Toeic Practice Stories

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A Conference Too Big

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Jeremy is worried. He has set up a conference for online gamers and he has a problem. He expected about five hundred attendees. He set up all the arrangements such as location sessions and

Characteristic Weakness

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Lee works for an insurance agency. His area of expertise is shipping insurance. They cover ships for accidents at sea due to many causes from bad weather to inadequate manning on the vessel. Lee

David's Pub

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David owns his own pub down in the centre of town and the main attraction is the Irish culture. The tourists come as consumers and David is happy to sell them the local beer. He doesn't have to

Elroy

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Elroy just finished a meeting with a group of investors. He wants them to invest in his internet business so that he can expand it and hire a team to develop the business. He addressed them formally

Fred's Bread

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Fred runs a bakery in the Italian neighbourhood. He has a problem. A contract with a local restaurant obligates him to bake a large amount of bread but he does not always sell it all due to the

Lure Maker

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Trevor makes fishing lures. He sells them for a great profit. His lures are of very high quality. There is no comparison between his lures and the other company's lures. He never has to persuade a

Marketing Adventure

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Harold has been marketing adventure tours for fifteen years. He has to be creative in his work sometimes taking strange photos. It is not easy work convincing people that adventure tours are safe

New Computer

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David and Brenda just got a new computer. David was worried about getting one because he did not feel comfortable with them but Brenda uses one at work all the time so she convinced him they need one

Saving Birds

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Mike Saunders is a biologist studying bird mating habits in the far north. While he works in the field he frequently sees poachers trying to steal young birds from the nests. They can sell them in

Small Cruise Vacations

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Ming runs a small cruise ship for wealthy young people. He loves his work and looks forward to giving his customers the best vacation he can give. He has an excellent reputation which he is proud

The Renegades

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Three years ago a small party of computer programmers formed a small company in the Philippines. It was successful until they made a contract with a big company. There was a problem in the contract.

The Saudis

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The two Saudi gentlemen sitting at the table are discussing a business agreement they just made with an Arabic speaking American. They need to engage him as a negotiator in their next meeting with a

The Tribunal

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A country in the middle east was having difficulty with migrant workers coming into the country illegally. The courts agreed to set up a tribunal to deal with the problem. After two weeks of meeting

Toby O'Reilly

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Toby O'Reilly has been guiding vacationing fishermen in this bay for over twenty years. He attracts business with his casual humor and his friendliness. Most of the tourists visit the island to

Too Much Fun

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Tony loves to have a good time and he loves to drink. One consequence of his drinking however is that he often gets into fights. A few years back he got into a fight and his opponent knocked his