Part 5+7 · Original Practice: Formal Expressions, Inversion, and a Fire-Safety Inspection 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. The prices listed in the preliminary catalog are ______ to change without prior notice.

2. The revised sales forecast is based on data ______ from all twelve regional offices.

3. No sooner had the maintenance work begun ______ the technicians discovered additional damage.

4. Before approving the proposal, the board must determine whether the estimated completion date is financially and technically ______.

5. The company intends to upgrade its existing warehouse ______ construct an entirely new facility.

Part 7 · Fire-Safety Inspection Notice

Meridian Business Center · Property ManagementFire-Safety Inspection

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

To: Tenants of Meridian Business Center From: Property Management Subject: Fire-Safety Inspection

The annual fire-safety inspection of Meridian Business Center will take place on September 22. Inspectors will test alarms in all common areas between 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. Brief periods of loud noise should therefore be expected.

Beginning at 10:30 A.M., inspectors will visit individual offices to check emergency exits and fire extinguishers. Each company must arrange for an employee to provide access. Tenants that cannot accommodate an inspection that day should contact Property Management by September 17 to request an alternative appointment.

Please ensure that corridors and emergency exits are unobstructed. Any items found blocking these areas will be removed temporarily and may be collected from the basement storage office after the inspection.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. What should tenants expect early on September 22?

7. What must each company arrange?

8. What is implied about items left in emergency exits?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · subject	Fixed collocation	"be subject to" (liable to change, bound by) is a high-frequency fixed phrase for saying prices or terms may change. "liable" (prone to a bad outcome, e.g. "liable to break") doesn't fit; "relevant" / "dependent" also take different prepositions (relevant to / dependent on).
2	B · collected	Past participle as a post-nominal modifier	"data collected from all twelve regional offices" = data that was collected...; the past participle is passive and modifies the preceding noun "data." "collecting" (present participle, active), "collection" (noun), and "collects" (finite verb) cannot serve as a post-nominal modifier.
3	C · than	Fixed inversion structure	"No sooner had + subject + past participle ... than + clause" is a fixed inverted structure meaning "as soon as." "when," "then," and "while" cannot pair with "no sooner."
4	A · feasible	Adjective meaning discrimination	"financially and technically feasible" fits the context. "eligible" (qualified, usually of people), "proficient" (skilled, of abilities), and "consecutive" (successive, of counts or periods) all fail to fit.
5	A · rather than	Parallel structure	"rather than" links two parallel bare infinitives (upgrade... rather than construct...), meaning "instead of." "as long as" (provided that, takes a clause), "owing to" (because of, takes a noun), and "apart from" (except for, takes a noun) cannot link two bare infinitives.
6	B · Loud sounds from alarm testing	Detail question	Corresponds to "Inspectors will test alarms... Brief periods of loud noise should therefore be expected." Option C (entering individual offices) happens after 10:30 A.M., not early.
7	A · An employee who can admit the inspectors	Detail question	Corresponds to "Each company must arrange for an employee to provide access."
8	C · They may be moved to another location.	Inference question	Corresponds to "Any items found blocking these areas will be removed temporarily and may be collected from the basement storage office..." — "removed temporarily" plus "may be collected from the basement" implies the items are moved elsewhere, not permanently discarded.

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
subject to	/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt tuː/	adj.	可能会有变动的，须服从……的	〜の対象となる、変更の可能性がある	prices are subject to change without notice
preliminary	/prɪˈlɪmɪˌnɛri/	adj.	初步的	予備的な、暫定的な	the preliminary catalog
forecast	/ˈfɔːrkæst/	n.	预测	予測	the revised sales forecast
maintenance	/ˈmeɪntənəns/	n.	维护	メンテナンス	the maintenance work
feasible	/ˈfiːzəbəl/	adj.	可行的	実行可能な	financially and technically feasible
facility	/fəˈsɪləti/	n.	设施	施設	construct an entirely new facility
tenant	/ˈtɛnənt/	n.	租户	テナント	tenants of Meridian Business Center
emergency exit	/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi ˈɛɡzɪt/	n.	紧急出口	非常口	check emergency exits and fire extinguishers
fire extinguisher	/ˈfaɪər ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃər/	n.	灭火器	消火器	check emergency exits and fire extinguishers
accommodate	/əˈkɑːmədeɪt/	vt.	容纳；满足（需求）	対応する	cannot accommodate an inspection that day
unobstructed	/ˌʌnəbˈstrʌktɪd/	adj.	畅通无阻的	障害物のない	corridors and emergency exits are unobstructed
temporarily	/ˌtɛmpəˈrɛrəli/	adv.	暂时地	一時的に	removed temporarily

05 Common phrases

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

be subject to change可能发生变动変更される可能性がある

No sooner...than...一……就……〜するとすぐに（倒置構文）

rather than…而不是……〜よりむしろ

provide access提供进入权限，开门立ち入りに対応する

request an alternative appointment申请更改预约时间別の予約を依頼する

based on data collected from…基于从……收集的数据〜から収集されたデータに基づく

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
"be subject to" vs. "be liable to"
"be subject to" means "may change / is bound by" and is used for neutral statements about prices, terms, etc. "be liable to" stresses "prone to a bad outcome," as in "liable to break" — a different nuance.
02
A post-nominal past participle is passive
In "data collected from...," "collected" is a past participle meaning "that was collected," modifying the preceding noun — a high-frequency TOEIC Part 5 point.
03
The fixed inversion "No sooner...than..."
When "No sooner" is fronted, the main clause is partially inverted (had + subject + past participle) and the following clause is introduced by "than" — it cannot be swapped for "when/then/while."
04
Discriminate adjective meanings by what they modify
"feasible" modifies plans (workable), "eligible" modifies people (qualified), "proficient" modifies skills (skilled), and "consecutive" modifies counts or periods (successive).
05
"rather than" links parallel structures
The two sides of "rather than" must match in part of speech and form — here it links the bare infinitives "upgrade" and "construct."
06
Reading: locate details via signal words, infer from softened wording
"therefore" ("...should therefore be expected") links cause and effect and flags detail questions. "must arrange for..." maps to "what must be arranged" questions. For inference questions, watch softened wording — "removed temporarily...may be collected..." never says "returned," but "temporarily" and "may be collected" are enough to infer the items are not permanently discarded.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The prices listed are subject to change without prior notice.所列价格如有变动，恕不另行通知。記載されている価格は、事前の通知なしに変更される場合があります。

No sooner had the work begun than additional issues were discovered.工作刚开始就发现了额外的问题。作業が始まるとすぐに、追加の問題が見つかりました。

Please ensure that emergency exits remain unobstructed at all times.请确保紧急出口始终保持畅通无阻。非常口は常に障害物のない状態を保ってください。

Tenants who cannot accommodate the inspection should contact Property Management.无法配合检查的租户应联系物业管理处。検査に対応できないテナントは、管理会社にご連絡ください。

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