Part 5+7 · Original Practice: Temporary Entrance Closure Notice 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 warranty will remain valid ______ the equipment is serviced by an authorized technician.

2. Mr. Nakamura's industry contacts were ______ in securing a distribution agreement with the overseas retailer.

3. Not until all safety inspections had been completed ______ permission to reopen the facility.

4. Neither the revised budget nor the supporting documents ______ available when the auditors arrived.

5. To compensate for the shipping delay, the supplier agreed to ______ the express-delivery fee.

Part 7 · Temporary Entrance Closure Notice E-mail

Workplace OperationsTemporary Entrance Closure

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

To: Employees of the Central Office From: Workplace Operations Subject: Temporary Entrance Closure

Beginning Monday, September 14, the main entrance to the Central Office will be closed for approximately two weeks while the accessibility ramp is replaced. During this period, employees and visitors must enter through the east entrance on Palmer Street.

Employee identification cards will function normally at the temporary entrance. However, visitors must report to the security desk, so employees expecting guests should provide Security with their names by 4:00 P.M. on the preceding business day. Deliveries will continue to be accepted at the loading area behind the building.

Because the east entrance has limited bicycle parking, employees who normally cycle to work are encouraged to use the secured bicycle area beside the West Annex. Additional signs will be posted before the closure begins.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. Why will the main entrance be closed?

7. What should employees do before a guest visits?

8. What is indicated about the east entrance?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · provided that	Conditional conjunction	"provided that" fits the meaning: "the warranty stays valid as long as the equipment is serviced by an authorized technician"; "in spite of," "as opposed to," and "rather than" all fail to fit.
2	A · instrumental	Fixed collocation	"be instrumental in doing sth" (play a key role in) is a high-frequency fixed collocation; "optional," "courteous," and "consecutive" all fail to fit the context.
3	B · did the manager receive	Inversion	When the negative adverbial phrase "Not until..." opens a sentence, the main clause requires partial inversion (auxiliary + subject + base verb): "did the manager receive"; the subordinate clause's past perfect (had been completed) correctly precedes the main clause's past tense (received).
4	C · were	Subject-verb agreement	With subjects joined by "neither...nor...", the verb agrees with the nearer subject (the supporting documents, plural), so "were" is correct; it also matches the past tense of "when the auditors arrived."
5	A · waive	Verb meaning discrimination	"waive a fee" is a high-frequency collocation; "enroll," "undergo," and "retain" all fail to fit the context of "compensating for a shipping delay" — it makes no sense to "retain" a fee here.
6	B · An accessibility feature is being replaced.	Reason detail question	Corresponds to "...while the accessibility ramp is replaced."
7	C · Give the guest's name to Security	Detail question	Corresponds to "...employees expecting guests should provide Security with their names by 4:00 P.M. on the preceding business day."
8	A · It has limited space for bicycles.	Detail question	Corresponds to "Because the east entrance has limited bicycle parking..."

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
valid	/ˈvælɪd/	adj.	有效的	有効な	the warranty will remain valid
authorized technician	/ˈɔːθəraɪzd tɛkˈnɪʃən/	n.	授权技术人员	認定技術者	serviced by an authorized technician
instrumental	/ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəl/	adj.	起重要作用的	（〜において）重要な	instrumental in securing an agreement
distribution agreement	/ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən əˈɡriːmənt/	n.	经销协议	販売店契約	secure a distribution agreement
overseas retailer	/ˌoʊvərˈsiːz ˈriːteɪlər/	n.	海外零售商	海外の小売業者	an agreement with the overseas retailer
auditor	/ˈɔːdɪtər/	n.	审计员	監査人	when the auditors arrived
supporting documents	/səˈpɔːrtɪŋ ˈdɑːkjəmənts/	n.	支持性文件	裏付け書類	the revised budget and supporting documents
compensate for	/ˈkɑːmpənseɪt fɔːr/	vi.	补偿	補償する	compensate for the shipping delay
shipping delay	/ˈʃɪpɪŋ dɪˈleɪ/	n.	发货延误	出荷の遅延	compensate for the shipping delay
waive	/weɪv/	vt.	免除、放弃（权利/费用）	免除する	waive the express-delivery fee
accessibility ramp	/əkˌsɛsəˈbɪləti ræmp/	n.	无障碍坡道	バリアフリースロープ	while the accessibility ramp is replaced
identification card	/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən kɑːrd/	n.	身份证件、工作证	身分証明書	employee identification cards
loading area	/ˈloʊdɪŋ ˈɛriə/	n.	装卸区	荷降ろしエリア	accepted at the loading area

05 Common phrases

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

provided that…只要、前提是……〜という条件で

be instrumental in doing sth在……中起重要作用〜において重要な役割を果たす

Not until... did S + V直到……才……〜して初めて…

neither A nor B + 谓语A 和 B 都不……AもBも〜ない

compensate for…补偿……〜を補償する

report to the security desk到安保台报到警備デスクで受付をする

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
Inversion after a fronted negative adverbial
When a negative adverbial like "Not until / Never / Rarely / Seldom / Little" opens a sentence, the main clause requires partial inversion (auxiliary/modal + subject + base verb).
02
Subject-verb agreement with neither...nor...
The verb's number is determined by the nearer subject, not the first one.
03
Fixed collocation: be instrumental in
In TOEIC, "instrumental" almost always appears in this fixed collocation — best memorized as a whole chunk.
04
Judge verb-meaning choices by contextual plausibility
"waive a fee" vs. "retain a fee" both literally mean doing something to a fee, but the context is "compensating for a delay" — only "waive" makes sense.
05
Multiple paragraphs map to multiple questions
This notice has three paragraphs covering the closure reason, visitor/ID rules, and bicycle parking — the three questions map roughly one-to-one to each paragraph, so locate answers by reading in paragraph order.
06
Causal signal words like "because" state the reason directly
"Because the east entrance has limited bicycle parking..." directly states the answer to a detail question, requiring no further inference.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The warranty remains valid provided that the equipment is serviced by an authorized technician.只要设备由授权技术人员维护，保修就一直有效。機器が認定技術者によって整備される限り、保証は有効です。

His contacts were instrumental in securing the agreement.他的人脉在促成这项协议中起到了关键作用。彼の人脈がその契約締結に重要な役割を果たしました。

To compensate for the delay, we agreed to waive the delivery fee.为补偿延误，我们同意免除运费。遅延を補償するため、配送料を免除することにしました。

Visitors must report to the security desk before entering the building.访客进入大楼前必须先到安保台报到。来訪者は建物に入る前に警備デスクで受付をする必要があります。

08 Today's reflection

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