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TOEIC Beginner Reviewer – (Reading and Listening) TOEIC 初級者用 （読解とリスニング)

Main Topic 5: Performance

Lesson 38: Retirement (14-21 minutes)

Today, you will practice your Reading and Listening Skills as you study texts
related to RETIREMENT.

I. READING

Exercise 1: What’s missing? (5-6 minutes)

Read the following INSURANCE ADVERTISEMENT carefully. Choose the best word that would
fill in the blanks.

ENSURE YOUR FUTURE WITH US.

Have you been __d__ hard all your life?

1. a. work
b. works
c. worked
d. working
Have you ever thought about how wonderful it might be to live an easy life? Do you often catch yourself
dreaming of a comfortable retirement? In America-Asia Pacific Guarantee Corp., the worldwide leader in
life insurance, we know that your answers to these questions are “YES”. Call our sales agents today.
They will tell you how we can support you throughout your retirement. You may also visit our office at
100 Sears Building, Margarita Road, Temecula, California for a free consultation _c___ our financial
planners.
2. a. to
b. from
c. with
d. among
Our company can be trusted. We have been nominated as the World’s Number 1 insurance provider in
the Time Globe Magazine’s Trusted Brands list. About 200,000 _____b______have also invested their
hard-earned retirement funds to us. 3.a. families
b. veterans
c. friends
d. newbies
Make the right choice. Choose America-Asia Pacific Guarantee now.

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Exercise 2: Reading Check-up (3-5 minutes)

Answer the following questions based on the previous text.

1. To which industry does America-Asia Pacific Guarantee belong?

a. banking
b. mutual fund
c. investments
d. life insurance
2. What publication included America-Asia Pacific Guarantee in its Trusted Brands list?
a. Sales Magazine
b. Insurance Magazine
c. Time Globe Magazine
d. America-Asia Pacific Magazine
3. How many clients does America-Asia Pacific Guarantee have?
a. About 1.2 million
b. About 2 million
c. About 200,000
d. About 100 million

II. LISTENING

Exercise 1: What’s in the photo? (1-2 minutes)

Study the following picture carefully. Then listen to the audio clip that follows.

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Question: Which of the following statement is true about the picture?

LISTENING TRANSCRIPT 1 – 4 sentences (This will not appear in the material)

a. The man is watching a video.

b. The women are wearing red suits.
c. The speaker is pointing to the board.
d. The women are listening while standing.

Exercise 2: Listening Text (1-2 minutes)

Listen to the following audio clip once then try to answer the exercises that follow.

LISTENING TRANSCRIPT 2 – conversation between 2 persons (This will not appear in the
material)

Company Executive: Good morning, Chairman Boyle. May I speak with you now?
Company Chairman: Sure, Tom. I still have time to talk to you. Please come in and have a seat.
Company Executive: Thank you so much, Chairman.
Company Chairman: What brings you here?
Company Executive: I want to ask for your permission to let me retire next month. My retirement was
already postponed for two years because I had to help the company during the economic crisis. Now
that the economy is back in shape and the company is leading the competition, perhaps I can now retire.
Company Chairman: Tom, you are a very good executive. Are you sure you want to give up your work?
Company Executive: Yes. I want to spend time with my wife and our four grandchildren, travel the world
with my whole family, and of course play golf with my buddies.
Company Chairman: Sounds interesting. Well, you deserve a comfortable retirement because you have
been working with us for 35 years. However, I’m afraid that we might still need your services in the
future.
Company Executive: Please do not worry, Chairman. Just let your executive assistant call me in case of
urgent need.
Company Chairman: Alright then, I will ask our human resources to process your retirement. Enjoy
your years as a retiree.
Company Executive: Thank you so much, Chairman Boyle. I will submit the necessary papers as soon as
possible.

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Exercise 3: Answering Questions (4-6 minutes)

Read the following questions about the audio clip then choose the best answer from the four
choices. You may opt to listen to the clip one more time with your tutor.

1. Who wants to retire?

a. Tom
b. Hans Gran
c. Tom’s wife
d. Chairman Boyle

2. How many years has Tom been working in the company?

a. 5
b. 25
c. 30
d. 35

3. Who should call Tom in cases of urgent need from the company?
a. Chairman Boyle’s secretary
b. Chairman Boyle
c. Hans Gran
d. the telephone operator

4. Why was Tom’s retirement postponed for two years?

a. He had to solve the economic crisis.
b. He had to play golf with Chairman Boyle.
c. He had to manage the company’s retirement fund.
d. He had to help manage the company during the economic crisis.

5. Tom wants to do the following activities during retirement :

a. travel the world alone and play golf
b. play golf with his wife and spend time with his family
c. work as a consultant for other companies
d. spend time with his wife and four grandchildren

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