Part 5+7 · Original Practice: A Shared Workspace Trial and Five Subjunctive/Relative-Adverb 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 proposed training initiative is broadly ______ with the company's long-term workforce strategy.

2. It is essential that each regional office ______ its revised staffing plan before the budget meeting.

3. The survey findings were ______ because the number of responses was too small to support a reliable conclusion.

4. The agreement includes a clause ______ the distributor assumes responsibility for all local advertising expenses.

5. The external auditors evaluated each department ______ of the recommendations made by senior management.

Part 7 · Shared Workspace Trial Announcement

Shared Workspace Trial

Questions 6-8 refer to the following announcement.

Shared Workspace Trial

From November 9 through December 18, employees in the Sales and Consulting departments may reserve workspaces at the Midtown Business Center. The six-week trial is intended to reduce unnecessary travel to the headquarters office for employees meeting clients in central Tokyo.

Reservations should normally be made through the workplace portal at least forty-eight hours in advance. Same-day requests may be accepted if space is available, but they require approval from Workplace Services. Employees must use their company e-mail addresses when registering.

Reservations should be canceled at least four hours before the scheduled start time. Otherwise, the company may be charged for the unused workspace. Employees who repeatedly fail to use or cancel their reservations may have their booking privileges suspended.

The Midtown workspaces are intended for individual work and internal meetings only. External visitors may not enter the facility. Participants will receive a survey at the end of the trial, and the results will be used to determine whether the program should continue.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. Why is the shared workspace trial being conducted?

7. What is required for a same-day reservation?

8. What may happen if an employee repeatedly misses reservations without canceling them?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	B · aligned	Adjective collocation	"be aligned with" fits the context that the training initiative matches the workforce strategy. "appointed," "imposed," and "retained" cannot combine with "with" to express "consistency."
2	C · submit	Mandative subjunctive	After adjectives expressing importance/necessity such as "essential/important/necessary/vital," the that-clause verb must be in the base form ("submit"), regardless of person, number, or tense. "submits" (third-person singular), "submitted" (past tense), and "submitting" (present participle) do not fit the mandative subjunctive form.
3	A · inconclusive	Adjective word-choice discrimination	"inconclusive" fits the context that too few responses were collected to support a reliable conclusion. "inevitable," "interchangeable," and "unprecedented" do not fit.
4	D · whereby	Relative adverb	"whereby" (equivalent to "by which") introduces a relative clause modifying "clause," indicating what the clause specifies. "wherever," "thereby" (an adverb, cannot introduce a clause), and "whereas" (a contrastive conjunction) do not fit.
5	B · independently	Part-of-speech discrimination	Modifying the verb "evaluated" requires the adverb "independently," and "independently of" means "regardless of." "independence" (noun), "independent" (adjective), and "dependently" (opposite meaning) cannot modify a verb this way.
6	A · To reduce employees' travel to headquarters	Purpose-location question	Corresponds to "The six-week trial is intended to reduce unnecessary travel to the headquarters office for employees meeting clients in central Tokyo."
7	C · Approval from Workplace Services	Approval-condition identification question	Corresponds to "Same-day requests may be accepted if space is available, but they require approval from Workplace Services."
8	D · The employee may temporarily lose booking access.	Consequence-inference question	Corresponds to "Employees who repeatedly fail to use or cancel their reservations may have their booking privileges suspended."

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
aligned with	/əˈlaɪnd wɪð/	adj. phr.	与……一致	〜と合致している	The initiative is broadly aligned with the company's strategy.
inconclusive	/ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/	adj.	不能得出结论的	結論の出ない、決定的でない	The survey findings were inconclusive due to the small sample size.
whereby	/wɛrˈbaɪ/	adv.	凭借，通过（该方式）	〜という（条項/仕組み）	The agreement includes a clause whereby the distributor covers advertising costs.
independently of	/ˌɪndəˈpɛndəntli əv/	adv. phr.	不受……影响地，独立于……	〜とは独立して、〜に関係なく	Each department was evaluated independently of management's recommendations.
workplace portal	/ˈwɜːrkˌpleɪs ˈpɔːrtəl/	n.	办公门户系统	社内ポータル	Reservations should be made through the workplace portal.
booking privileges	/ˈbʊkɪŋ ˈprɪvəlɪdʒɪz/	n.	预订权限	予約権限	Repeated no-shows may result in booking privileges being suspended.
shared workspace	/ʃɛrd ˈwɜːrkˌspeɪs/	n.	共享办公空间	シェアオフィス、共有ワークスペース	Employees may reserve a shared workspace at the business center.
front desk	/ˈfrʌntˌdɛsk/	n.	前台	受付、フロントデスク	Employees should check in at the front desk before the meeting.
internal meeting	/ɪnˈtɜːrnəl ˈmiːtɪŋ/	n.	内部会议	社内会議	The workspaces are intended for individual work and internal meetings only.
advertising expenses	/ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsəz/	n.	广告费用	広告費	The distributor assumes responsibility for all local advertising expenses.

05 Common phrases

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be aligned with…与……一致〜と合致している

It is essential that + S + V(原形)………是至关重要的〜することが不可欠である

a clause whereby…规定……的条款〜という条項

independently of…不受……影响地〜とは独立して

fail to do sth未能做某事〜を怠る、〜しない

at least + 时间 + in advance至少提前……时间少なくとも〜前に

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
The collocation "aligned with"
Means "consistent with," often used to describe how well a plan or strategy matches. "appointed," "imposed," and "retained" cannot combine with "with" to express "consistency."
02
The mandative subjunctive
After adjectives expressing importance/necessity, the that-clause verb must be in the base form regardless of the subject's person, number, or tense. The third-person singular, past tense, and present participle forms do not fit this fixed pattern.
03
Word-choice discrimination for "inconclusive"
Means "unable to yield a conclusion," often paired with insufficient sample size or evidence. "inevitable," "interchangeable," and "unprecedented" do not fit.
04
The relative adverb "whereby"
Equivalent to "by which," introducing a relative clause that modifies a noun such as "clause/agreement/system," meaning "by which mechanism." "wherever," "thereby" (an adverb, cannot introduce a clause), and "whereas" (a contrastive conjunction) do not fit.
05
The part of speech of "independently"
Modifying a verb requires an adverb, and "independently of" means "regardless of." "independence" (noun), "independent" (adjective), and "dependently" (opposite meaning) cannot modify a verb this way.
06
Reading: locating a purpose, identifying an approval condition, and inferring a consequence
Q6: catch "is intended to..." — the trial's purpose is to reduce unnecessary travel. Q7: note "may be accepted if...but require..." — a same-day reservation needs extra approval. Q8: locate the consequence in "may have...suspended" — repeatedly failing to use or cancel reservations leads to suspended booking privileges.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The training initiative is broadly aligned with the company's long-term workforce strategy.该培训计划与公司的长期人力资源战略基本一致。この研修プログラムは、会社の長期的な人材戦略とおおむね合致しています。

It is essential that each office submit its staffing plan before the meeting.每个办公室必须在会议前提交人员配置计划，这一点至关重要。各オフィスが会議前に人員配置計画を提出することが不可欠です。

The agreement includes a clause whereby the distributor assumes the advertising expenses.该协议包含一项条款，规定由经销商承担广告费用。この契約には、販売代理店が広告費を負担するという条項が含まれています。

Employees who repeatedly fail to cancel reservations may have their booking privileges suspended.屡次未取消预约的员工可能会被暂停预订权限。予約を繰り返しキャンセルしなかった従業員は、予約権限を一時停止される場合があります。

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