Part 5+7 · Original Practice: A Warehouse Annual Inventory Notice and Five Noun-Clause-Connector 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. To ______ rising operating expenses, the company has renegotiated several supplier contracts.

2. The warehouse was ______ renovated last year to accommodate a larger volume of imported goods.

3. The committee has yet to determine ______ the proposed schedule is practical under the current staffing constraints.

4. The chief executive's remarks were interpreted as an ______ that further organizational changes were likely.

5. ______ all supporting documents are received by noon, the payment can be processed today.

Part 7 · Annual Warehouse Inventory Notice

Annual Warehouse Inventory Count

Questions 6-8 refer to the following notice.

Annual Warehouse Inventory Count

The Northfield warehouse will conduct its annual inventory count on Saturday, December 5. To ensure that stock figures are accurate, no incoming or outgoing shipments will be processed between 4:00 P.M. on Friday and 8:00 A.M. on Monday.

Customer Service may continue accepting orders during this period, but it must not confirm shipment dates until normal warehouse operations resume. Urgent orders for medical supplies may be released only with written approval from the Operations Director.

Department managers must submit the names of employees participating in the inventory count by November 25. Temporary access badges will be prepared in advance, so employees whose names are submitted late may experience delays entering the warehouse. Contractors must also present photo identification when checking in.

A preliminary report listing inventory discrepancies will be distributed on December 7. Each department will be responsible for investigating the items assigned to it and submitting explanations by December 11.

Part 7 Answer area

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6. What will be temporarily suspended during the inventory count?

7. Under what condition may an urgent medical-supply order be released?

8. Why should managers submit participants' names by November 25?

03 Answers & explanations

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No.	Correct answer	Point tested	Explanation
1	A · curb	Verb word-choice discrimination	"curb" (to restrain, control) fits the context of controlling rising operating expenses by renegotiating supplier contracts. "derive," "compel," and "omit" do not fit.
2	C · extensively	Adverb modifying a past participle	Modifying the past participle "renovated" requires the adverb "extensively." "extensive" (adjective), "extension" (noun), and "extending" (present participle) cannot modify it this way.
3	B · whether	Noun-clause connector	In "determine whether" (to determine whether...), "whether" introduces an object clause expressing an uncertain yes/no question, fitting after "determine." "that" introduces a factual clause rather than a question, and "despite" (preposition) and "whereas" (contrastive conjunction) cannot introduce an object clause.
4	C · indication	Noun with an appositive clause	The blank in "an ______ that..." needs a noun that can take an appositive that-clause; "indication" fits. "indicator" (usually takes an "of" phrase, not a that-clause), "indicated" (past tense/participle of the verb), and "indicative" (adjective, usually "indicative of") do not fit.
5	A · As long as	Conditional-conjunction discrimination	"As long as" introduces a conditional adverbial clause, fitting the context that the payment can be processed today if the documents arrive by noon. "Even though" (concession), "In spite of" (preposition), and "As though" do not fit.
6	B · The processing of shipments	Suspension-scope location question	Corresponds to "no incoming or outgoing shipments will be processed between 4:00 P.M. on Friday and 8:00 A.M. on Monday."
7	C · The Operations Director provides written approval.	Approval-condition identification question	Corresponds to "Urgent orders for medical supplies may be released only with written approval from the Operations Director."
8	A · To allow access badges to be prepared	Reason-inference question	Corresponds to "Temporary access badges will be prepared in advance, so employees whose names are submitted late may experience delays entering the warehouse."

04 High-frequency vocabulary

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English	IPA	Part of speech	Chinese	Japanese	Example
curb	/kɜːrb/	v.	抑制，控制	抑制する	The company renegotiated contracts to curb rising expenses.
operating expenses	/ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɪŋ ɪkˈspɛnsəz/	n.	运营费用	運営費、営業費用	Operating expenses have risen sharply this year.
renegotiate	/ˌriːnɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪt/	v.	重新谈判	再交渉する	The company renegotiated several supplier contracts.
staffing constraints	/ˈstæfɪŋ kənˈstreɪnts/	n.	人员配置限制	人員面の制約	The schedule may not be practical under the current staffing constraints.
indication	/ˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən/	n.	迹象；表示	兆候、示唆	The remarks were interpreted as an indication of future changes.
inventory count	/ˈɪnvənˌtɔːri kaʊnt/	n.	库存盘点	在庫棚卸し	The warehouse will conduct its annual inventory count in December.
access badge	/ˈækˌsɛs bædʒ/	n.	门禁卡	入館証	Temporary access badges will be prepared in advance.
photo identification	/ˈfoʊtoʊ aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/	n.	带照片的身份证件	写真付き身分証明書	Contractors must present photo identification when checking in.
preliminary report	/prɪˈlɪməˌnɛri rɪˈpɔːrt/	n.	初步报告	予備報告書、事前報告書	A preliminary report listing discrepancies will be distributed next week.
as long as	/əz lɔːŋ əz/	conj. phr.	只要	〜する限り、〜さえすれば	As long as the documents arrive by noon, the payment can be processed today.

05 Common phrases

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curb rising costs/expenses控制不断上涨的成本/费用増加するコストを抑制する

determine whether…确定是否……〜かどうかを判断する

an indication that…表明……的迹象〜という兆候

as long as…只要……〜する限り

present photo identification出示带照片的身份证件写真付き身分証明書を提示する

be responsible for + V-ing负责做某事〜する責任がある

06 Answer techniques

Part 5 + 7 · 6 tips

01
Verb word-choice discrimination for "curb"
Means "to restrain, control," often paired with "rising costs/expenses." "derive," "compel," and "omit" do not fit.
02
The adverb "extensively" modifying a past participle
Modifying the past participle "renovated" requires an adverb. "extensive" (adjective), "extension" (noun), and "extending" (present participle) cannot modify it this way.
03
The noun-clause connector "determine whether"
"whether" introduces an object clause expressing an uncertain yes/no question. "that" introduces a factual clause rather than a question, and "despite" (preposition) and "whereas" (contrastive conjunction) cannot introduce an object clause.
04
"indication" plus an appositive that-clause
The blank in "an ______ that..." needs a noun that can take an appositive that-clause. "indicator" (usually takes "of"), "indicated" (a verb form), and "indicative" (adjective, usually "indicative of") do not fit.
05
Conditional-conjunction discrimination for "as long as"
Means "provided that," introducing a conditional adverbial clause. "Even though" (concession), "In spite of" (preposition), and "As though" do not fit.
06
Reading: locating a suspension scope, identifying an approval condition, and inferring a reason
Q6: locate the suspension scope precisely with "no...will be processed between X and Y." Q7: note "may be released only with..." — the sole approval condition for urgent medical-supply orders. Q8: locate the reason in the "..., so..." causal sentence: submitting names early is so access badges can be prepared.

07 Business English

Standard formal business-letter phrasing

The company is working to curb rising operating expenses.公司正努力控制不断上涨的运营费用。当社は、上昇する運営費を抑制するよう取り組んでいます。

The committee has yet to determine whether the schedule is practical.委员会尚未确定该时间表是否可行。委員会は、そのスケジュールが実行可能かどうかをまだ判断していません。

The remarks were interpreted as an indication that further changes were likely.这些言论被解读为可能会有进一步变革的迹象。その発言は、さらなる変更が見込まれる兆候として受け止められました。

As long as all supporting documents are received by noon, the payment can be processed today.只要所有证明文件在中午前收到，今天就可以处理付款。正午までにすべての証憑書類が届けば、本日中に支払い処理が可能です。

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