TOEIC Practice - Part 3: Short Conversations

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TOEIC Practice - Part 3: Short Conversations

Part 3 là phần khó nhất trong phần Nghe Hiểu (L/C) vì Part 3 đòi hỏi thí sinh phải thưc sự nghe tốt Nếu trong Part 1 và 2 thí sinh phần nào có thể dựa vào các thủ thuật để tìm ra các đáp án đúng thì Part 3 hoàn toàn dựa vào nội dung mà thí sinh thật sự hiểu từ bài đối thoại.Trên thực tế, câu hỏi của Part 3 có rất nhiều

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In this part of the test you will listen to a short conversation between a man and a woman After the

conversation, you will answer three questions about the dialogue There will be four possible answers for each question Typical questions include, who, what, where, when, why, and how You may also be asked

to make an inference

Example 1:

First you will hear a short conversation:

Next you will read three questions with four possible answers:

1 What are the man and woman mainly discussing?

A) A vacation

B) A budget

C) A company policy

D) A conference

2 How is the woman traveling?

A) By plane

B) By bus

C) By taxi

D) By car

3 Why aren't the man and woman going together?

A) The woman needs to arrive earlier

B) The man has to work overtime

C) The woman dislikes air travel

D) The man has to go to the bank first

Explanation 1:

Choice A is mentioned, but the man is asking if she needs to take a "vacation day" In Part III there

is often one or two choices that are mentioned but are not correct.

Choice B is related to saving money for the company, but this is not the main topic of the

conversation Be careful with main subject questions, because incorrect choices may be small details from the conversation

Choice C repeats the word "company," but no policy is mentioned In Part III there is often one

choice that includes a word from the conversation You may have heard the word, but it is not the correct choice

The correct answer is D.

Explanation 2:

Choice A is how the man is getting to the conference In Part III there is often one or two choices

that are mentioned but are not correct.

Choice C is how the man is getting to the airport "Taxi" is mentioned but is not correct.

Choice D is not mentioned In Part III there is often one choice that is not mentioned at all.

The correct answer is B.

Explanation 3:

Choice A confuses the idea of "leaving earlier" and "arriving earlier".

Choice B repeats the word "overtime", but it was the woman who did overtime last week.

Choice D uses the homonym bank, but in this conversation the term "bank" means to store up for

later use, not a financial institution In Part III there are often homonyms as distractors.

The correct answer is C.

Transcript:

Man: Do you want to share a taxi to the airport? We can save on expenses that way, and as you know the company is trying to cut costs

Woman: Actually I'm not flying I'm going to the conference by bus I have to leave tomorrow because it's

going to take two days to get there.

Man: That's right I forgot that you are afraid of flying Are you taking a vacation day tomorrow?

Woman: Well, I worked some overtime last week, so I just banked it instead of wasting a holiday day

Example 2:

4 What does the man have to do today?

A) Visit his lawyer

B) Get a massage

C) Go to the doctor

D) Make an appointment

5 What can be inferred from the conversation?

A) The woman is the man's receptionist

B) The lawyer works in the same building

C) The woman has no deadlines today

D) The man and woman have a meeting this afternoon

6 What does the woman offer to do for the man?

A) Answer his phone

B) Call his lawyer

C) Pick up the newspaper

D) Take notes at the meeting

Explanation 4:

Choice A is who the man is expecting a call from He needs to go there next week.

Choice B confuses the sound "message" with "massage" Similar sound is a common distractor in

Part III

Choice D is not correct because the man has already made the appointment If the question was in

the past, then it could be correct Tense is a common distractor used in Part III

The correct answer is C.

Explanation 5:

Choice A is incorrect because the woman doesn't normally answer the man's calls.

Choice B is incorrect because the man mentions that he will have to go to a different location

(downtown) to sign papers in front of his lawyer

Choice D is not correct because there is no mention of this The man will be at the doctor's office.

The correct answer is C.

Explanation 6:

Choice B is the opposite of what the woman offers to do She offers to take the man's calls, not

make them

Choice C repeats the word "paper," but the conversation does not mention newspaper Similar

sound is a common distractor in Part III.

Choice D confuses the idea of taking notes at a meeting and taking a message from a phone call.

The correct answer is A.

Transcript:

Man: I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon Are you going to be in the office, or do you have a meeting?

Woman: I'll be here And, don't worry I don't have much on for today, so I'll handle all of your calls Man: Thanks I'm expecting a call from my lawyer He's supposed to be sending me some changes to the contracts

Woman: I'll make sure to take a detailed message if he calls Is there anything you want to tell him?

Man: Well, you could remind him that I'm going to need to come downtown and sign a few papers in front

of him I'll have to set something up for next week