TOEIC 聽力 Part 4 — 題目
段落
Hello everyone, and thank you for tuning in. We have some significant news to share regarding our flagship downtown store. After many wonderful years serving this community, we've made the difficult decision to close our downtown location permanently. This decision was not made lightly, but it is necessary as we restructure our operations. To express our gratitude for your unwavering support, we will be holding a massive store closing sale, starting this Friday. Every item in the store will be available at unprecedented discounts, up to 70% off the original retail price. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire high-quality merchandise at astonishingly low prices. We encourage you to come early, as stock is limited and will not be replenished. Furthermore, the preparation for this event has highlighted areas where our team could benefit from enhanced customer service protocols. Consequently, we are also accelerating our new employee training program to ensure our staff at other locations are exceptionally prepared to serve you better. The sale runs for two weeks, or until all inventory is depleted. We thank you once again for your patronage and hope to see you during this final sale event.
題目
When will the store closing sale commence?
選項
- A. Immediately
- B. Next Friday ✓
- C. At the end of the month
- D. When inventory is depleted
正確答案
B. Next Friday
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — 各位觀眾大家好，感謝你們的收聽。我們有一些關於我們市中心旗艦店的重要消息要和大家分享。在為這個社區服務了許多美好的歲月後，我們做出了艱難的決定，將永久關閉我們市中心的分店。這個決定並非輕率，但隨著我們重組營運，這個決定是必要的。為了表達我們對您始終如一支持的感謝，我們將舉辦一場盛大的閉店特賣，從本週五開始。店內所有商品都將以前所未有的折扣出售，最高可享原零售價的70%折扣。這真的是一次性的機會。
📝 答案解析 — 正確答案是「下週五」。文章中明確提到「starting this Friday」，這直接回答了「When will the store closing sale commence?」（閉店特賣何時開始？）這個問題。選項「Next Friday」與此時間點完全吻合。
💡 應試技巧 — 聽到表述「starting on/this/next [day of the week]」時，務必將其與問題中關於「when」的關鍵詞進行匹配，這是 Part 4 中預測開展時間的常見考點。
📊 錯誤選項分析 — X) Immediately — 文章未提及「立即」開始。X) At the end of the month — 文章提及的「本週五」並非「月底」。X) When inventory is depleted — 文章未將特賣開始時間與「清空庫存」掛鉤，而是設定了具體的起始日期。