Part 5+7 · Original Practice: A New-Product Display Notice and Five Future-Perfect 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. The hotel chain has pledged to ______ single-use plastic containers from all its properties by 2028.

2. By the time the inspectors arrive next Monday, the maintenance team ______ all the required repairs.

3. The revised revenue forecast was prepared on the ______ that consumer demand would remain stable.

4. The figures in the updated brochure ______ reflect the energy savings achieved by the new equipment.

5. The director objected to the proposal on the ______ that its implementation costs had been underestimated.

Part 7 · New-Product Display Notice

Display Instructions for New Product Line

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

To: All Store Managers From: Merchandising Department Subject: Display Instructions for New Product Line

Our new range of environmentally friendly cleaning products will go on sale on November 16. Full-size promotional displays are scheduled to arrive at all stores by November 10. Managers should assemble the displays near the front aisle and upload a photograph of the completed setup by November 13.

Stores without enough floor space for the full display may use a smaller countertop version. Managers requiring this version must submit a request through the merchandising portal by November 6. Please do not discard the full-size display materials, as they may be collected and used at another location.

Promotional prices will apply from November 16 through November 29. Cash-register systems will be updated centrally, and the correct shelf labels will be included with the display materials. Prices must not be reduced before November 16 because doing so would interfere with the company's inventory-tracking process.

Product demonstrations will be arranged only at selected stores. Managers of those locations will receive separate instructions next week.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. What must store managers do by November 13?

7. What should a manager do if the full-size display cannot be accommodated?

8. Why must stores wait until November 16 to reduce the prices?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · phase out	Phrasal verb discrimination	"phase out" (to gradually stop using) fits "gradually stop using single-use plastic containers." "turn over" (to hand over/flip), "bring up" (to raise a topic/raise a child), and "put aside" (to set aside/save) cannot express "gradually eliminate."
2	C · will have completed	Future perfect tense	With "By the time + present tense" (a future time clause), the main clause needs the future perfect, meaning "already completed by that future point." "completes" (present tense), "had completed" (past perfect), and "has been completing" (present perfect progressive) all fail to match the future time point "by the time...next Monday."
3	A · assumption	Noun collocation	"on the assumption that..." (based on the premise that) is a fixed collocation. "conclusion" (usually "reach a conclusion"), "indication," and "preference" cannot combine with "on the...that" to mean "premise."
4	C · accurately	Part-of-speech discrimination	Modifying the verb "reflect" requires the adverb "accurately." "accuracy" (noun), "accurate" (adjective), and "accurateness" (noun, rare) cannot modify a verb.
5	A · grounds	Noun collocation	"on the grounds that..." (for the reason that) is a fixed collocation, often used to state a reason for objecting or refusing. "causes," "purposes," and "occasions" cannot combine with "on the...that" to mean "reason."
6	B · Upload a photograph of the display	Deadline detail question	Corresponds to "Managers should assemble the displays near the front aisle and upload a photograph of the completed setup by November 13." What must be done by November 13 is uploading a photo of the completed display. (A) shelf labels arrive with the display materials and need no separate request, (C) returning products is never mentioned, and (D) the cash-register systems are updated centrally, not by store managers.
7	A · Request a countertop version	Alternative-option identification question	Corresponds to "Stores without enough floor space for the full display may use a smaller countertop version." When space is insufficient, a countertop version may be used instead. (B) outdoor setup is never mentioned, (C) the launch date is unaffected, and (D) the notice explicitly says not to discard the unused full-size materials.
8	C · Earlier discounts would affect inventory tracking.	Reason-inference question	Corresponds to "Prices must not be reduced before November 16 because doing so would interfere with the company's inventory-tracking process." Reducing prices early would disrupt inventory tracking, which is the reason for waiting. (A), (B), and (D) have no basis in the text.

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
phase out	/feɪz aʊt/	v. phr.	逐步淘汰	段階的に廃止する	The hotel chain pledged to phase out single-use plastic containers by 2028.
single-use plastic	/ˈsɪŋɡəl juːs ˈplæstɪk/	n.	一次性塑料	使い捨てプラスチック	The chain will phase out single-use plastic containers from all its properties.
underestimate	/ˌʌndərˈɛstəˌmeɪt/	v.	低估	過小評価する	The proposal's implementation costs had been underestimated.
promotional display	/prəˈmoʊʃnəl dɪˈspleɪ/	n.	促销陈列架	販促ディスプレイ	Full-size promotional displays are scheduled to arrive by November 10.
countertop version	/ˈkaʊntərˌtɑːp ˈvɜːrʒən/	n.	台面（迷你）版	卓上版	Stores may use a smaller countertop version instead.
merchandising portal	/ˈmɜːrtʃənˌdaɪzɪŋ ˈpɔːrtəl/	n.	商品营销门户系统	商品管理ポータル	Managers must submit a request through the merchandising portal by November 6.
shelf label	/ʃɛlf ˈleɪbəl/	n.	货架标签	棚札	The correct shelf labels will be included with the display materials.
inventory-tracking process	/ˈɪnvənˌtɔːri ˈtrækɪŋ ˈprɑːˌsɛs/	n.	库存追踪流程	在庫追跡プロセス	Early discounts would interfere with the company's inventory-tracking process.
product demonstration	/ˈprɑːdəkt ˌdɛmənˈstreɪʃən/	n.	产品演示	製品デモンストレーション	Product demonstrations will be arranged only at selected stores.
front aisle	/frʌnt aɪl/	n.	前部通道	正面通路	Managers should assemble the displays near the front aisle.

05 Common phrases

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

on the assumption that…基于……的假设/前提〜という前提で

on the grounds that…以……为理由〜という理由で

by the time + S + V(现在时), S + will have p.p.到……时候将已经……〜する時までには〜し終えているはずだ（未来完了）

accurately reflect…准确反映……〜を正確に反映する

submit a request through…通过……提交申请〜を通じて申請を提出する

interfere with…干扰，妨碍……〜を妨げる

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 5 tips

01
The phrasal verb "phase out"
Means "to gradually stop using something," often paired with "by + a future time point." "turn over," "bring up," and "put aside" cannot express "gradually eliminate."
02
The future perfect with "by the time"
With "By the time + present tense" (a future time clause), the main clause needs "will have + past participle" (future perfect), meaning "already completed by that future point." Present tense, past perfect, and present perfect progressive all fail to match the future time point "by the time...next Monday."
03
The collocation "on the assumption that"
Means "based on the premise that." "conclusion," "indication," and "preference" cannot combine with "on the...that" to mean "premise."
04
"accurately" part-of-speech discrimination
Modifying the verb "reflect" requires the adverb "accurately." "accuracy" (noun), "accurate" (adjective), and "accurateness" (noun, rare) cannot modify a verb.
05
The collocation "on the grounds that"
Means "for the reason that," often used to state a reason for objecting or refusing. "causes," "purposes," and "occasions" cannot combine with "on the...that" to mean "reason."

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The company has pledged to phase out single-use plastic packaging by 2028.公司承诺到2028年逐步淘汰一次性塑料包装。当社は2028年までに使い捨てプラスチック包装を段階的に廃止することを約束しています。

Please submit your request through the merchandising portal before the deadline.请在截止日期前通过商品营销门户提交申请。締め切りまでに商品管理ポータルを通じて申請を提出してください。

The forecast was prepared on the assumption that demand would remain stable.该预测是基于需求将保持稳定的假设编制的。この予測は、需要が安定的に推移するという前提で作成されました。

Prices must not be reduced early, as doing so would interfere with inventory tracking.不得提前降价，因为这样会干扰库存追踪。早期の値下げは在庫追跡を妨げるため、行ってはなりません。

08 Today's reflection

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