TOEIC Listening Part 4 — Soal
Bacaan
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the annual Innovator's Gala. It's truly an honor to have you all here tonight as we gather to celebrate the most groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector. This evening, we'll be recognizing individuals and teams whose relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world. We'll also take a moment to highlight the importance of continuous learning, especially in areas like cybersecurity training, which is crucial for safeguarding our increasingly connected future. Prepare to be inspired as we announce our distinguished award recipients.
Soal
What does the speaker imply about the award recipients?
Pilihan
- A. They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training.
- B. They are known for their significant contributions to technology. ✓
- C. They are all attending the gala for the first time.
- D. They were selected through a public voting process.
Jawaban
B. They are known for their significant contributions to technology.
Pembahasan
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📖 지문해석
저녁입니다, 여러분, 그리고 연례 혁신가 갈라에 오신 것을 환영합니다. 기술 분야의 가장 획기적인 성과와 선구적인 정신을 기념하기 위해 오늘 밤 여러분 모두를 모시게 되어 정말 영광입니다. 오늘 밤, 우리는 혁신에 대한 끊임없는 추구가 가능한 것의 경계를 넓혔을 뿐만 아니라 우리 디지털 세계에 깊은 영향을 미쳤던 개인과 팀을 인정할 것입니다. 또한, 당사의 i를 보호하는 데 필수적인 사이버 보안 교육과 같은 분야에서 지속적인 학습의 중요성을 강조할 것입니다.
📝 정답이유
정답은 "They are known for their significant contributions to technology."입니다. 지문에서 연사(speaker)는 수상자들이 "groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector"와 "relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world"를 가진 사람들이라고 설명합니다. 이는 그들이 기술 분야에 상당한 기여를 했음을 직접적으로 의미합니다.
💡 실전팁
Part 4에서는 발언자의 말을 주의 깊게 듣고, 명시적으로 언급되지 않더라도 그 의미를 추론하는 연습을 하세요. 'imply' 또는 'infer' 유형의 질문은 단어의 직접적인 뜻보다는 문맥상의 의미 파악 능력을 평가합니다.
📊 오답분석
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — 지문은 사이버 보안 교육의 중요성을 언급하지만, 수상자들이 이 훈련을 최근에 마쳤다고는 명시하지 않습니다.
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — 지문에는 수상자들이 처음 참석하는지에 대한 정보가 전혀 없습니다.
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — 수상자 선정 방식에 대한 정보는 전혀 제공되지 않았습니다.
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📖 本文の和訳
皆様、こんばんは。そして、毎年恒例のイノベーターズ・ガラへようこそ。テクノロジー分野における最も画期的な功績と先駆的な精神を称えるために、今夜皆様をお迎えできたことは、まさに光栄です。今夜は、革新への絶え間ない追求が、可能なことの限界を押し広げただけでなく、私たちのデジタル世界に深遠な影響を与えた個人やチームを称えます。また、特にサイバーセキュリティトレーニングのような分野での継続的な学習の重要性にも触れ、これは当社のiを保護するために不可欠です。
📝 正解理由
正解は「They are known for their significant contributions to technology.」（彼らはテクノロジーへの多大な貢献で知られています。）です。話者は、受賞者が「テクノロジー分野における画期的な功績と先駆的な精神」を持ち、「革新への絶え間ない追求が、可能なことの限界を押し広げ、私たちのデジタル世界に深遠な影響を与えた」人々だと説明しています。これは、彼らがテクノロジーに大きな貢献をしたことを直接示唆しています。
💡 実践的アドバイス
Part 4では、話者が直接言及していないことでも、文脈から意味を推論する練習をしましょう。「implied」や「inferred」といった質問タイプは、明示的な情報だけでなく、言葉の裏にある意味を理解する能力をテストします。
📊 誤答分析
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — 本文ではサイバーセキュリティトレーニングの重要性に言及していますが、受賞者が最近それを完了したとは述べていません。
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — 受賞者が今回初めてガラに参加したかどうかについては、本文に全く情報がありません。
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — 受賞者の選考方法については、一切情報が提供されていません。
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📖 การแปลบทอ่าน
สวัสดีตอนเย็นทุกท่าน และยินดีต้อนรับสู่ Innovator's Gala ประจำปี การได้มีทุกท่านมารวมตัวกันในค่ำคืนนี้เพื่อเฉลิมฉลองความสำเร็จที่ก้าวล้ำและจิตวิญญาณแห่งผู้บุกเบิกในภาคเทคโนโลยี ถือเป็นเกียรติอย่างแท้จริง ในค่ำคืนนี้ เราจะมอบรางวัลให้กับบุคคลและทีมที่การแสวงหานวัตกรรมอย่างไม่หยุดยั้งไม่เพียงแต่ผลักดันขอบเขตของสิ่งที่เป็นไปได้เท่านั้น แต่ยังส่งผลกระทบอย่างลึกซึ้งต่อโลกดิจิทัลของเราอีกด้วย นอกจากนี้ เราจะใช้เวลาสักครู่เพื่อเน้นย้ำถึงความสำคัญของการเรียนรู้อย่างต่อเนื่อง โดยเฉพาะในด้านต่างๆ เช่น การฝึกอบรมด้านความปลอดภัยทางไซเบอร์ ซึ่งมีความสำคัญอย่างยิ่งต่อการปกป้อง i ของเรา
📝 เหตุผลที่เลือกคำตอบ
คำตอบที่ถูกต้องคือ "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." (พวกเขาเป็นที่รู้จักจากการมีส่วนสำคัญต่อเทคโนโลยี) ผู้พูดกล่าวถึงผู้ได้รับรางวัลว่าเป็นผู้ที่มี "ความสำเร็จที่ก้าวล้ำและจิตวิญญาณแห่งผู้บุกเบิกในภาคเทคโนโลยี" (groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector) และ "การแสวงหานวัตกรรมอย่างไม่หยุดยั้งไม่เพียงแต่ผลักดันขอบเขตของสิ่งที่เป็นไปได้เท่านั้น แต่ยังส่งผลกระทบอย่างลึกซึ้งต่อโลกดิจิทัลของเรา" (relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world) ซึ่งสิ่งนี้บ่งชี้โดยตรงว่าพวกเขามีส่วนสำคัญต่อวงการเทคโนโลยี
💡 เคล็ดลับสำหรับวันสอบ
สำหรับ Part 4 ของข้อสอบ TOEIC ให้ฝึกฝนการจับใจความสำคัญและตีความสิ่งที่ผู้พูด "บอกเป็นนัย" (imply) แม้ว่าจะไม่ได้กล่าวถึงโดยตรงก็ตาม คำถามประเภทนี้มักทดสอบความเข้าใจในบริบทมากกว่าการจดจำคำพูดเป๊ะๆ
📊 การวิเคราะห์ตัวเลือกที่ผิด
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — บทอ่านกล่าวถึงความสำคัญของการฝึกอบรมด้านความปลอดภัยทางไซเบอร์ แต่ไม่ได้ระบุว่าผู้ได้รับรางวัลเพิ่งเสร็จสิ้นการฝึกอบรมนี้
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — ไม่มีข้อมูลใดในบทอ่านที่บ่งบอกว่าผู้ได้รับรางวัลทั้งหมดเข้าร่วมงานกาล่าเป็น��รั้งแรก
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — ไม่มีการให้ข้อมูลใดๆ เกี่ยวกับกระบวนการคัดเลือกผู้ได้รับรางวัล
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📖 Dịch đoạn văn
Chúc buổi tối mọi người và chào mừng đến với Gala Innovator thường niên. Thật vinh dự khi có tất cả các bạn ở đây tối nay khi chúng ta cùng nhau tôn vinh những thành tựu đột phá nhất và tinh thần tiên phong trong lĩnh vực công nghệ. Tối nay, chúng ta sẽ vinh danh những cá nhân và tập thể có sự theo đuổi đổi mới không ngừng không chỉ đẩy giới hạn của những gì có thể mà còn tác động sâu sắc đến thế giới kỹ thuật số của chúng ta. Chúng ta cũng sẽ dành thời gian để nhấn mạnh tầm quan trọng của việc học tập liên tục, đặc biệt là trong các lĩnh vực như đào tạo an ninh mạng, vốn rất quan trọng để bảo vệ i của chúng ta.
📝 Lý do chọn đáp án
Đáp án đúng là "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." (Họ được biết đến với những đóng góp đáng kể cho công nghệ). Diễn giả mô tả những người nhận giải là những người có "thành tựu đột phá và tinh thần tiên phong trong lĩnh vực công nghệ" (groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector) và "sự theo đuổi đổi mới không ngừng không chỉ đẩy giới hạn của những gì có thể mà còn tác động sâu sắc đến thế giới kỹ thuật số của chúng ta" (relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world). Điều này trực tiếp ám chỉ rằng họ đã có những đóng góp quan trọng cho lĩnh vực công nghệ.
💡 Mẹo làm bài thi
Trong Phần 4, hãy luyện tập lắng nghe cẩn thận những gì người nói nói và suy luận ý nghĩa ngay cả khi nó không được đề cập rõ ràng. Các câu hỏi dạng "ám chỉ" (imply) hoặc "suy luận" (infer) thường đánh giá khả năng hiểu ngữ cảnh hơn là chỉ nhớ từ ngữ.
📊 Phân tích lựa chọn sai
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — Đoạn văn đề cập đến tầm quan trọng của đào tạo an ninh mạng, nhưng không nói rằng những người nhận giải đã hoàn thành khóa đào tạo này gần đây.
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — Không có thông tin nào trong đoạn văn cho biết liệu tất cả những người nhận giải có tham dự gala lần đầu tiên hay không.
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — Không có thông tin nào được cung cấp về quy trình lựa chọn những người nhận giải.
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📖 Terjemahan Teks
Selamat malam, semuanya, dan selamat datang di Gala Inovator tahunan. Sungguh suatu kehormatan bisa berkumpul di sini malam ini saat kita merayakan pencapaian paling inovatif dan semangat perintis dalam sektor teknologi. Malam ini, kita akan mengakui individu dan tim yang pengejaran inovasi tanpa henti tidak hanya mendorong batasan dari apa yang mungkin tetapi juga secara mendalam memengaruhi dunia digital kita. Kita juga akan meluangkan waktu sejenak untuk menyoroti pentingnya pembelajaran berkelanjutan, terutama di bidang-bidang seperti pelatihan keamanan siber, yang sangat penting untuk melindungi i kita.
📝 Alasan Jawaban Benar
Pilihan yang benar adalah "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." (Mereka dikenal karena kontribusi signifikan mereka pada teknologi). Pembicara menggambarkan para penerima penghargaan sebagai orang-orang yang memiliki "pencapaian inovatif dan semangat perintis dalam sektor teknologi" (groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector) dan "pengejaran inovasi tanpa henti tidak hanya mendorong batasan dari apa yang mungkin tetapi juga secara mendalam memengaruhi dunia digital kita" (relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world). Hal ini secara langsung menyiratkan bahwa mereka telah memberikan kontribusi penting bagi bidang teknologi.
💡 Tip Hari Ujian
Untuk Part 4, latihlah mendengarkan secara saksama apa yang dikatakan pembicara, dan simpulkan artinya bahkan jika tidak disebutkan secara eksplisit. Pertanyaan jenis 'tersirat' (imply) atau 'disimpulkan' (infer) seringkali menguji pemahaman konteks daripada sekadar mengingat kata demi kata.
📊 Analisis Opsi Salah
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — Teks menyebutkan pentingnya pelatihan keamanan siber, tetapi tidak menyatakan bahwa para penerima penghargaan baru saja menyelesaikannya.
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — Tidak ada informasi dalam teks yang menunjukkan apakah semua penerima penghargaan menghadiri gala untuk pertama kalinya.
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — Tidak ada informasi yang diberikan mengenai proses seleksi para penerima penghargaan.
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📖 Terjemahan Petikan
Selamat malam, semua, dan selamat datang di Gala Innovator tahunan. Sungguh satu penghormatan untuk dapat bersama anda semua di sini malam ini ketika kita berkumpul untuk meraikan pencapaian paling inovatif dan semangat perintis dalam sektor teknologi. Malam ini, kita akan mengiktiraf individu dan pasukan yang usaha inovasi tanpa henti bukan sahaja telah menolak sempadan apa yang mungkin tetapi juga telah memberi kesan mendalam kepada dunia digital kita. Kita juga akan mengambil masa seketika untuk menyoroti kepentingan pembelajaran berterusan, terutamanya dalam bidang seperti latihan keselamatan siber, yang penting untuk melindungi i kita.
📝 Sebab Jawapan Benar
Pilihan yang betul ialah "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." (Mereka dikenali atas sumbangan signifikan mereka kepada teknologi). Penceramah tersebut menggambarkan penerima anugerah sebagai individu dan pasukan yang mempunyai "pencapaian inovatif dan semangat perintis dalam sektor teknologi" (groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector) dan "usaha inovasi tanpa henti bukan sahaja telah menolak sempadan apa yang mungkin tetapi juga telah memberi kesan mendalam kepada dunia digital kita" (relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world). Ini secara langsung membayangkan bahawa mereka telah memberikan sumbangan penting kepada bidang teknologi.
💡 Petua Hari Peperiksaan
Untuk Bahagian 4, latihlah kemahiran mendengar anda untuk memahami apa yang dinyatakan oleh penceramah, dan infer maksudnya walaupun ia tidak disebut secara langsung. Soalan jenis 'tersirat' (imply) atau 'dirumuskan' (infer) selalunya menguji pemahaman konteks berbanding ingatan perkataan demi perkataan.
📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — Petikan menyebutkan kepentingan latihan keselamatan siber, tetapi tidak menyatakan bahawa penerima anugerah baru sahaja menyelesaikannya.
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — Tiada maklumat dalam petikan yang menunjukkan bahawa semua penerima anugerah menghadiri gala buat kali pertama.
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — Tiada maklumat diberikan mengenai proses pemilihan penerima anugerah.
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📖 Tradução da Passagem
Boa noite a todos e bem-vindos ao Gala Anual do Inovador. É verdadeiramente uma honra tê-los aqui esta noite enquanto nos reunimos para celebrar as conquistas mais inovadoras e os espíritos pioneiros no setor de tecnologia. Esta noite, reconheceremos indivíduos e equipes cujas buscas incessantes por inovação não apenas ultrapassaram os limites do que é possível, mas também impactaram profundamente nosso mundo digital. Também dedicaremos um momento para destacar a importância da aprendizagem contínua, especialmente em áreas como treinamento em cibersegurança, que é crucial para proteger nosso i.
📝 Por que esta resposta
A resposta correta é "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." (Eles são conhecidos por suas contribuições significativas para a tecnologia). O orador descreve os recipientes do prêmio como aqueles com "conquistas inovadoras e espíritos pioneiros no setor de tecnologia" (groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector) e cuja "busca incessante por inovação não apenas ultrapassou os limites do que é possível, mas também impactou profundamente nosso mundo digital" (relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world). Isso implica diretamente que eles fizeram contribuições importantes para o campo da tecnologia.
💡 Dica para o Dia da Prova
Para a Parte 4, pratique ouvir atentamente o que o palestrante diz e inferir o significado, mesmo que não seja explicitamente declarado. Perguntas do tipo 'implícito' (imply) ou 'inferido' (infer) frequentemente testam a compreensão do contexto em vez da memorização literal.
📊 Análise de Opção Incorreta
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — A passagem menciona a importância do treinamento em cibersegurança, mas não afirma que os recipientes do prêmio o concluíram recentemente.
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — Não há nenhuma informação na passagem que indique se todos os recipientes do prêmio estão comparecendo ao gala pela primeira vez.
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — Nenhuma informação é fornecida sobre o processo de seleção dos recipientes do prêmio.
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📖 ဘာသာပြန်ဆိုခြင်း
မင်္ဂလာညနေခင်းပါ၊ လူကြီးမင်းများအားလုံးကို နှစ်စဉ်ကျင်းပမြဲဖြစ်သော Innovator's Gala သို့ ကြိုဆိုပါတယ်။ နည်းပညာကဏ္ဍအတွင်း အထူးခြားဆုံးအောင်မြင်မှုများနှင့် ဦးဆောင်လမ်းပြစိတ်ဓာတ်များကို ဂုဏ်ပြုရန် ယနေ့ညတွင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့ စုဝေးကြသောအခါ ဤနေရာတွင် လူကြီးမင်းအားလုံးကို ကြိုဆိုရခြင်းမှာ အလွန်ဂုဏ်ယူမိပါသည်။ ယနေ့ညတွင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည် တီထွင်ဆန်းသစ်မှုအပေါ် အဆက်မပြတ်ကြိုးပမ်းမှုသည် ဖြစ်နိုင်သည့်အရာများ၏ နယ်နိမိတ်ကို ကျော်လွန်ရုံသာမက ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ ဒစ်ဂျစ်တယ်ကမ္ဘာကိုလည်း အလွန်အမင်းအကျိုးသက်ရောက်စေခဲ့သော ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်များနှင့်အဖွဲ့များကို အသိအမှတ်ပြုပါမည်။ ထို့အပြင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့သည် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ i ကို ကာကွယ်ရန် အရေးကြီးသော cyber security လေ့ကျင့်ရေးကဲ့သို့သော နယ်ပယ်များတွင် အဆက်မပြတ်သင်ယူခြင်း၏ အရေးပါမှုကို အလေးထားရန် အချိန်ယူပါမည်။
📝 အဖြေမှန်ဖြစ်ရသည့်အကြောင်းရင်း
မှန်ကန်သောအဖြေမှာ "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." (သူတို့သည် နည်းပညာအတွက် အရေးပါသော အလှူငွေများကြောင့် လူသိများကြသည်) ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ဟောပြောသူသည် ဆုရရှိသူများကို "နည်းပညာကဏ္ဍအတွင်း အထူးခြားဆုံးအောင်မြင်မှုများနှင့် ဦးဆောင်လမ်းပြစိတ်ဓာတ်များ" (groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector) နှင့် "တီထွင်ဆန်းသစ်မှုအပေါ် အဆက်မပြတ်ကြိုးပမ်းမှုသည် ဖြစ်နိုင်သည့်အရာများ၏ နယ်နိမိတ်ကို ကျော်လွန်ရုံသာမက ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ ဒစ်ဂျစ်တယ်ကမ္ဘာကိုလည်း အလွန်အမင်းအကျိုးသက်ရောက်စေခဲ့သည်" (relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world) ဟု ဖော်ပြထားပါသည်။ ဤအချက်သည် သူတို့သည် နည်းပညာနယ်ပယ်သို့ အရေးပါသော အလှူငွေများ ပေးအပ်ခဲ့ကြောင်းကို တိုက်ရိုက်ညွှန်ပြနေပါသည်။
💡 စာမေးပွဲနေ့ အကြံပြုချက်
Part 4 အတွက်၊ ဟောပြောသူပြောသောစကားကို ဂရုတစိုက်နားထောင်ပြီး၊ တိုက်ရိုက်မဖော်ပြထားသော်လည်း အဓိပ္ပါယ်ကို စဉ်းစားတွေးခေါ်တတ်ရန် လေ့ကျင့်ပါ။ 'implied' (အ implied) သို့မဟုတ် 'infer' (ထင်မြင်ယူဆ) ပုံစံမေးခွန်းများသည် မကြာခဏဆိုသလို ဝါကျတစ်လုံးချင်းစီကို မှတ်မိခြင်းထက် ရှုထောင့်ကို နားလည်မှုကို စမ်းသပ်ပါသည်။
📊 မှားယွင်းသောအကြောင်းအရာခွဲခြမ်းစိတ်ဖြာ
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — စာတန်းသည် cyber security လေ့ကျင့်ရေး၏ အရေးပါမှုကို ဖော်ပြသော်လည်း၊ ဆုရရှိသူများသည် ဤလေ့ကျင့်ရေးကို မကြာသေးမီက ပြီးမြောက်ခဲ့ကြောင်း ဖော်ပြမထားပါ။
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — ဆုရရှိသူအားလုံး အဆိုပါ gala သို့ ပထမဆုံးအကြိမ် တက်ရောက်ခြင်းဟုတ်မဟုတ်ကို စာတန်းတွင် မည်သည့်အချက်အလက်မှ မပါဝင်ပါ။
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — ဆုရရှိသူများကို ရွေးချယ်သည့် လုပ်ငန်းစဉ်နှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ မည်သည့်အချက်အလက်မှ မပေးအပ်ခဲ့ပါ။
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📖 文章翻譯 — 各位晚上好，歡迎來到一年一度的創新者盛會。今晚能在此歡聚一堂，表彰科技領域中最具開創性的成就與開拓精神，我感到非常榮幸。今晚，我們將表揚那些不斷追求創新，不僅突破了可能性的界限，更深刻影響了我們數位世界的個人與團隊。我們也將藉此機會強調持續學習的重要性，尤其是在像網路安全培訓這類領域，這對於保護我們的（資料/系統/網路安全）至關重要。
📝 答案解析 — 講者提到將表彰「個人與團隊，其不斷追求創新，不僅突破了可能性的界限，更深刻影響了我們數位世界」。這直接點出獲獎者對科技產業做出了重大貢獻，故選項 B 為正解。題目暗示了獲獎者的成就，而非他們最近是否受訓或如何被選拔。
💡 應試技巧 — 聽到「recognizing individuals and teams whose relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries... but has also profoundly impacted...」等關鍵詞時，應立即預期題目會問及獲獎者的成就或貢獻，並尋找與「貢獻」、「成就」、「影響」相關的選項。
📊 錯誤選項分析 — A) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — 文章僅提到持續學習與網路安全培訓的重要性，並未指出獲獎者最近完成了相關培訓。C) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — 文章未提供任何關於獲獎者是否首次參加盛會的資訊。D) They were selected through a public voting process. — 文章未提及評選過程，僅強調了獲獎的原因是其創新成就。
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📖 Passage translation
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the annual Innovator's Gala. It's truly an honor to have you all here tonight as we gather to celebrate the most groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector. This evening, we'll be recognizing individuals and teams whose relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world. We'll also take a moment to highlight the importance of continuous learning, especially in areas like cybersecurity training, which is crucial for safeguarding our i.
📝 Why this answer
The correct answer is "They are known for their significant contributions to technology." The speaker describes the award recipients as those with "groundbreaking achievements and pioneering spirits within the technology sector" and whose "relentless pursuit of innovation has not only pushed the boundaries of what's possible but has also profoundly impacted our digital world." This directly implies that they have made significant contributions to the field of technology.
💡 Test-day tip
For Part 4, practice listening carefully to what the speaker says and inferring the meaning even when it's not explicitly stated. 'Imply' or 'infer' type questions often test context comprehension rather than literal word recall.
📊 Wrong-option analysis
X) They have recently completed a new cybersecurity training. — The passage mentions the importance of cybersecurity training but doesn't state that the award recipients recently completed it.
X) They are all attending the gala for the first time. — There is no information in the passage indicating whether all award recipients are attending the gala for the first time.
X) They were selected through a public voting process. — No information is provided regarding the selection process for the award recipients.