TOEIC測驗的第三部份有十個題組的簡短對話（short conversation），每個題組都有三個問題，詢問所聽到的對話內容，這一大題的特色是：
三個問題和四個選項都印在題本上
題目的間隔時間是「八秒」
快速掌握解題祕訣！
考生可以利用題組的空檔時間，先快速瀏覽題目及選項，大概推敲出對話的主題，接下來聽對話的音檔時，比較能針對問題找出答案。
這一部份問的問題分為概要型、細節型和推論型問題。首先介紹「概要型問題」，常出現的問題及相關字詞如下所列：
| Wh-問題 | 相關字詞 | |
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一、詢問地點 |
Where are they? Where is the conversation probably taking place? |
restaurant 餐廳 bank 銀行 hotel 飯店 theater 戲院 |
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詢問地點的問題，通常答案不會直接出現在對話中，不可依賴單一字彙妄下結論，應該要從對話中的數個關鍵字推敲。 |
| Wh-問題 | 相關字詞 | |
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二、詢問職業 |
What are the speakers? Who most likely is the man/woman? |
dentist 牙醫師 secretary 秘書 mechanic 技工 student 學生 |
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這類問題要根據數個關鍵字來選擇正確答案，例如：當你聽到fare（車資）、transfer（轉車），以及next stop（下一站）時，正確答案可能是bus driver。但若只依據fare 這個字詞，可能會誤選travel agent 或taxi driver。 |
| Wh-問題 | 相關字詞 | |
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三、詢問活動 |
What is going to happen? What does the man/woman want to do? |
booking a flight 訂機票 marketing products 行銷產品 making a presentation 做簡報 |
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這類問題大多詢問對話者正在做何事，或將要做何事，所以答案大都以動詞或V-ing的形式呈現。 |
| Wh-問題 | 相關字詞 | |
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四、詢問對話主題 |
What are the speakers discussing? What does the man ask the woman about? |
a meeting agenda 會議議程 a survey result 調查結果 new staff 新進員工 |
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這類問題詢問的是對話概要，對話的主題可能是人（a person）、事物（a thing）或是活動（an activity）。 |
【多益模擬試題】
Questions 1-3 refer to the following conversation.
- What are the speakers discussing?
(A) An award for innovation
(B) A TV advertisement
(C) A co-worker’s interview
(D) A radio broadcast - When will the broadcast take place?
(A) On Monday
(B) On Tuesday
(C) On Wednesday
(D) On Thursday - What does the woman plan to do?
(A) Watch the program.
(B) Attend an interview.
(C) Accept an award.
(D) Learn more about the current affairs.
解答：
M: Jimmy just told me that Oscar Levitt will be on television next week. Did you hear anything about that?
W: Yeah, pretty exciting, huh? Apparently we were the only firm in the state to win the “National Award for Green Innovation” this year. Do you know when he’ll be on?
M: Jimmy says the TV5 crew will be here on Monday, but the interview won’t be broadcast until two days later. It’ll be on TV5’s current affairs program at 7 o’clock on Wednesday.
W: Thanks for letting me know. I’ll be sure to watch it when it airs.
1. (A)
2. (C)
3. (A)
文／溫宥基、張秀帆、TOEIC 900團隊