Hình 1: Mục lục
CONTENTS
About the Book 008
About TOEIC 010
Diagnostic Test 016
My Study Plan 019
Section 1 – Grammar & Vocabulary
Chapter 01 Sentence Structures 025
01 Main Elements of a Sentence in English 025
02 Sentence Structure – Structure 1 026
03 Sentence Structure – Structure 2 027
04 Sentence Structure – Structure 3 028
05 Sentence Structure – Structure 4 029
06 Sentence Structure – Structure 5 030
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 031
Chapter 02 Nouns & Pronouns 039
01 Functions of a Noun 039
02 Noun Suffixes 040
03 Positions of a Noun 041
04 Types of Nouns 042
05 Personal Pronouns 043
06 Some & Any + Noun 044
07 Reflexive Pronouns 045
08 Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns 046
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 047
Chapter 03 Adjectives & Adverbs 055
01 Functions and Positions of an Adjective 055
02 Useful Adjectives 056
03 Functions and Positions of an Adverb 057
04 Useful Adverbs 058
05 Comparisons of Equality of Adjectives and Adverbs 059
06 Comparative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs 060
07 Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs 061
08 Common Expressions of Comparisons 062
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 063
Chapter 04 Tenses 071
01 Present Simple Tense 071
02 Past Simple Tense 072
03 Future Simple Tense 073
04 Present Progressive Tense & Past Progressive Tense 074
05 Present Perfect Tense 075
06 Present Perfect Tense vs. Past Simple Tense 076
07 Past Perfect Tense & Future Perfect Tense 077
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 078
Chapter 05 Active and Passive Voices 085
01 Active Voice vs. Passive Voice 085
02 Passive Voice of Present, Past, and Future Simple Tenses 086
03 Passive Voice of Modal Verbs and Present Perfect Tense 087
04 Passive Voice of Structures 4 and 5 088
05 Common Expressions 089
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 090
Chapter 06 To-infinitives 097
01 To-infinitve as a Noun 097
02 To-infinitve as an Adjective/Adverb 098
03 Semantic Subjects and Negative Form of a To-infinitve 099
04 Common Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives Followed by a To-infinitve 100
05 Too… to/Enough to… 101
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 102
Chapter 07 Gerunds 109
01 Functions of a Gerund 109
02 Verbs Followed by a Gerund 110
03 Common Expressions Followed by a Gerund 111
04 Verbs Followed by either a Gerund or a To-infinitve 112
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 113
Chapter 08 Participles 121
01 Present Participles & Past Participles 121
02 Common Participal Adjectives 122
03 Participial Phrases 123
04 Types of Participial Phrases 124
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 125
Chapter 09 Conjunctions 133
01 Coordinating Conjunctions & Correlative Conjunctions 133
02 Conjunctions in Noun Clauses (that/if/whether) 134
03 Conjunctions in Adverb Clauses (of Time and Condition) 135
04 Conjunctions in Adverb Clauses (of Reason, Concession, Purpose, and Result) 136
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 137
Chapter 10 Prepositions 145
01 Prepositions of Time 145
02 Prepositions of Place/Position 146
03 Other Prepositions 147
04 More-than-one Prepositions & Prepositions Ending in -ing 148
05 Prepositions vs. Conjunctions 149
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 150
Chapter 11 Relative Pronouns & Relative Adverbs 157
01 Relative Pronouns & Subject Relative Pronouns 157
02 Object Relative Pronouns & Possessive Relative Pronouns 158
03 Relative Pronoun What 159
04 Omission of Relative Pronouns 160
05 Relative Adverbs 161
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 162
Chapter 12 Subjunctive Mood 169
01 Past Subjunctive 169
02 Past Perfect Subjunctive 170
03 Future Subjunctive 171
04 Mixed Subjunctive 172
05 Subjunctives with I wish 173
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 174
Chapter 13 Agreement 181
01 Subject-Verb Agreement in Number (1) (Singular/Plural Nouns) 181
02 Subject-Verb Agreement in Number (2) (Indefinite Pronouns and Nouns with a Quantifier) 182
03 Subject-Verb Agreement in Number (3) (Conjunctions) 183
04 Agreement in Tense (of Main Clause and Subordinate Clause) 184
• Common Vocabulary in TOEIC 185
Section 2 – Reading
Chapter 14 Question Types 194
01 Overview/Gist Questions 194
02 Information Questions 196
03 NOT Questions 198
04 Inference Questions 200
05 Synonym Questions 202
06 Quotation Questions 204
07 Text-Completion Questions 206
Chapter 15 Text Types 210
01 Letters & Emails 210
02 Notices & Memos 212
03 Advertisements 214
04 Invoices & Schedules 216
05 Text Messages & Online Chat Messages 218
06 Double Passages 220
07 Triple Passages 221
Hình 2: TOEIC Reading Test
TOEIC Reading Test
A. Part 5
Sentence Completion
In Part 5, there are 30 gapped sentences. Below each sentence are four words or phrases related to vocabulary, lexical derivatives, and grammatical points. Your job is to decide which of these four choices makes a complete, grammatical, and logical sentence when it is put into the gap.
Tips
You should begin by reading each item and use the context of the sentence to choose the correct answer choice. Also, you should look for any grammar clues that can help you eliminate distractors. You should not spend too much time on any item as you only have 15 minutes for 30 items. Finally, you may put a mark next to the items that you have found difficult so that you can come back to them if you have some time left.
B. Part 6
Text Completion
This part consists of four short reading passages with 4 gaps in each one. Below the passage, four answer choices for each gap are provided for test takers to decide which of these can be used to complete the passage grammatically, lexically, or meaningfully. In general, the testing points in Part 6 are the same as those in Part 5, except that they occur in passages, not sentences.
Tips
Similar to doing Part 5, you should begin by skimming through the passage quickly. Then, you have to look at each gap and try to find the best answer choice. Note that each gap in the passage requires you to read carefully to be able to choose the correct answer. You have no more than 5 minutes for one passage, so remember not to spend too much time working on any one item.
C. Part 7
Reading Comprehension
Part 7 is the longest part of the test with 54 questions in total. For the updated TOEIC version, there are 10 single passages and 5 sets of double or triple passages. Your job is to choose the correct answer to each question by reading the information in the related passages and then mark the corresponding letters on your answer sheet.
Hình 3: Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Before you start learning ABC TOEIC Reading Comprehension, try to do this short test to see how many basic vocabulary items and grammar points of English you have known. There are 15 questions (13 questions on grammar and 2 questions on vocabulary). You should finish this short test within 5 minutes.
Choose the best answer to each of the questions below.
- His speech was ______ than mine.
(A) long (B) longest (C) more long (D) longer - Dr. Patel introduced ______ before the speech.
(A) him (B) himself (C) he (D) his - A decision should ______ right away.
(A) make (B) is made (C) be made (D) made - The management seems to be pleased ______ the outcomes.
(A) in (B) to (C) at (D) with - All employees enjoyed ______ in the seminar.
(A) participate (B) participated (C) participating (D) to participate - Either you or he ______ to fill out this form.
(A) need (B) to need (C) needing (D) needs - Mr. Hank ______ for International Inc. since 2005.
(A) works (B) has worked (C) worked (D) had worked - They ______ recommended the product.
(A) high (B) higher (C) highest (D) highly - He got the job because he has ______ with people.
(A) experience (B) experiences (C) experienced (D) experiment - The police are ______ the recent robberies.
(A) investigating (B) investigating in (C) investigating on (D) investigating about - The committee is looking for someone who can ______ the project.
(A) direct (B) direct to (C) direct with (D) direct for - The manager promised that she would ______ the problem.
(A) deal (B) dealing (C) dealt (D) to deal - The new employees have been ______ to work overtime.
(A) obliged (B) obliged to (C) obliged for (D) obliged with - The company is facing ______ competition.
(A) increase (B) increasing (C) increased (D) to increase - The report is ______ good.
(A) very (B) much (C) so (D) too - Mr. Adams is responsible for ______ the new marketing strategy.
(A) develop (B) developing (C) developed (D) to develop - The company hopes to ______ its profits.
(A) increase (B) increasing (C) increased (D) to increase - She ______ her car last week.
(A) sells (B) sold (C) has sold (D) selling - We are looking for someone to ______ our department.
(A) lead (B) leads (C) leading (D) to lead - The meeting ______ at 9 AM tomorrow.
(A) starts (B) started (C) has started (D) is starting - The boss wants us to ______ the latest changes.
(A) implement (B) implementing (C) implemented (D) to implement - The company hopes to ______ its market share.
(A) increase (B) increasing (C) increased (D) to increase
