tailieunhanh - Longman preparation series for the toeic test advanced part 16

Look at the picture and tell yourself quickly what is represented. Make up a sentence that summarizes what you see. Then listen to the four statements. One of the statements will probably be close to the sentence you made up. | 4. Intense competition from established firms and recently formed ones are strengthening the general industry in our area. 5. The company that offers incentives and additional benefits to its employees are more successful than ones that do not. 6 Our advertising is targeted toward youth who is easily AB C persuaded to spend money. D 7. The window will be covered with new curtains which A iT has been selected by an interior decorator at great cost. C D 8. According to research the reason some companies succeed A B while others fail have been identified. C D 9. The quality control department is waiting anxiously for A B the arrival of the new equipment which were ordered C 5 three weeks ago. 10. Economics are considered one of the most important subjects A B C that business majors take in graduate school. D B B 144 READING PRACTICE WORD ORDER The basic word order in English is subject verb object. If the order of words in a sentence is changed the intended meaning of a sentence may also be changed. PATTERNS TO REMEMBER K Adjectives usually precede nouns. INCORRECT Expenses medico I will increase next year. CORRECT Medical expenses will increase next year. W Adverbs precede the adjectives they modify. INCORRECT We are proud of our useful extremely product. CORRECT We are proud of our extremely useful product. The subject precedes the verb in dependent clauses. INCORRECT The manager asked when had the shipment arrived. CORRECT The manager asked when the shipment had arrived. When if is eliminated from some conditional sentences a word inversion occurs that resembles the word order for a yes no question. WITH IF If you should call now you will reach him. WITHOUT IF Should you call now you will reach him. WITH IF If you had called then you would have reached him. WITHOUT IF Had you called then you would have reached him. In the sentences below identify the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect. 1. Mr. Jacobs the investor clever has said that he will acquire CD