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Barron's TOEIC Test, 4th Edition

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This is helpful for preparation for the TOEIC test. (Test of English for International Communication) It has sample tests for each of the sections and includes answers. The CD's are good for creating a true test atmosphere. There is also a script included. The only difficulty is trying to follow the correct answers and script with the test--you have to have several markers for keeping your place. I have used the book with Japanese businessmen who have to take the test and they have found it to be beneficial.

I bought the book to help my students prepare for the TOEIC: I needed more sample "New TOEIC" tests, specifically for the listening sections. This book does have several mock tests, and for that it is unique. But the way the listening parts are dictated is not exactly as in the real test. In the real test, voices read a conversation -listening only for the students-, then a flat-toned male voice reads the questions written in the student's test booklet; the voice in effect acts as a timer for the test-taker, who should have already answered the questions during the dialogue and should now be reading ahead the following set of questions. In the CD's of this book, the student only hears silence so the student doesn't know how long he/she has before the next set of questions. Having practiced with samples of the "real test" for several years, I found the silence unnerving. Also, i found the book level easy. I prefer my other book, the advanced level, by the same author, with Pearson Longman. My students come out of the test feeling they were well prepared.
However, if you need more listening practice tests of the NEW TOEIC, this book is the only one I found.

The book is even more than I had expected, a very complete and strategic guide to a good TOEIC preparation.

today I just started reading review section...and I already found a bunch of mistakes in this book. the questions in this book and the answers dont match often.
like...one of question is "last month ten boxes of food () collected ."
A.is B.are C.was D.were

and answer said "money is non-count noun" the answer is "A"

There are too many typos in this book and too many errors in the answer section.