【正文】 ation is one of the key reasons students fail the TOEIC may book your TOEIC test months in , the day you decide to take the TOEIC test should be the day you start to will have to decide whether or not you are going to teach yourself the TOEIC with reliable resources or whether you are going to take a TOEIC preparation order to get the best results, you should do you cannot afford to take a TOEIC class, make sure to choose a TOEIC textbook that has explanatory will also want to have a teacher or tutor that you can go to from time to time with you choose a TOEIC class, make sure that you trust your teacher and feel fortable in his or her a class with a friend and make a mitment to study together in and outside of at the same time every day is a great way to improve your down your study plan and sign it! study time appropriatelyThe TOEIC is divided into seven section is worth a certain amount of 39。t spend too much time studying one students make the mistake of studying the section that they enjoy the is the section you should spend the least amount of time might want to divide your study week by focusing on a certain section each , if Sunday is your day to practice Part VII(40 questions on the test), you might have to study twice as long as you would on Monday when you focus on Part I(20 questions on the test). a strong vocabularyAnother reason students fail the TOEIC test is that they have a very limited day you decide to take the TOEIC test you should make yourself a blank a notebook(an address book works great because it is divided into letters)and keep track of all of the new words you learn along the is not useful to study vocabulary will only remember words that you have seen in each entry, write the word and use it in a the end of each week you should write a short letter or position using as many of the words as you might also be the time to stop using your translation dictionaries make things too simple!You will remember the word if it doesn39。t take any effort to understand in mind that the TOEIC test has a business should study vocabulary from topics such as travel, banking, health, restaurants, offices, will also want to learn everyday idiomatic your weak pointsAfter you have been studying the TOEIC for a while, you will find out which parts give you the most might want to change how you divide your are certain grammar points that many students have trouble you are taking a TOEIC class, ask your teacher to bring in extra homework help on problems like you are studying by yourself, find a good reference book in the library and look up your may also be help on the example, type “gerunds” into a search engine and you will probably find a useful distractorsIn every TOEIC question, there are at least two distractors(wrong answers that the test writer uses to trick you).It is much easier to choose the correct answer when you have only two to choose from.(The third choice is often impossible and easy to spot.)There are many types of distractors such as, similar sounds, homonyms, repeated words, you study, make yourself a list of you e across them you will be able to eliminate them more your instinctsSometimes an answer will jump out at you as either correct or you have been studying hard, chances are that your brain is telling you which choice to 39。t change your answers after following your you do decide to change an answer, make sure that you erase very machine will be marking your sure to use a pencil and fill in your circle choice extra pencils, erasers, and a pencil sharpener!Don39。t try to translateTranslating vocabulary and sentences wastes a lot of is very rare that students have extra time during the TOEIC you don39。t know a word, look at the context of the sentence and the words around will not be allowed to use a dictionary when you take the as a last resortOn test day, if you don39。t know the answer, and you have eliminated all of the distractors you can, don39。t leave the space is a good chance you will not have time to go back to this still have a 25% chance of getting the answer right if you you are sure that one or two of the answers are incorrect, your guess is even more likely to be correct! aware of time managementWhen you are doing practice tests, you should always be aware of the allow yourself an open ended study will have to learn to work test day, you should be especially careful in the Reading will have 75 minutes to plete Parts V, VI and students spend too long on section V or VI because they find these the most 39。t spend more than 30 minutes on the first two VII will take you at least 40 minutes, and it is worth a lot of points, especially if you find it an easier quicklyWhen you are studying for the TOEIC test, do not get in the habit of rewinding the test day you won39。t have any control over the speed of the listening will not even have time to think for very long between sure that you do not get behind during the real you do not know the answer, take your best continue to follow 39。t look back at questions when you are waiting for another question to reading aloudReading out loud will help your listening and reading prehension order to prehend English more quickly, it is important that you understand the rhythm of the from textbooks, pamphlets, newspapers, and even children39。s might want to tape yourself and listen to how you mass mediaOne of the best ways to prepare for the TOEIC test is to study real television, listen to radio reports, and read newspapers and special attention to ads, letters, weather and traffic reports, coupons, and special this with a friend, and write out questions for each other to is a great way to practice your is also a great way to learn mon idiomatic free web sitesThere are many web sites that offer free model tests and TOEIC into your search engine and start practising!Surfing the web is a great way to practise your reading and you are interested in a certain topic, such as