Part 5+7 · Original Practice: Advanced Business Collocations, a Compound Relative Pronoun, and a Document Platform Migration 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. Despite receiving the request yesterday, the supplier agreed to fulfill the order on very short ______.

2. Responsibility for briefing the client rests with ______ is managing the account at the time.

3. The automated review process has ______ reduced the time required to approve routine applications.

4. Ms. Ibrahim has been credited ______ securing the company's largest distribution contract to date.

5. ______ the online payment system becomes unavailable, customers should retain their order numbers and try again later.

Part 7 · Document Platform Migration Notice

Information TechnologyDocument Platform Migration

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

To: All Project Teams From: Information Technology Subject: Document Platform Migration

The company will transfer its project documents to the new WorkSphere platform over the weekend of September 26–27. Beginning at 6:00 P.M. on Friday, September 25, employees will be unable to edit files stored on the current platform. Read-only access will remain available throughout the migration.

Normal access is expected to resume by 8:00 A.M. on Monday. If additional time is required, an update will be posted on the internal status page by 7:00 A.M. Employees scheduled to work during the weekend should download any files they may need before the editing restriction begins.

After the migration, existing folder permissions will remain unchanged. However, links saved in browser bookmarks may no longer function. A short guide explaining how to locate and share files in WorkSphere will be distributed on September 24.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. What will employees still be able to do during the migration?

7. What should employees working that weekend do in advance?

8. What is indicated about the migration?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · notice	Fixed collocation	"on short notice" (with very little advance warning, i.e., hastily) is a high-frequency fixed phrase describing a "last-minute, hurried arrangement." "attention," "warning," and "announcement" are semantically related but none collocates with "short" to produce this meaning.
2	C · whoever	Compound relative pronoun	"whoever" (= anyone who) simultaneously serves two grammatical roles — object of the preposition "with" and subject of the following clause "is managing the account" — a standard pattern for a noun clause. "whom" requires an antecedent, and "who/whose" cannot introduce a noun clause functioning as a prepositional object.
3	C · substantially	Adverb modifying a verb	In "has substantially reduced," the adverb modifies the verb phrase "reduced," meaning "to a large degree." "substantial" is an adjective, "substance" a noun, and "substantiate" a base-form verb — none fits the required part of speech.
4	B · with	Fixed collocation	"be credited with (doing) sth" (recognized for having done something) is a fixed phrase whose preposition is fixed as "with." "at," "from," and "into" cannot collocate with "credited" to produce this meaning.
5	B · In the event that	Conditional conjunction phrase discrimination	"In the event that" (if it should happen that) introduces a conditional adverbial clause, more formal than "if," fitting the hypothetical context of "if the system should become unavailable." "even though" (concession), "as if" (as though), and "now that" (given that something has already happened) all fail to fit a "not-yet-occurred, hypothetical" context.
6	C · View existing files	Detail question	Corresponds to "employees will be unable to edit files... Read-only access will remain available throughout the migration."
7	A · Download the necessary files	Detail question	Corresponds to "Employees scheduled to work during the weekend should download any files they may need before the editing restriction begins."
8	B · Current access permissions will be preserved.	Detail question	Corresponds to "...existing folder permissions will remain unchanged." (A) The passage only says an update will be posted by 7:00 A.M. if more time is needed — it does not guarantee access resumes exactly then. (C) The guide "will be distributed on September 24" — it has not happened yet. (D) The passage says bookmarked links "may no longer function," not that they will be automatically updated. All are distractors.

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
on short notice	/ɑːn ʃɔːrt ˈnoʊtɪs/	phr.	在很短的时间内，仓促间	急な知らせで	fulfill the order on very short notice
whoever	/huːˈɛvər/	pron.	无论谁，……的人	〜する人は誰でも	rests with whoever is managing the account
substantially	/səbˈstænʃəli/	adv.	大幅地，相当地	大幅に、かなり	substantially reduced the time required
be credited with	/bi ˈkrɛdɪtɪd wɪð/	v. phr.	因……而受到认可，归功于	〜の功績があるとされる	credited with securing the contract
in the event that	/ɪn ðə ɪˈvɛnt ðæt/	conj. phr.	万一，如果	万一〜の場合には	in the event that the system becomes unavailable
migration	/maɪˈɡreɪʃən/	n.	（数据/系统）迁移	移行	Document Platform Migration
read-only access	/riːd ˈoʊnli ˈæksɛs/	n.	只读权限	読み取り専用アクセス	Read-only access will remain available
restriction	/rɪˈstrɪkʃən/	n.	限制	制限	before the editing restriction begins
resume	/rɪˈzuːm/	vi.	恢复	再開する	normal access is expected to resume
status page	/ˈsteɪtəs peɪdʒ/	n.	状态页面	ステータスページ	posted on the internal status page
folder permissions	/ˈfoʊldər pərˈmɪʃənz/	n.	文件夹权限	フォルダの権限	existing folder permissions will remain unchanged
browser bookmark	/ˈbraʊzər ˈbʊkmɑːrk/	n.	浏览器书签	ブラウザのブックマーク	links saved in browser bookmarks

05 Common phrases

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

on short notice仓促间，在很短的时间内急な知らせで

rest with sb责任在于某人責任は〜にある

be credited with (doing) sth因……而被认可，归功于……〜の功績があるとされる

in the event that…万一，如果……万一〜の場合

resume by + 时间在……之前恢复〜までに再開する

remain unchanged保持不变変更されない

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
The fixed phrase "on short notice"
In "on short notice," "notice" refers to the amount of advance warning — a meaning entirely different from "attention," "warning," or "announcement." Memorize this phrase as a whole rather than translating it word for word.
02
"whoever" introducing a noun clause as a compound relative pronoun
"whoever" = "anyone who." The entire noun clause "whoever is managing the account" serves as the object of the preposition "with," while "whoever" itself is only the subject inside that clause. "whom" needs an antecedent, and "who/whose" cannot alone introduce a noun clause functioning as an object.
03
Where an adverb sits when modifying a verb phrase
In "has substantially reduced," the adverb sits between the auxiliary and the main verb — a high-frequency TOEIC point on adverb placement.
04
The fixed phrase "be credited with"
It means "recognized for having done something"; the preposition is fixed as "with" and cannot be replaced with "at/from/into."
05
Discriminating conditional vs. concessive conjunction phrases
"in the event that" (conditional) is logically distinct from "even though" (concession), "as if" (hypothetical), and "now that" (a fact that has already occurred) — judge by the sentence's actual cause-effect or hypothetical relationship.
06
Reading: locate details via contrasting sentences and conditionals
"cannot do X" vs. "can still do Y" are often given as a pair — read carefully to see which half is being asked (Q6). A conditional clause (e.g., "If additional time is required...") signals "in case things change," not a firm commitment to the original schedule — a common way distractors are built (Q8-A). Distinguish a completed action from one that hasn't happened yet: "will be distributed" is future tense, so don't mistake it for something already done (Q8-C).

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The system will be temporarily unavailable for scheduled maintenance.系统将因例行维护暂时不可用。システムは定期メンテナンスのため一時的に利用できなくなります。

Please download any files you may need in advance.请提前下载您可能需要的文件。必要になりそうなファイルは事前にダウンロードしておいてください。

Existing permissions will remain unchanged after the update.更新后现有权限将保持不变。更新後も既存の権限は変更されません。

An update will be posted on the status page if delays occur.如有延误，将在状态页面发布更新信息。遅延が発生した場合は、ステータスページで更新情報を掲載します。

08 Today's reflection

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