TOEIC® Daily · Day 009
Part 5+7 · Original Practice: Regulatory Approval, Inversion, and a Client Forum Arrangements E-mail
15 min · Target 900 · English-first, with Japanese/Chinese notes01 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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Part 7 · Client Forum Presentation Arrangements E-mail
Questions 6-8 refer to the following e-mail.
To: Staff Participating in the Client Forum From: Priya Raman, Events Coordinator Subject: Revised Presentation Arrangements
Thank you for agreeing to represent Calder Solutions at next month's Client Innovation Forum. Because the organizers received more presentation proposals than anticipated, individual speaking slots have been shortened from 25 minutes to 18 minutes. The five-minute question period following each presentation remains unchanged.
Please send me your revised slides by September 9. I will combine them into a single file and forward it to the venue's technical team. Presenters should not bring updated versions on portable drives, as changes made after the deadline cannot be accommodated.
A rehearsal will be held in Conference Room 4 at 3:30 P.M. on September 11. Attendance is optional for experienced presenters, but anyone planning to demonstrate software should participate so that we can confirm compatibility with the equipment provided at the venue.
Part 7 Answer area
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03 Answers & explanations
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| No. | Correct answer | Point tested | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B · formal | Adjective meaning discrimination | "formal approval" is the standard collocation for regulatory sign-off; "unanimous" fits board/committee votes, "mutual" stresses a two-party relationship, and "consecutive" describes time or counts — none fit "approval from a regulatory authority." |
| 2 | B · did the finance team discover | Sentence-initial inversion with "Only after" | When "Only after + clause" opens the sentence, the main clause takes partial inversion (auxiliary before subject): Only after A had done X, did B do Y. The subordinate clause uses the past perfect (had reviewed) for the earlier event; the main clause uses the simple past with inversion (did...discover) for what followed. (A) and (D) are not inverted; (C) has both the wrong order and the wrong tense. |
| 3 | A · thereby | Fixed collocation | "thereby + doing" is a written-register fixed structure meaning "and as a result," describing the consequence of the preceding action; "otherwise," "nevertheless," and "similarly" cannot take a gerund to express a result, semantically or grammatically. |
| 4 | A · secured | Participle as adjective | The blank sits between the article "a" and the noun "location," so an adjective is needed: "secured" (past participle as adjective, "made safe") fits "a secured location." "securing" (present participle, active sense) does not work, "securely" (adverb) cannot modify a noun, and "security" (noun as modifier) is awkward and off-meaning. |
| 5 | A · attainable | Adjective meaning discrimination (look-alike distractors) | "the projected savings were attainable" (the forecast savings can be achieved) fits the context; "attentive," "respective," and "reluctant" look similar but are entirely off-meaning — decide by sentence meaning, not by word shape. |
| 6 | B · More proposals were submitted than expected. | Cause-and-effect detail question | Corresponds to "Because the organizers received more presentation proposals than anticipated, individual speaking slots have been shortened..."; "more...than anticipated" is a synonym paraphrase of the option's "more...than expected." |
| 7 | C · She must prepare one file for the technical team. | Detail question (synonym paraphrase) | Corresponds to "I will combine them into a single file and forward it to the venue's technical team." — "combine into a single file" is a rewording of the option's "prepare one file." |
| 8 | C · Presenters who intend to demonstrate software | Detail question | Corresponds to "...but anyone planning to demonstrate software should participate so that we can confirm compatibility with the equipment..."; attendance is optional for experienced presenters, but those who will demonstrate software are specifically asked to come. |
04 High-frequency vocabulary
Browse all vocabulary →| English | IPA | Part of speech | Chinese | Japanese | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| approval | /əˈpruːvəl/ | n. | 批准、同意 | 承認 | receives formal approval from regulators |
| regulatory | /ˈrɛɡjələˌtɔːri/ | adj. | 监管的 | 規制の、規制当局の | the relevant regulatory authorities |
| discrepancy | /dɪˈskrɛpənsi/ | n. | 差异，不一致 | 相違、食い違い | discovered the discrepancy in the report |
| thereby | /ðɛrˈbaɪ/ | adv. | 因此，从而 | それによって | reduce delays, thereby improving coordination |
| coordination | /koʊˌɔːrdəˈneɪʃən/ | n. | 协调 | 調整 | improving coordination among regional offices |
| unattended | /ˌʌnəˈtɛndɪd/ | adj. | 无人看管的 | 放置された、無人の | documents left unattended |
| secured | /sɪˈkjʊrd/ | adj. | 已确保安全的 | 安全が確保された | stored in a secured location |
| attainable | /əˈteɪnəbəl/ | adj. | 可达到的 | 達成可能な | the projected savings were attainable |
| projected | /prəˈdʒɛktɪd/ | adj. | 预计的 | 見込みの、予測された | the projected savings |
| proposal | /prəˈpoʊzəl/ | n. | 提案 | 提案書 | declined to recommend the proposal |
| rehearsal | /rɪˈhɜːrsəl/ | n. | 彩排，排练 | リハーサル | a rehearsal will be held on September 11 |
| accommodate | /əˈkɑːmədeɪt/ | vt. | 容纳；满足(需求) | 対応する | changes cannot be accommodated |
| compatibility | /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ | n. | 兼容性 | 互換性 | confirm compatibility with the equipment |
05 Common phrases
Learn as a whole chunk — don’t break it apart
06 Answer techniques
Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips
- 01Judge adjective choices by context, not by word shape
"formal / unanimous / mutual / consecutive" all carry a sense of "agreement," but differ in use: "formal" for an authority's official sign-off, "unanimous" for a full-agreement vote, "mutual" for something between two parties, "consecutive" for successive counts or time.
- 02"Only after + perfect-tense clause" at the front triggers partial inversion
When the "Only after" time clause comes first, the main clause uses partial inversion: "auxiliary + subject + base verb." If "Only after" is not at the front, no inversion is needed.
- 03"thereby + doing" expresses the resulting consequence
A written-register fixed structure: state an action or measure, then follow "thereby" with a present participle to show the result. "otherwise / nevertheless / similarly" cannot be used this way.
- 04Past participle as adjective sits between the article and the noun
In "a secured location," "secured" is the past participle of "make safe," showing a passive, completed state; compare "an established company," "a qualified candidate," and distinguish from the "-ing" (active/progressive) form.
- 05Watch for look-alike distractors
Words that look alike but are unrelated in meaning — "attainable / attentive," "respective / reluctant" — are a common distractor design in harder items; eliminate them one by one by sentence meaning, never by appearance.
- 06For "Why" questions, locate the causal connector and spot the paraphrase
For a cause question, find causal markers like "because / due to / as" in the passage; then match the passage wording to the options — "combine into a single file" ≈ "prepare one file," "than anticipated" ≈ "than expected." Practice spotting the paraphrase rather than word-for-word matching.
07 Business English
Standard formal business-letter phrasing
08 Today's reflection
Why you got it wrong matters more than the right answer
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