【Reading Passage：Web Notice】
Company Website Announcement
System Maintenance Scheduled
Please be advised that the company’s online ordering system will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, June 22, from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. due to scheduled system maintenance.
During this time, customers will not be able to place new orders or check the status of existing orders. However, customer support will remain available to answer general inquiries by email.
We recommend completing any urgent transactions before the maintenance period begins. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
— IT Operations Team
❓ Questions（5問）
Q1.
What is the main purpose of this notice?
A. To explain how to place an online order
B. To announce a temporary system shutdown
C. To introduce new system features
D. To promote customer support services
Q2.
When will the system maintenance take place?
A. From Friday night to Saturday morning
B. On Saturday morning from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
C. During regular business hours on June 22
D. From June 22 to June 25
Q3.
What will customers NOT be able to do during the maintenance?
A. Contact customer support by email
B. Place new orders
C. Read company announcements
D. Complete urgent transactions in advance
Q4.
What does the notice suggest customers do?
A. Wait until customer support responds
B. Cancel existing orders
C. Finish urgent tasks before the maintenance
D. Visit the company office in person
Q5.
Who issued this notice?
A. Customer Service Department
B. Sales Team
C. IT Operations Team
D. Company Management
✅ Answers & 詳しい解説（目安スコアつき）
Q1 → B（To announce a temporary system shutdown）
🎯 目安スコア：600点
👉 “temporarily unavailable”
→ 一時停止の告知が目的。
Q2 → B（On Saturday morning from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.）
🎯 目安スコア：500点
👉 日付＋時間をそのまま聞く問題。
Part 7 の基本。
Q3 → B（Place new orders）
🎯 目安スコア：550点
👉 “customers will not be able to place new orders”。
Q4 → C（Finish urgent tasks before the maintenance）
🎯 目安スコア：650点
👉 “We recommend completing any urgent transactions before…”
→ recommend は要注意ワード。
Q5 → C（IT Operations Team）
🎯 目安スコア：500点
👉 文末署名より。
✍️ Part 7 即効攻略ポイント
- まず Q1（目的問題） を解く
- 日時・数字は即チェック
- recommend / will not be able to / however は頻出
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