Part 5+7 · Original Practice: Office Procedures and a Network System Upgrade Notice

01 Questions & answer area

Part 5 + 7 · 2 sections

Part 5 · Vocabulary & Grammar Fill-in

This section is standalone sentences with no shared passage — each question is listed directly in the answer area below.

Part 5 Answer area

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1. Staff must submit their expense reports ______ requesting reimbursement for travel costs.

2. The updated scheduling software allows managers to assign shifts more ______.

3. Mr. Alvarez was asked to ______ the training session after the original instructor fell ill.

4. The membership will automatically expire ______ the member renews it before the due date.

5. Employee satisfaction has remained ______ high since the new benefits package was introduced.

Part 7 · IT System Upgrade Notice E-mail

Rivertown Office · IT DepartmentNetwork System Upgrade notice

Questions 6-8 refer to the following e-mail.

To: All Rivertown Office Employees From: IT Department Subject: Network System Upgrade

Beginning September 2, the company's internal network will be upgraded to improve overall system speed. The upgrade is expected to take two days, during which employees may experience limited access to shared drives.

Employees who need to access shared files during this period should save copies to their local computers in advance. The IT Help Desk will remain available by phone, but on-site support will be limited. A temporary support desk will therefore be set up in the second-floor lobby for employees who need immediate assistance. Employees may drop by without an appointment.

Before logging in after the upgrade, employees are asked to reset their passwords through the new employee portal. Instructions for resetting passwords will be sent by e-mail on September 8.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. Why will employees experience limited access to shared drives?

7. What should employees who need immediate IT assistance do?

8. What will happen on September 8?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	B · before	Time preposition + gerund	"before + doing" (before doing something) shows sequence; "beside/during/among" all fail on meaning or usage.
2	A · accurately	Adverb modifying a verb	When "more" modifies a verb phrase, it needs the adverb "accurately"; "accuracy/accuracies" are nouns and "accurate" is an adjective.
3	A · lead	Verb collocation	"lead a training session" (to run a training session) is a fixed collocation; "reserve/recruit/manufacture" cannot take "session" as an object.
4	B · unless	Conjunction distinction	"unless" is a conjunction meaning "except if" and introduces a conditional clause; "despite" is a preposition and cannot take a full clause, while "whereas/therefore" don't fit the meaning.
5	C · noticeably	Adverb collocation	"remain noticeably high" reads naturally; "closely/shortly/nearly" don't logically modify "high" here.
6	A · The network will be upgraded.	Reason detail question	Corresponds to "...the company's internal network will be upgraded..., during which employees may experience limited access to shared drives."
7	C · Visit the temporary support desk	Detail question · procedure	Corresponds to "A temporary support desk will ... be set up in the second-floor lobby for employees who need immediate assistance."
8	B · Password reset instructions will be sent.	Detail question · dates	Corresponds to "Instructions for resetting passwords will be sent by e-mail on September 8."

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
reimbursement	/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːrsmənt/	n.	报销	払い戻し	request reimbursement for travel costs
assign	/əˈsaɪn/	vt.	分配、安排	割り当てる	assign shifts more accurately
training session	/ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈsɛʃən/	n.	培训课程	研修セッション	lead the training session
membership	/ˈmɛmbərʃɪp/	n.	会员资格	会員資格	the membership will expire
expire	/ɪkˈspaɪər/	vi.	到期、失效	期限が切れる	expire before the due date
benefits package	/ˈbɛnɪfɪts ˈpækɪdʒ/	n.	福利待遇方案	福利厚生パッケージ	the new benefits package
upgrade	/ˈʌpɡreɪd/	n./vt.	升级	アップグレード	the network will be upgraded
shared drive	/ʃɛrd draɪv/	n.	共享盘	共有ドライブ	limited access to shared drives
temporary support desk	/ˈtɛmpərɛri səˈpɔːrt dɛsk/	n.	临时支持台	臨時サポートデスク	set up a temporary support desk

05 Common phrases

Learn as a whole chunk — don’t break it apart

submit an expense report提交报销单経費報告書を提出する

fall ill生病病気になる

before the due date在到期日之前期限日前に

save a copy in advance提前保存副本事前にコピーを保存する

drop by without an appointment无需预约随时来访予約なしで立ち寄る

reset a password重置密码パスワードをリセットする

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
Time preposition/conjunction + gerund or clause
before/after/until can act as a preposition (followed by a gerund, as in this question's "before requesting reimbursement") or as a conjunction (followed by a full subject-verb clause, as in "before he arrives") — judge by what it actually introduces in the sentence, not by a fixed rule.
02
Adverbs modifying verbs/adjectives
Use an adverb after "more" + verb phrase (assign shifts more accurately); use an adjective only when "more" precedes a noun.
03
Verb + noun collocations
Memorize "lead a session," "submit a report," "assign a shift" as whole phrases.
04
Conjunctions vs. prepositions
"unless/whereas" are conjunctions followed by a full subject-verb clause; "despite/during" are prepositions followed by a noun or gerund, not a clause.
05
Spot the question's keyword first, then locate it in the passage
"Why" questions usually map to a reason clause in the passage (while / because / due to); "what should/must do" questions map to an imperative or a must/should instruction.
06
Watch for multiple dates/times in the passage
The passage has two different dates — 9/2 (upgrade starts) and 9/8 (password-reset instructions sent). Match each question to the correct one precisely and don't mix them up.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The upgrade is expected to take two days.升级预计需要两天时间。アップグレードには2日かかる見込みです。

A temporary support desk will be set up for immediate assistance.将设立临时支持台以提供即时帮助。迅速な対応のため、臨時サポートデスクを設置します。

Employees are asked to reset their passwords.员工需要重置密码。従業員はパスワードのリセットをお願いします。

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