laptops?

0 of 6 answered

Source

Original practice by Joy English in the style of the exam. Not an official test; IELTS and TOEIC are trademarks of their owners.

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