Part 5+7 · Original Practice: A Customer Advisory Panel Recruitment Notice and Five Conditional Inversion 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. Construction of the company's new research facility is already ______ and is expected to be completed in April.

2. All newly appointed supervisors should familiarize ______ with the company's performance-review procedures.

3. The Tokyo and Osaka offices reported annual sales increases of 12 percent and 9 percent, ______.

4. ______ the demand forecast been more accurate, the retailer would not have ordered so much excess inventory.

5. The upgraded server is capable of ______ substantially more transactions than the current model.

Part 7 · Customer Advisory Panel Recruitment Notice

Customer Advisory Panel

Questions 6-8 refer to the following announcement.

Customer Advisory Panel

Hartley Software is inviting customers to apply for its new Customer Advisory Panel. The panel will meet online once every three months to discuss product performance, planned features, and changing business requirements. The first meeting will take place on December 3.

Applicants must represent an organization that has used Hartley's project-management software for at least six months. Each organization may nominate no more than two representatives. Panel members will not receive payment, but they will be given early access to selected trial features and may provide feedback directly to the product-development team.

Applications are due November 5 and should briefly describe how the organization uses the software. Selected participants will be notified by November 12. If applications exceed the twenty available places, Hartley will give priority to creating a panel representing a broad range of industries and usage patterns.

Members are expected to attend all four meetings during the first year. An organization may send a substitute representative if it informs Hartley at least three business days before a meeting.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. What is one benefit of joining the panel?

7. What must be included in an application?

8. What is suggested about the participant-selection process?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	B · underway	Word-choice discrimination	"underway" (in progress) fits the context that construction has already begun and is expected to finish in April. "underlying" (fundamental), "undertaken" (past participle of "undertake"), and "undergoing" (present participle of "undergo") cannot express "in progress."
2	C · themselves	Reflexive pronoun	"familiarize oneself with" is a fixed collocation, and since the subject "supervisors" is plural, the reflexive pronoun "themselves" is required. "them" (objective pronoun, not reflexive), "theirs" (possessive pronoun), and "their own" (possessive adjective + "own") cannot fit this collocation.
3	B · respectively	Adverb discrimination	"respectively" (in the order given) is used when two preceding items correspond one-to-one (Tokyo to 12 percent, Osaka to 9 percent). "respectfully" (with respect), "relatively" (comparatively), and "responsively" (in a responsive manner) cannot express "in the given order."
4	C · Had	Conditional inversion	"Had" moved to the front of the sentence is equivalent to "If the demand forecast had been more accurate," expressing a hypothesis contrary to a past fact. "Were" is used for inverted future or present-contrary conditionals, "Should" for inverted future conditionals, and "If" cannot itself be inverted (an inverted sentence omits "if" and cannot combine it with Had/Were/Should).
5	C · processing	Gerund after a preposition	"be capable of + V-ing" is a fixed collocation; the preposition "of" must be followed by the gerund "processing." "process" (base verb form), "processed" (past participle/past tense), and "to process" (infinitive) cannot directly follow a preposition.
6	B · Testing some features before their general release	Benefit-location question	Corresponds to "they will be given early access to selected trial features."
7	A · A description of how the software is used	Application-requirement identification question	Corresponds to "Applications...should briefly describe how the organization uses the software."
8	C · Organizations from varied backgrounds may be favored.	Selection-criterion inference question	Corresponds to "Hartley will give priority to creating a panel representing a broad range of industries and usage patterns."

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
underway	/ˌəndərˈweɪ/	adj.	进行中的	進行中の	Construction of the new facility is already underway.
respectively	/rɪˈspɛktɪvli/	adv.	分别地	それぞれ	The two offices reported increases of 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively.
excess inventory	/ˈɛkˌsɛs ˈɪnvənˌtɔːri/	n.	过剩库存	過剰在庫	The retailer ordered too much excess inventory.
capable of	/ˈkeɪpəbəl əv/	adj. phr.	能够……的	〜することができる	The upgraded server is capable of processing more transactions.
advisory panel	/ədˈvaɪzəri ˈpænəl/	n.	咨询委员会	諮問委員会	Customers may apply to join the Customer Advisory Panel.
trial features	/ˈtraɪəl ˈfiːtʃərz/	n.	试用功能	試用機能	Panel members will be given early access to selected trial features.
nominate	/ˈnɑːməˌneɪt/	v.	提名，推荐	指名する、推薦する	Each organization may nominate no more than two representatives.
substitute representative	/ˈsʌbstəˌtuːt ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪv/	n.	代理代表	代理出席者	An organization may send a substitute representative to a meeting.
usage pattern	/ˈjuːsɪdʒ ˈpætərn/	n.	使用模式	利用パターン	Hartley wants a panel representing a broad range of usage patterns.
demand forecast	/dɪˈmænd ˈfɔːrˌkæst/	n.	需求预测	需要予測	The demand forecast turned out to be inaccurate.

05 Common phrases

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

familiarize oneself with…使自己熟悉……〜に精通する、〜をよく理解する

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

give priority to…优先考虑……〜を優先する

a broad range of…广泛的……，多种多样的……幅広い〜

be capable of + V-ing能够……〜することができる

early access to…优先/提前使用……的权限〜への早期アクセス

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
Word-choice discrimination for "underway"
Means "in progress," often paired with "already"/"currently." "underlying," "undertaken," and "undergoing" cannot express "in progress."
02
The reflexive pronoun in "familiarize oneself with"
"oneself" must agree with the subject in person and number; with the plural subject "supervisors," "themselves" is required. "them" (objective pronoun), "theirs" (possessive pronoun), and "their own" cannot fit this collocation.
03
Adverb discrimination for "respectively"
Means "in the order given," used when two preceding items correspond one-to-one. "respectfully," "relatively," and "responsively" cannot express "in the given order."
04
Conditional inversion led by "Had"
Expresses a hypothesis contrary to a past fact, equivalent to "If the demand forecast had been more accurate"; moving "Had" to the front allows "if" to be omitted. "Were" is for inverted future or present-contrary conditionals, and "Should" for inverted future conditionals. Choosing "If" would leave "If the demand forecast been more accurate," missing "had" and leaving the verb form incomplete.
05
The collocation "be capable of + V-ing"
The preposition "of" must be followed by a gerund. The base verb form, past participle/past tense, and infinitive cannot directly follow a preposition.
06
Reading: locating a benefit, identifying an application requirement, and inferring a selection criterion
Q6: catch "will be given..." — joining the panel grants early access to trial features. Q7: note "should briefly describe..." — the application must include a description of how the software is used. Q8: locate the selection criterion in "will give priority to..." — when applications exceed the places available, diversity of industry and usage pattern is prioritized over a first-come-first-served basis.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

Construction of the new facility is already underway and is expected to be completed in April.新设施的建设工程已经在进行中，预计将于4月完工。新施設の建設はすでに進行中で、4月に完了する見込みです。

New supervisors should familiarize themselves with the performance-review procedures.新任主管应熟悉绩效评估流程。新任の管理者は、人事考課の手続きに精通しておく必要があります。

Panel members will be given early access to selected trial features.委员会成员将获得部分试用功能的优先使用权。パネルメンバーには、一部の試用機能への早期アクセスが提供されます。

Hartley will give priority to applicants representing a broad range of industries.哈特利公司将优先考虑来自不同行业的申请者。Hartley社は、幅広い業界を代表する応募者を優先します。

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