Part 5+7 · Original Practice: An Archived-Records Relocation Notice and Five Inversion/Subjunctive Questions

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. Several board members expressed ______ about the financial feasibility of the proposed acquisition.

2. ______ the supplier notified us earlier, we could have arranged an alternative shipment.

3. To avoid a conflict of interest, the investigation will be conducted by an ______ consultant.

4. The maintenance contract will remain in ______ until either party terminates it in writing.

5. Only by consolidating its regional warehouses ______ the company significantly reduce distribution costs.

Part 7 · Archived-Records Relocation Notice

Relocation of Archived Records

Questions 6-8 refer to the following notice.

Relocation of Archived Records

Physical records currently stored at the Harbor facility will be transferred to the new Ridgeway Records Center between November 2 and November 6. Boxes requested after October 30 may not be delivered until November 9. Access to documents in the company's digital archive will not be affected.

Departments that expect to need physical records for an audit or legal matter during the relocation should submit their requests by October 28. Such requests must be marked "urgent" and include the date by which the records should be returned to storage. Up to 200 pages may be scanned at no charge; standard scanning fees will apply beyond that limit.

After the relocation, employees will continue to request records through the existing online portal. However, the daily cutoff for next-business-day delivery will change from 3:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. Requests submitted later will generally be delivered within two business days. Employees must show their identification cards when receiving record boxes.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. Why should some departments request physical records by October 28?

7. What will remain unchanged after the relocation?

8. What will most likely happen to a request submitted at 2:00 P.M. after the relocation?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · reservations	Noun-meaning discrimination	"express reservations about something" (to voice doubts or misgivings) is a fixed collocation. "permissions," "contributions," and "provisions" cannot combine with "express" to convey "doubts."
2	B · Had	Inverted subjunctive conditional	Fronting "Had" is equivalent to "If the supplier had notified us earlier" and expresses a hypothesis contrary to past fact ("if only the supplier had told us sooner"), matching "could have arranged" in the main clause. "Should" is used for inverted future hypotheticals; "Unless" and "Whether" cannot be inverted this way to express a past unreal condition.
3	A · impartial	Adjective-meaning discrimination	"impartial" (fair, unbiased) commonly pairs with investigation- or assessment-type nouns and fits the context of "avoiding a conflict of interest." "implicit," "impaired," and "imposing" do not fit the meaning; watch the four look-alike "im-" words.
4	C · force	Fixed prepositional-phrase collocation	"remain in force" (to stay valid, in effect) is an idiomatic collocation used for contract and regulatory clauses. "in charge," "in practice," and "in operation" do not fit the sense of "the contract stays valid."
5	B · can the company	Partial inversion triggered by "Only by"	When an adverbial of means beginning with "Only by" is fronted, the main clause takes partial inversion, placing the auxiliary before the subject: "can the company." The non-inverted (A) and (C), and (D) with its mismatched tense (past perfect against the present-tense context), are all wrong.
6	B · To obtain records needed during the relocation	Reason detail question	Corresponds to "Departments that expect to need physical records for an audit or legal matter during the relocation should submit their requests by October 28." The early request ensures the department can still get the physical records it needs during the move.
7	C · The method for submitting requests	Change-versus-no-change contrast question	Corresponds to "employees will continue to request records through the existing online portal." The submission method (the online portal) does not change, whereas the facility location (Harbor to Ridgeway) and the next-business-day cutoff (3:00 to 1:00) both do. (D) misapplies a detail — showing ID is required when collecting physical record boxes, not for digital files.
8	D · It will generally arrive within two business days.	Time-rule inference question	The new next-business-day cutoff is 1:00 P.M., so a 2:00 P.M. submission is past that day's cutoff and falls under "Requests submitted later will generally be delivered within two business days." Do not assume it arrives the same day or is canceled automatically.

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
reservations (about)	/ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃənz/	n. pl.	疑虑，保留意见	懸念、留保	expressed reservations about the acquisition
impartial	/ɪmˈpɑːrʃəl/	adj.	公正的，不偏不倚的	公平な、中立的な	conducted by an impartial consultant
remain in force	/rɪˈmeɪn ɪn fɔːrs/	phr.	（合同、法规等）保持有效，生效中	効力を有し続ける、有効である	the contract will remain in force
consolidate	/kənˈsɑːləˌdeɪt/	vt.	整合，合并	統合する	consolidating its regional warehouses
archived records	/ˈɑːrkaɪvd ˈrɛkərdz/	n.	存档记录	保管記録	relocation of archived records
records center	/ˈrɛkərdz ˈsɛntər/	n.	档案中心	記録保管センター	the new Ridgeway Records Center
digital archive	/ˈdɪdʒɪtəl ˈɑːrkaɪv/	n.	数字档案	デジタルアーカイブ	access to documents in the company's digital archive
scanning fee	/ˈskænɪŋ fiː/	n.	扫描费	スキャン料金	standard scanning fees will apply beyond that limit
daily cutoff	/ˈdeɪli ˈkʌtˌɔːf/	n.	每日截止时间	毎日の締め切り時刻	the daily cutoff for next-business-day delivery
urgent request	/ˈɜːrdʒənt rɪˈkwɛst/	n.	加急请求	至急のリクエスト	such requests must be marked "urgent"
conflict of interest	/ˈkɑːnflɪkt əv ˈɪntrəst/	n.	利益冲突	利益相反	to avoid a conflict of interest
acquisition	/ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən/	n.	收购	買収	the financial feasibility of the proposed acquisition

05 Common phrases

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express reservations about…对……表示疑虑〜について懸念を示す

Had + S + p.p., S + would/could have p.p.要是（当初）……就……了〜していたら、〜だっただろう

remain in force（合同/法规）保持有效効力を有し続ける

Only by doing sth + 倒装只有通过做某事才能……〜することによってのみ〜できる

mark sth "urgent"将……标记为“加急”〜を「至急」と表示する

within X business days在 X 个工作日内X営業日以内に

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
"reservations" meaning discrimination
"express reservations about something" (to voice doubts or misgivings) is a fixed phrase. "permissions," "contributions," and "provisions" cannot combine with "express" to mean "doubts."
02
Inverted subjunctive conditional with "Had"
Expresses a hypothesis contrary to past fact ("if only ... had ..., ... would/could have ..."). Fronting "Had" drops "if" and equals "If ... had done," matching "would/could have done" in the main clause. "Should" is for inverted future hypotheticals; "Unless" and "Whether" cannot be used this way.
03
"impartial" meaning discrimination
Means "fair, unbiased" and pairs with investigation/assessment nouns, fitting an "avoid a conflict of interest" context. "implicit," "impaired," and "imposing" do not fit; watch the four look-alike "im-" words.
04
The fixed phrase "remain in force"
Means a contract or regulation "stays valid, in effect" — an idiomatic collocation. "in charge," "in practice," and "in operation" do not fit "the contract stays valid."
05
Partial inversion after "Only by ..."
When "Only by" + an adverbial of means is fronted, the main clause takes partial inversion: the auxiliary or modal moves before the subject ("can the company"). Rule out options that aren't inverted or don't match the tense ("could the company have" — past perfect clashes with the present-tense context).
06
Reading: locating cause-and-effect, contrasting change with no-change, and working out a time rule
Q6: identify the reason before "should submit ... by October 28" — physical records are still needed during the move. Q7: separate what changes (facility location, next-business-day cutoff) from what stays the same (requesting via the online portal), and beware the mismatch in (D). Q8: work from the new 1:00 P.M. cutoff — a 2:00 P.M. request is late, so it falls under "delivered within two business days"; don't assume.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

Several board members expressed reservations about the proposed acquisition.几位董事会成员对拟议的收购表示了疑虑。数名の取締役が、提案された買収について懸念を示しました。

The agreement will remain in force until either party provides written notice of termination.该协议将持续有效，直至任何一方书面通知终止。本契約は、いずれかの当事者が書面で解約を通知するまで効力を有します。

Please mark your request as urgent if the records are needed before the relocation is complete.如果在搬迁完成前需要用到这些记录，请将申请标记为“加急”。移転が完了する前に記録が必要な場合は、リクエストに「至急」と明記してください。

To avoid any conflict of interest, the review will be handled by an impartial third party.为避免任何利益冲突，本次审查将由公正的第三方处理。利益相反を避けるため、本審査は公平な第三者が担当します。

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