TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目
段落
Woman A: Hi Mark, do you have a moment? I wanted to discuss the holiday party.
Man B: Sure, Sarah. What’s on your mind?
Woman A: Well, we need to get the invitations sent out soon. Have you finalized the guest list?
Man B: Almost. I’m just waiting on confirmation from the marketing department. But we need to decide who to invite from the new hires; that’s what’s holding things up.
Woman A: Okay, let's aim to have that sorted by tomorrow. Also, have you heard back from the caterer about the menu options? We need to confirm numbers.
Man B: Yes, they sent over a few proposals. I think their vegetarian selection looks promising. I just need to check if our budget allows for the premium package, especially considering potential increases similar to what we saw in that recent apartment lease agreement renewal.
Woman A: Right, the budget is tight this year. Let’s review the costs together this afternoon. I'll forward you the latest projections.
題目
Why is the guest list not yet finalized?
選項
- A. The marketing department has not responded.
- B. They are waiting to confirm new hires. ✓
- C. The caterer's proposals are not ready.
- D. The venue has not been booked.
正確答案
B. They are waiting to confirm new hires.
解析
📖 文章翻譯 —
女士A:嗨,Mark,有空嗎?我想討論一下年終派對的事。
男士B:當然,Sarah。有什麼事?
女士A:嗯,我們需要盡快寄出邀請函。客人名單確定了嗎?
男士B:差不多了。我只是在等行銷部門的回覆。但我們需要決定要邀請哪些新進員工;這就是讓事情卡住的原因。
女士A:好的,我們目標是明天弄好。另外,你收到外燴業者關於菜單選項的回覆了嗎?我們需要確認人數。
男士B:是的,他們傳過來幾份提案。我覺得他們的素食…。
📝 答案解析 —
正確答案是「他們在等候確認新進員工」。對話中,男士B表示客人名單「差不多了」,但「我們需要決定要邀請哪些新進員工;這就是讓事情卡住的原因。」這直接說明了為何名單尚未最終確定。
💡 應試技巧 —
聽到「holding things up」這樣的片語時,務必注意其後緊接著解釋原因的部分,這通常是問題的關鍵答案所在。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) 行銷部門尚未回覆 — 男士B提到他「在等候行銷部門的回覆」,但這並非*唯一*或*主要*使名單未定的原因,後面接著提到了新進員工。
X) 外燴業者的提案尚未準備好 — 女士A詢問了外燴業者,男士B表示「他們傳過來幾份提案」,表示提案已準備好,只是對話在此中斷。
X) 場地尚未預訂 — 對話中完全沒有提及場地預訂的相關資訊。