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This Practice for the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test is a collaboration between Oxford University Press and
DuocUC. It is designed to integrate TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test practice into all levels of the DuocUC English
Program.
This Practice for the TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test section for American English File provides contextualized
review of specific TOEIC BRIDGE™ skills for each File. Opportunities to practice all skills are covered
within this section. The complete TOEIC BRIDGE™ Test has the following parts:
Listening
Part I: Photographs (15 questions)
Part II: Question-Response (20 questions)
Part III: Short Conversations and Short Talks (15 questions)
Reading
Part IV: Incomplete Sentences (30 questions)
Part V: Reading Comprehension (20 questions)
Good luck!
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Directions: You will hear a question or statement followed by three responses. Choose the best
response to each question or statement and circle (A), (B), or (C).
The best response to the question “Where are you from?” is choice (A), “I am from Ireland.”
Therefore, you should choose answer (A).
Now let us begin Part II with question number 1. Circle the correct answers below.
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Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the letter (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Example:
Please ............. your books.
(A) see
(B) look
(C) open
(D) watch
The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
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Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the answer (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Example:
The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
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10. Chris and Derek ............. students. They’re 16. ............. 503 Park Street.
teachers. (A) It is
(A) is (B) It are
(B) isn’t (C) They is
(C) are (D) They are
(D) aren’t
17. My ............. is 555-6054.
11. Juan is ............. (A) name
(A) England (B) email
(B) Mexico (C) phone number
(C) Brazil (D) address
(D) Spanish
18. ............. is his address?
12. They ............. Japanese. They’re from China. (A) Where
(A) are (B) What
(B) is (C) Who
(C) aren’t (D) How
(D) isn’t
19. Aamir is .............
13. ............. Lisa? (A) Saudi Arabian
(A) Who’s (B) the UK
(B) What’s (C) Chile
(C) When’s (D) Peru
(D) Where are
20. ............. is that man?
14. ............. you Korean? (A) Who
(A) Are (B) Are
(B) Is (C) When
(C) Where (D) What
(D) How
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Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the answer (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Example:
The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
2. Wow! You look great in those .............! 6. My ............. has my name, address, and
(A) bag photo on it.
(B) glasses (A) umbrella
(C) photo (B) pocket
(D) family (C) ID card
(D) phone
3. Find the word in ..............
(A) a dictionary 7. You take a photo with your .............
(B) a dictionary’s (A) camera
(C) a dictionarys (B) ID card
(D) an dictionary (C) umbrella
(D) book
4. You buy things with your ..............
(A) wallet 8. That boy ............. there is my brother.
(B) ID card (A) at
(C) credit card (B) over
(D) keys (C) on
(D) about
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10. ............. are his pens. 16. ............. those your gloves?
(A) That (A) Is
(B) This (B) Are
(C) Those (C) What
(D) It (D) Am
11. Here are your ............. 17. .............. are money in the US.
(A) watch (A) Euros
(B) watches (B) Pounds
(C) watchs (C) Dollars
(D) watchies (D) Pence
13. ............. that a hat? 19. What is the ............. of this T-shirt?
(A) Are (A) dollar
(B) Is (B) cents
(C) Where (C) money
(D) What (D) price
14. I have ............. of my family in my bag. 20. Jung-hwa and Hiro have .............
(A) photos (A) a phone
(B) photoes (B) phones
(C) an photo (C) an phone
(D) photo (D) phonys
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Directions: You will hear four statements about a picture. Look at the picture and choose the
statement that best describes what you see in the picture. Circle the answer (A), (B), (C),
or (D).
Example:
Look at the sample below and listen to the four statements.
(A) The boys are in a hotel.
(B) The boys are in the country.
(C) The boys are in class.
(D) The boys are in a train.
Statement (B), “The boys are in the country” best describes what you see in the picture. Therefore,
you should choose answer (B).
Now let us begin Part I. Look at pictures 1 to 10 and listen to the statements.
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Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the answer (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Example:
The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
1. Hey! That is ............. cell phone! 5. That’s my wife. ............. name is Ruby.
(A) me (A) Her’s
(B) mine (B) She
(C) mine’s (C) She’s
(D) my (D) Her
4. I have two ............., one son and one 8. ............. a big car.
daughter. (A) Its
(A) friends (B) Your
(B) fathers (C) It’s
(C) children (D) Your’s
(D) child
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Directions: This part of the test has incomplete sentences. There are four words or phrases, marked
(A), (B), (C), and (D), under each sentence. Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the
sentence. Then circle the answer (A), (B), (C), or (D).
Example:
The sentence should read, “Please open your books.” Therefore, you should choose answer (C).
2. Marco has ............. in the morning. 6. My family has ............. at 8:00 p.m.
(A) breakfast (A) breakfast
(B) lunch (B) lunch
(C) dinner (C) dinner
(D) restaurant (D) restaurant
4. Rebecca and Kirsten ............. toast and eggs for 8. ............. do I eat breakfast? At home.
breakfast. (A) What
(A) has (B) Where
(B) have (C) When
(C) do (D) How
(D) don’t
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Directions: The questions in this part of the test are based on reading materials such as notices,
letters, forms, and advertisements. Choose the best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question.
Circle the correct answer.
Example:
NOTICE
NEW LIBRARY OPENING TIMES
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: closed
The notice says that the library opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays. Therefore, you should choose
answer (B).
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Hi Juan,
How are you? I’m great! I’m on vacation in Seoul, South Korea, and I love it! The food
is so delicious. For breakfast, I have traditional food. It’s very different from American
food. I have fish, rice, and soup. For lunch, I have noodles or rice. For dinner, I have
meat and rice. I eat kimchi—a kind of spicy vegetable—with all my meals! You have
to try it! I hope you are well. Talk to you soon.
Best,
Sam
1. What is the email about? 3. What does Sam have with all his meals?
(A) the things Sam reads in Seoul (A) soup
(B) the things Sam eats in Seoul (B) noodles
(C) the things Sam drinks in Seoul (C) a spicy vegetable
(D) the things Sam sees in Seoul (D) meat
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Hi Ana,
I live in Los Angeles with my husband and two children. I have one son and one
daughter. My son is eight and my daughter is ten. I like to listen to classical music.
My children like to read books. My husband watches TV. We live in a house
downtown. The traffic is bad in Los Angeles. We don’t eat breakfast or lunch
together. We have dinner every evening together. We don’t watch TV or talk at
dinner, and we don’t eat a lot of fast food. What do you eat for breakfast, lunch, and
dinner? What are the traditional foods in Brazil? Do you eat a lot of vegetables or
meat? Write back!
Best Wishes,
Ji-yeon
8. What is this email about? 10. When does the family eat together?
(A) places in Los Angeles (A) at breakfast
(B) a person’s life in Los Angeles (B) at lunch
(C) the food in Los Angeles (C) at dinner
(D) things to do in Los Angeles (D) at fast-food restaurants
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Directions: You will hear several short talks or conversations. You will read a question followed by
four answers. Choose the best answer to each question and circle (A), (B), (C), or (D).
1. What’s the problem? 6. When does the woman drink green tea?
(A) The traffic is bad. (A) She drinks it at home.
(B) The woman’s flight is late. (B) She drinks it at work.
(C) The man doesn’t have a watch. (C) She drinks it every day.
(D) The weather is terrible. (D) She doesn’t drink green tea.
2. What does the woman drink at breakfast at 7. What job does the man want to have?
the weekend? (A) lawyer
(A) tea (B) doctor
(B) coffee (C) nurse
(C) fruit juice (D) teacher
(D) milk
8. Where does the woman live?
3. Where does Dave live? (A) Germany
(A) with a friend (B) England
(B) in an apartment (C) Russia
(C) in a house (D) Italy
(D) at the university
9. What does the woman want?
4. How old is the man’s sister? (A) milk
(A) 17 (B) coffee
(B) 19 (C) sugar
(C) 23 (D) tea
(D) 25
10. Where does the man have lunch on
5. Where are the people? weekends?
(A) in a store (A) at home
(B) in a coffee shop (B) in a café
(C) in a hair salon (C) in his office
(D) at work (D) in his car
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Directions: The questions in this part of the test are based on reading materials such as notices,
letters, forms, and advertisements. Choose the best answer, (A), (B), (C), or (D), to each question.
Circle the correct answer.
Example:
NOTICE
NEW LIBRARY OPENING TIMES
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: closed
The notice says that the library opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays. Therefore, you should choose
answer (B).
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Café Teatro =
Open Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Open Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.
Closed Sundays and public holidays.
Live music on Thursday evenings from 7:30 p.m.
j
3. When does the café close on Thursdays?
(A) 7:30 p.m.
(B) 8:30 p.m.
(C) 9:30 p.m.
(D) 10:00 p.m.
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International Evening!
Come and enjoy international food, music and traditional dances.
Where? Raigmore Community Center
When? August 12 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Why? Meet new people in your community.
For more information, phone Alison Piper at 555-0169.
6. What does the notice ask people to do if they want to find out more about the event?
(A) give money
(B) phone somebody
(C) learn a dance
(D) cook food
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Hi Andrew,
Thank you,
Steve
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◆ We read a novel every month and then meet to talk about it.
◆ We meet on the first Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. at the new Millburn
Library.
For more information, call Jenny at 555-0168 (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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