The instrument panel in front of the technician is covered with control switches- The technician is raising his hand to adjust the controls. Statement (D) most closely describes an aspect of the picture. Therefore, you should mark the oval (D) on your answer sheet-Strategies | 2. Please deliver an equipment to A the cafeteria which is located down B the hall opposite the elevator. C D 3. After receiving a hospital bill the patient questioned A an error in the charges and received B C the reimbursement from the hospital. D 4. The company has been losing the money because A B the plants are outdated and the workers are overworked. C D 5. The taxes to the government must be paid before A B the deadline otherwise there is a penalty. C D 6. The cash which was bonus for being number one totaled A B C more than the previous bonuses put together. D 7. Former vice president Ms. Alford had surveyed the field A B and found opportunities in the competition s markets. C D 8. The engineers believe that the vehicle was not defective A B and that accident was the result of the driver s error. C D D 134 READING PRACTICE 9. Construction has begun on first of five structures B D scheduled to open in the spring. 10. City home buyers may be entitled to the refunds if aj Cbj Cod Cd their agents made errors on the contracts. READING PRACTICE 135 PARTICIPLES On the TOEIC test you must select the appropriate participle and place it correctly. VERB to speak PAST PARTICIPLE spoken PRESENT PARTICIPLE speaking The language spoken by most people . A spoken language. The woman speaking loudly . PATTERNS TO REMEMBER The participial phrase does not require a form of the verb be. INCORRECT The worker was causing the most problems was fired. CORRECT The worker causing the most problems was fired. S The participial phrase must directly precede or follow the noun it is modifying. INCORRECT The cat scared the child attacking the mouse. CORRECT The cat attacking the mouse scared the child. The past participle represents 1 reduced passive form. This means the person or thing it describes has received not done an action. INCORRECT The meeting scheduling for this morning has been canceled. CORRECT The meeting scheduled for this morning has been canceled. In the sentences below .
