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2014 New TOEIC 考試心得 1

考試日期: 3 / 30 / 2014

考試地點: 台北大學

Written and Compiled by Holly Lin.

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填空題中有30題是基本題，主要考詞性變化、動詞題(時態、單複數一致性、主被動 ex: The meeting was held on Monday.)、介係詞 (from…to…, either…or…)、關代、常見片語、分詞、連接詞 (ex: As a store owner, Jean believed that store location and product quality were the most important element for success. _______, after she received many inquiries from people asking whether her store had a website, she started to realize the importance of online business and promotion. (A) Although (B) Furthermore (C) However (D) Therefore。答案為B)。

另外有16題單字題，是平常需要靠多閱讀累積實力來拿分的。題目如：

1. There is an immediate opening in the office.

2. I’m writing this letter to commend (=praise) one of your employees.                                       

3. As a facilitator, the man…..

4. be designated (= selected = appointed ) to V…

5. He wrote a book concerning (=about) environmental protection.

6. The trees died out of (在此=due to) lack of water.

其他常見不規則adv.變化：

1.       hard 努力地≠ hardly 幾乎不
2.       late 晚地≠ lately 最近
3.       fast 非 fastly 快速地

口訣：哈雷飛落 hard-late-fast-low

如同OG，多數題不用看整句即可快速答題。保守估計，若有充分練習及掌握文法重點，在沒粗心的情況下，至少可答對30題。

13篇中前6篇屬基本拿分篇，文章內容、長度、及對應題目都相對簡單，是平常練OG即可準備好的。接著3篇長篇文章比較複雜些，須要靠考生多多閱讀文章(含課外文章)來熟悉及提升答題速度和準確度。最後4組雙篇文章中，第一組是簡單的拿分組，其餘三組就較複雜些，但靠熟練OG也可讓考生盡量拿分。整題而言，最難的一篇出現在長篇文章中，是OG中未見的學科文章(考地質學)。

這次沒有考到的主題：graphs or charts有圖表的文章、recipes食譜、estimates估價的文章、instructions給指示的文章。

有考的文章類型為：ads, emails, letters, schedules, and reports.

同義字題在PART 7中占3題：

1. We will tailor to your needs. (= adapt)

2. It was an outstanding performance. (= excellent)

3. I gather that you will need some help on that day. (= conclude。另一個選項為 collect，在這邊的用法不適合的。)

如同OG，從題目回文章找答案即可不用閱讀整篇。和關鍵字：「數字」及「大寫」有關的題目出得很多。題目多有依序出，雙篇文章中的「整合題」也有限。保守估計，若有充分練習及掌握閱讀重點和技巧及認識重要單字，在沒粗心的情況下，至少可答對35題。故Reading至少共可答對65題，得到320+ 分。

Article 1. (Level: easy)

It’s an advertisement about flight promotion offered by a local airline company. (Only 4-5 lines in length)

Question: What is the advertisement mainly about?

Answer: a flight promotion

Question: Which of the following is true about the airline company?

Article 2. (Level: easy)

It’s an ad written by a company about a job opening. The company is looking for a full-time front desk clerk. It further states responsibilities to undertake (check in and checkout of guests), and requirements (experience in the travel industry) for the position.

Question: What type of company most likely posted the ad?

Answer: a hotel

Question: What must a job applicant possess?

Article 3. (Level: easy)

It’s a notice given to employees of a company, informing them that the company has stricken a deal with a mobile service provider. Thus employees can get a 20% discount on certain mobile phones. In the end, there are instructions on which department to go to for further details of the discount.

Question: Where is this advertisement mostly from?

Answer: a company’ s newsletter (錯誤選項有：a newspaper ad section)

Article 4. (Level: easy)

It’s an email written by an administrative assistant to her company manager. The subject of the email is about accommodation suggestions. The assistant advises the manager, who is traveling overseas with his team for a convention, on a proper hotel to stay that will fit his needs, which is to be at a convenient location. She also mentions extra bonus that the hotel provides to its guests.

Question: Why is the manager traveling abroad?

Answer: for a convention

Question: What does the manager care the most about the place to stay?

Answer: a convenient location

Article 5. (Level: easy)

It’s a restaurant review written by a critic. The review is based on four categories: atmosphere, price, food taste and quality, and location. Each category is rated from one star (the worst) to five stars (the best).

Question: Who is xxx 沒記名字?

Answer: the restaurant owner [文章中用同義字 proprietor表示 xxx為餐廳老闆]

Question: Which of the following is NOT true about the review?

Answer: 用刪去法即可找出答案

Article 6. (Level: easy)

It’s an announcement made by a company, asking people to provide ideas as its slogans. It further describes the nature of the company, which strives for innovation and creativity, and asks for imaginative ideas from contestants. At the end of the competition, two slogans will be picked, and the winners will get certain prizes.

Article 7. (Level: medium)

It’s a report about a small town ABC (沒記鎮名) located near a big city (不確定城市名，好像是Amsterdam), which is often overlooked because of its small size. However the town is highly recommended by the report because it has a very special feature: everything there is made manually. There are all types of artifacts and fine crafts, each unique and limited in production. This is why xxx (沒記人名), a famous artist well known for his pottery, chose to settle there after he went for an initial visit years ago. Then information is given about directions to the town, which is only 20 minutes away from the big city if you drive north by car. The town has grown well in popularity in the recent years.

Question: What is true about the town?

Answer: It’s at the north of Amsterdam.

Question: Who is xxx?

Answer: a potter

Article 8. (Level: hard 需要考生懂些地質學相關字)

It’s an advertising letter written by an Indian oil and mining company, which specializes in three areas(條列式列出): Extraction of geological specimen (= sample) for mining purpose; analyses of the history and composition of extracted minerals, rocks and fragments; and oil digging with professional equipment and heavy machinery。The company then encourages potential customers to contact them and do business with them, and stresses that it has advantages over its local competitors, which is the presence of numerous affiliations overseas.

Question: Which of the following areas is NOT part of the company’s business? (考條列式的內容，須用刪去法)

Answer: analysis of both oil digging and mining equipment and heavy machinery

Question: What is a strength stated by the company?

Answer: It collaborates with similar companies in other countries. (與affiliations overseas做同義字替換)

Article 9. (Level: hard)

It’s a schedule for a convention which is will last for 3 days (the 4^th to the 6th). A note located at the end of the schedule also mentions about admission fees to the convention, and where and when people can reserve a ticket. 這篇難在考的問題需稍加推論。另外有考同義字：manual = booklet = pamphlet

Article 10. (Double passage / Level: easy)

There are two emails. The first one is from a company’s employee to all coworkers, telling them that he has two symphony tickets for sale. He won’t be able to attend the concert, because he found out that he has a big project to submit the day after, so he needed to work on it.

The second email is a response from a woman, telling the man that she is very interested in purchasing the tickets. As a matter of fact, she has always been a fan of the performers, but in the past few years, she hasn’t been successful in purchasing tickets to their live performance, because they were always sold out before she could get them. Finally, she asks if he will have time after lunch, as she offers to pass by his office and purchase the tickets directly from him.

Question: Why can’t the man go to the concert?

Question: Why wasn’t the woman able to watch the band live before?

Question: What will the woman do after lunch?

Question: Why does the woman look forward to attending the symphony?

Answer: She has never seen it live.

Article 11. (Double passage /Level: medium)

There are two letters. The first one is sent by a woman who has purchased a food processor, model type 200-XM, ten years ago from a company. It has broken lately, and she has tried to get it fixed but the repair shops said that they don’t have the replacement parts, since only the manufacturer produces them. She also went back to the retail store where she originally purchased the food processor from, but they don’t have the model type 200-XM anymore. This is why she wrote to the manufacturer, asking for help and advice.

The second letter is a response from xxx沒記名字, the head of the production department. He responds by telling the customer that the company has discontinued production of the model she asked for, but they can provide repair service for her. All she needs to do is send the product to their engineering department. However he reminds her to pack it well, since they won’t be responsible for any damage incurred during transit. He also said that once they receive the product, they will give her an estimate of the repair cost. If she agrees to that, she will need to pay them in advance, and they will proceed on fixing the item for her.

Question: Why is true about the woman?

Question: What happened to the product the woman asked about?

Answer: It is not manufactured anymore. (=discontinued)

Question: Who is xxx?

Answer: the production manager (=head of the production department)

Question: What should the woman pay attention to?

Answer: discontinue the safety of the product (=pack it well)

Article 12. (Double passage /Level: hard)

There is an advertisement and an email. The advertisement is from a real estate company, which has been in operation for 15 years, and specializes in the rental of offices. It then lists 4 different rental cases, with details of them including their approximate locations, descriptions of their shapes and surroundings, and monthly rent.

The email is sent from a real estate agent to a potential tenant. From the email, we can find out clues, such as the budget of the tenant, the type of business she will conduct, and the office area the agent will take her to. He ends the email by trying to set up a time for apartment viewing.

這篇難在問題，有牽涉推論，刪去法及整合。需要花時間找答案。

Article 13. (Double passage /Level: medium)

There are two emails. The first one is written in May 2010, from the editor of a publishing company, who tells other coworkers that the company has recently won a big contract from a client. Thus they will need more editors to work on the big project, so they will post ads in newspapers later this week, looking for someone to work temporarily until the end of the year, when the project will be due. However if someone already knows qualified editors who may fit the job, the company will be happy to give them an interview in advance.

The second email is written in November 2010, from the same editor to xxx 沒記名字, thanking her for her formidable performance in the past few months. The editor informs xxx that the company won another big contract and is thus offering xxx to apply for a permanent position at the company (這邊要考生自己推原來 xxx 是第一篇中所提到的, 最後被公司選進來當 temporary editor的人). However he reminds her that her temporary employment status shall remain until the end of her current contract (從上一篇中，考生要自己推 xxx的臨時雇員身分會持續到the end of the year, 也就是十二月。這是本篇最後一題的問題)。