TOEIC 聽力 Part 3 — 題目
段落
Man: Hi Sarah, it's John from Alpha Supplies. I wanted to talk about our current contract.
Woman: Oh, hi John. Sure, what's on your mind?
Man: We've supplied you with cleaning products for five years now, and we've always valued our relationship. However, we've had some significant cost increases recently.
Woman: I understand that costs can go up. What are you proposing?
Man: We need to adjust the pricing on several items. I have the new price list here. I was hoping we could review it together, perhaps over a quick video call next week?
Woman: Hmm, okay. Before we do that, could you send me the list? I also wanted to ask if there are any updates regarding the cafeteria menu change we discussed last month. The current options are a bit limited.
Man: I haven't heard anything new about the cafeteria, sorry. But I'll send over the price list right away. Let's schedule that call for Tuesday?
題目
Why does John from Alpha Supplies want to talk?
選項
- A. To deliver cleaning products
- B. To get feedback on their service
- C. Because their costs have gone up ✓
- D. To ask about the cafeteria
正確答案
C. Because their costs have gone up
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — 男：哈囉 Sarah，我是 Alpha Supplies 的 John。我想談談我們目前的合約。女：喔，哈囉 John。當然，有什麼事嗎？男：我們為妳們供應清潔用品已經五年了，我們一直很重視我們的合作關係。然而，我們近期面臨一些顯著的成本增加。女：我了解成本會上漲。妳有什麼提議嗎？男：我們需要調整幾項商品的價格。我這裡有新的價目表。我希望我們能一起檢視，或許下週透過一個簡短的視訊通話？
📝 答案解析 — 正確答案是「因為他們的成本增加了」(Because their costs have gone up)。對話中，男性明確提到「然而，我們近期面臨一些顯著的成本增加」(However, we've had some significant cost increases recently)，這是他提出價格調整的主要原因。他接著表示「我們需要調整幾項商品的價格」，直接呼應了成本增加導致價格變動的訊息。
💡 應試技巧 — 當聽力內容提到原因 (cause) 和結果 (effect) 時，特別是與金錢、成本、價格變動相關的對話，優先尋找直接說明成本變化或價格調整理由的選項。
📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) 要運送清潔用品 — 男性的目的不是運送，而是討論合約相關的價格問題。
X) 要對他們服務給予回饋 — 對話中沒有提及對服務的回饋，而是關於合約和商品價格。
X) 要詢問餐廳 — 對話主題是業務合約和商品價格，完全沒有提到餐廳。