TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目
段落
Woman A: Liam, do you have a moment? I wanted to go over the timeline for the 'Synergy' project launch. We're getting quite close.
Man (Liam): Absolutely, Sarah. I was just reviewing the marketing materials. Have we confirmed the distribution channels yet?
Woman A: Not entirely. We're still waiting on the final confirmation from the international team. Speaking of international, did you manage to sort out your travel documents for the Tokyo conference?
Man (Liam): Almost. I've submitted the application, but the passport renewal process seems to be taking longer than usual. I'm hoping it comes through by next week.
Woman A: Oh, I know! Mine took ages last time. Anyway, back to Synergy – once we have distribution sorted, we need to finalize the launch event details. I was thinking a press conference followed by a demo session.
Man (Liam): That sounds good. I'll coordinate with the PR team to secure a venue and send out invitations. Let's aim to have everything confirmed by Friday.
題目
Why is Liam concerned about his passport?
選項
- A. He needs it for the product launch event.
- B. The renewal process is taking longer than expected. ✓
- C. He lost his old passport.
- D. The international team requires it.
正確答案
B. The renewal process is taking longer than expected.
解析
📖 文章翻譯 —
女A：Liam，你現在有空嗎？我想和你檢視一下「Synergy」專案啟動的時間表。我們快到了。
男（Liam）：當然，Sarah。我剛在看行銷資料。我們已經確認了經銷管道了嗎？
女A：還沒有完全確認。我們還在等國際團隊的最終確認。說到國際事務，你關於東京研討會的旅行文件都處理好了嗎？
男（Liam）：差不多好了。我已經提交申請了，但是護照更新程序似乎比平常花了更長時間。我希望它能趕快下來。
📝 答案解析 — Liam 擔心護照是因為「the passport renewal process seems to be taking longer than usual」（護照更新程序似乎比平常花了更長時間）。這句話直接點出他對文件處理時間的擔憂。選項「The renewal process is taking longer than expected.」精確地反映了這個情況。
💡 應試技巧 — 當題目問到「Why is X concerned?」時，仔細聆聽對話中是否有提到原因的副詞子句（如 because, since）或以「X seems to...」或「X is taking longer than...」等表達預期之外延遲的句型，這些通常是解題的關鍵線索。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) He needs it for the product launch event. — 文章中並未提及護照與產品發佈會有關。
X) He lost his old passport. — Liam 提到的是「renewal process」，表示他正在更新現有護照，並非遺失。
X) The international team requires it. — 國際團隊需要的是「travel documents」，並未直接表明他們需要 Liam 的「passport renewal process」或對其進度有疑慮。