Part 5+7 · Original Practice: Invoice Discount Correction and Grammar & Vocabulary Distinction

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. The board will not make a final decision until it has ______ the financial implications of the merger.

2. Please confirm your attendance no later ______ Thursday so that we can finalize the seating arrangements.

3. The software update includes several security features designed to prevent ______ access to confidential data.

4. ______ by unexpectedly high demand, the manufacturer increased its monthly production target.

5. Employees may work remotely on Fridays, ______ their managers approve the arrangement in advance.

Part 7 · Invoice Discount Correction Email

Daniel Cho, Purchasing ManagerInvoice 7842—Correction Required

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

To: Accounts Department From: Daniel Cho, Purchasing Manager Subject: Invoice 7842—Correction Required

We received invoice 7842 for the office furniture delivered on August 17. The quantities shown on the invoice are correct, but the 12 percent volume discount specified in our purchase agreement was not applied.

Please issue a revised invoice by August 27 so that payment can be included in this month's processing cycle. Invoices received after that date will not be processed until September 15. There is no need to resend the delivery documents, as we have already confirmed that all 45 desks arrived undamaged.

For reference, I have attached the relevant page of the purchase agreement. Please contact me if any further information is needed.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. What problem does Mr. Cho identify?

7. What will happen if the revised invoice arrives after August 27?

8. What did Mr. Cho attach to the e-mail?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · assessed	Verb collocation	"assess the financial implications" fits both meaning and collocation; "appoint" (to name to a position), "enclose" (to attach), and "undertake" (to take on, usually a task rather than "implications") all fail to fit.
2	B · than	Fixed expression	"no later than + time" (not later than…) is a fixed expression — memorize it as a whole.
3	A · unauthorized	Fixed expression	"unauthorized access" is a high-frequency fixed expression in information security; "unoccupied," "unavailable," and "unfinished" all fail to fit the meaning.
4	C · Prompted	Past participle as an adverbial	The subject "the manufacturer" is the one being prompted, so the passive past participle is needed: "Prompted by unexpectedly high demand"; "Prompting" expresses an active sense that doesn't match the logical subject.
5	A · provided that	Conditional conjunction	"provided that" (as long as) introduces a conditional adverbial clause and fits the meaning; "even though" (concession), "as though" (comparison), and "in case of" (followed by a noun phrase, not a clause) all fail to fit.
6	C · An agreed discount is missing.	Detail question	Corresponds to "...the 12 percent volume discount...was not applied."
7	B · Payment will be delayed until September.	Detail question	Corresponds to "Invoices received after that date will not be processed until September 15."
8	A · Part of the purchase agreement	Detail question	Corresponds to "I have attached the relevant page of the purchase agreement."

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
assess	/əˈsɛs/	vt.	评估	評価する	assess the financial implications
financial implications	/faɪˈnænʃəl ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃənz/	n.	财务影响	財務上の影響	assess the financial implications of the merger
merger	/ˈmɜːrdʒər/	n.	合并	合併	the financial implications of the merger
unauthorized	/ʌnˈɔːθəraɪzd/	adj.	未经授权的	権限のない	prevent unauthorized access
confidential data	/ˌkɑːnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ˈdeɪtə/	n.	机密数据	機密データ	access to confidential data
prompt	/prɑːmpt/	vt.	促使、促成	促す	prompted by high demand
demand	/dɪˈmænd/	n.	需求	需要	unexpectedly high demand
production target	/prəˈdʌkʃən ˈtɑːrɡɪt/	n.	生产目标	生産目標	increase its monthly production target
in advance	/ɪn ədˈvæns/	phr.	提前、事先	事前に	approve the arrangement in advance
invoice	/ˈɪnvɔɪs/	n.	发票	請求書	issue a revised invoice
purchase agreement	/ˈpɜːrtʃəs əˈɡriːmənt/	n.	采购协议	購入契約	specified in our purchase agreement
volume discount	/ˈvɑːljuːm ˈdɪskaʊnt/	n.	批量折扣	数量割引	the 12 percent volume discount
processing cycle	/ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ ˈsaɪkəl/	n.	处理周期	処理サイクル	included in this month's processing cycle

05 Common phrases

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

no later than…不迟于……〜までに

prevent unauthorized access to…防止未经授权访问……〜への不正アクセスを防ぐ

prompted by…由……促成的〜に促されて

provided that…只要、前提是……〜という条件で

issue a revised invoice开具修订后的发票修正請求書を発行する

be included in this month's processing cycle计入本月处理周期今月の処理サイクルに含まれる

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 4 tips

01
Judge by both verb meaning and collocation object
"assess" is frequently followed by abstract nouns like "implications/risk/situation." "Appoint/enclose/undertake" are also common verbs, but they take different objects — judge by the object in context.
02
Memorize fixed phrases as a whole
Phrases like "no later than" and "prevent unauthorized access to" should be memorized as whole units, not judged word by word.
03
Past participle as an adverbial expressing the passive
The logical subject of a sentence-initial participial phrase is the sentence's subject; use the past participle (Prompted/Affected/Encouraged) when the subject is being acted upon, and the present participle only when the subject actively performs the action.
04
Distinguishing conditional conjunctions
"provided that" (condition), "even though" (concession), "as though" (comparison), and "in case of" (followed by a noun phrase, not a clause) differ in both grammar and meaning — choose based on sentence meaning and what follows.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The board will not make a final decision until it has assessed the financial implications.董事会在评估财务影响之前不会做出最终决定。取締役会は財務上の影響を評価するまで最終決定を下しません。

The agreed volume discount was not applied to this invoice.这张发票没有应用约定的批量折扣。この請求書には合意された数量割引が適用されていません。

Please issue a revised invoice so that payment can be processed on time.请开具修订后的发票，以便按时处理付款。支払いを期日通りに処理できるよう、修正請求書を発行してください。

I have attached the relevant page for your reference.相关页面已附上，供您参考。ご参考までに該当ページを添付いたしました。

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