TOEIC 리딩 파트 7 — 문제

지문

Subject: Urgent: Project Alpha - Schedule Update

From: Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>
Date: October 26, 2023, 9:15 AM
To: David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>, Project Alpha Team <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

Hi Team,

I'm writing to provide an update on Project Alpha. Unfortunately, we've encountered an unforeseen setback. Mark, our lead developer, has had to take an unexpected medical leave of absence, effective immediately. This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline.

We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly. I'll share a more detailed plan by end of day tomorrow. In the meantime, please direct any urgent queries to me. We appreciate your understanding.

Best,
Sarah Chen
Project Manager

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From: David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>
Date: October 26, 2023, 10:30 AM
To: Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovate.com>, Project Alpha Team <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

Sarah,

This is certainly unwelcome news. How will this affect our client commitments and the scheduled business trip itinerary for the Tokyo presentation next month? Please advise on contingency planning.

Regards,
David Lee
VP of Operations

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From: Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>
Date: October 26, 2023, 11:45 AM
To: David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>, Project Alpha Team <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

David,

Regarding the Tokyo presentation, we'll need to postpone it. The client is amenable to rescheduling, but it does complicate their team's availability, impacting the carefully coordinated business trip itinerary. We are looking into assigning a temporary resource to cover for Mark, but it's unlikely they can ramp up in time to prevent *some* delay. We're exploring all options to mitigate the impact, including reallocating tasks among the existing team members and potentially bringing in external support, though the latter has its own onboarding lead time. A revised project plan, including the impact on the itinerary, will be circulated by tomorrow EOD.

Sarah

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문제

What impact does the delay have on the Tokyo presentation?

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  1. A. It will proceed as scheduled.
  2. B. The client has canceled their trip.
  3. C. It needs to be postponed. ✓
  4. D. The business trip itinerary is unaffected.

정답

C. It needs to be postponed.

해설

[KO]
📖 본문 해석
이 이메일은 Project Alpha의 일정 업데이트에 관한 것입니다. 개발팀의 리더인 Mark가 갑작스러운 건강 휴가를 떠나게 되어, 현재 마감일을 맞추기 어렵게 되었습니다. 이에 따라 지연이 발생할 가능성이 매우 높습니다.

📝 정답 이유
정답은 "It needs to be postponed."입니다. 본문에서 "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline."라고 명시되어 있으며, 이는 예정된 마감일을 맞추는 데 큰 영향을 미친다는 뜻입니다. 또한 "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly."는 지연을 평가하고 일정을 수정할 것임을 나타내므로, 발표가 연기될 것임을 시사합니다.

💡 실전팁
Part 7에서 'impact', 'affect', 'influence'와 같은 동사나 'consequence', 'result'와 같은 명사가 포함된 질문은 본문에서 유사한 의미의 어휘(paraphrase)를 찾아야 합니다. 'significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline'는 'postponed'를 의미하는 핵심 단서입니다.

📊 오답분석
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — 본문에서 'significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline'라고 언급하여 일정이 변경될 것임을 나타냅니다.
X) The client has canceled their trip. — 본문에는 고객의 여행 취소에 대한 언급이 전혀 없습니다.
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — 'unexpected medical leave of absence'가 'significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline'를 유발하므로, 일정은 영향을 받습니다.

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[JA]
📖 本文の和訳
このメールは、プロジェクト・アルファのスケジュール更新に関するものです。リード開発者のマークが急遽、医療休暇を取得することになったため、迫っている締め切りに間に合わせる能力に大きな影響が出ています。この状況により、遅延が発生する可能性が高いです。

📝 正解理由
正解は「It needs to be postponed.」です。本文には「This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline.」（これは、迫り来る締め切りに間に合わせる我々の能力に著しく影響します）と明記されており、予定されていた締め切りに間に合わないことを意味します。また、「We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly.」（現在、遅延の全容を評価しており、それに応じてタイムラインを修正します）という記述は、遅延を評価しスケジュールを修正することを示唆しており、プレゼンテーションが延期されることを示唆しています。

💡 実践的アドバイス
Part 7においては、「impact」「affect」「influence」のような動詞や、「consequence」「result」のような名詞を含む質問では、本文中の類似した意味の単語（言い換え）を探すことが重要です。「significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline」は、「postponed（延期された）」を意味する重要な手がかりです。

📊 誤答選択肢分析
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — 本文では「significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline」と述べられており、スケジュールが変更されることを示唆しています。
X) The client has canceled their trip. — 本文には顧客の旅行キャンセルに関する言及は一切ありません。
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — 「unexpected medical leave of absence」（予期せぬ医療休暇）が「significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline」（締め切りに間に合わせる能力に著しく影響します）を引き起こすため、スケジュールは影響を受けます。

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[TH]
📖 คำแปลบทอ่าน
อีเมลนี้เป็นการอัปเดตเกี่ยวกับกำหนดการของโปรเจกต์ Alpha เนื่องจาก Mark หัวหน้านักพัฒนาของเราต้องลาป่วยอย่างกะทันหัน จึงมีผลกระทบอย่างมากต่อความสามารถของเราในการส่งมอบงานให้ทันตามกำหนดเวลาที่กำลังจะมาถึง จึงมีความเป็นไปได้สูงที่จะเกิดความล่าช้า

📝 เหตุผลที่เลือกคำตอบ
คำตอบที่ถูกต้องคือ "It needs to be postponed." เนื่องจากในเนื้อความระบุชัดเจนว่า "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." ซึ่งหมายความว่ามีความสามารถในการทำให้ทันตามกำหนดเวลาที่กำลังจะมาถึงได้รับผลกระทบอย่างมาก นอกจากนี้ ข้อความ "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." ยังบ่งชี้ว่ากำลังประเมินขอบเขตของความล่าช้าทั้งหมดและจะปรับปรุงกำหนดการให้เหมาะสม ซึ่งบ่งชี้ว่าการนำเสนอจะต้องเลื่อนออกไป

💡 เคล็ดลับสำหรับวันสอบ
สำหรับ Part 7 คำถามที่มีคำกริยาเช่น 'impact', 'affect', 'influence' หรือคำนามเช่น 'consequence', 'result' สิ่งสำคัญคือต้องมองหาคำที่มีความหมายเหมือนกัน (การกล่าวซ้ำ) ในเนื้อเรื่อง "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" เป็นเบาะแสสำคัญที่บ่งบอกถึง "postponed" (เลื่อนออกไป)

📊 การวิเคราะห์ตัวเลือกที่ผิด
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — เนื้อความระบุว่า "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" ซึ่งบ่งชี้ว่ากำหนดการจะมีการเปลี่ยนแปลง
X) The client has canceled their trip. — ไม่มีส่วนใดในเนื้อความกล่าวถึงการยกเลิกการเดินทางของลูกค้า
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — การที่ "unexpected medical leave of absence" (การลาป่วยกะทันหัน) ทำให้เกิด "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" (ส่งผลกระทบอย่างมากต่อความสามารถในการส่งมอบงานให้ทันกำหนด) ดังนั้น กำหนดการจึงได้รับผลกระทบ

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[VI]
📖 Dịch đoạn văn
Email này cung cấp thông tin cập nhật về lịch trình của Dự án Alpha. Do Mark, trưởng nhóm phát triển, đã phải nghỉ ốm đột xuất, điều này ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến khả năng của chúng ta trong việc đáp ứng thời hạn sắp tới. Do đó, có khả năng cao xảy ra sự chậm trễ.

📝 Lý do chọn đáp án
Đáp án đúng là "It needs to be postponed." vì đoạn văn nêu rõ: "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (Điều này ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến khả năng của chúng ta trong việc đáp ứng thời hạn sắp tới). Câu này cho thấy hạn chót sắp tới sẽ bị ảnh hưởng nghiêm trọng. Ngoài ra, "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." (Chúng tôi hiện đang đánh giá mức độ chậm trễ và sẽ điều chỉnh lại dòng thời gian cho phù hợp) cũng cho thấy tính toán và sửa đổi lịch trình, ngụ ý rằng buổi thuyết trình sẽ bị hoãn.

💡 Mẹo làm bài thi
Đối với Phần 7, những câu hỏi có động từ như 'impact', 'affect', 'influence' hoặc danh từ như 'consequence', 'result' thì việc tìm kiếm các từ đồng nghĩa (diễn giải) trong đoạn văn là rất quan trọng. Cụm từ "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" là một manh mối quan trọng chỉ ra rằng sự việc "will be postponed" (sẽ bị hoãn).

📊 Phân tích lựa chọn sai
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — Đoạn văn nói rõ "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline," cho thấy lịch trình sẽ thay đổi.
X) The client has canceled their trip. — Không có thông tin nào trong đoạn văn đề cập đến việc khách hàng hủy chuyến đi.
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — Việc "unexpected medical leave of absence" (nghỉ phép y tế đột xuất) dẫn đến "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" (ảnh hưởng đáng kể đến khả năng đáp ứng thời hạn) cho thấy lịch trình chắc chắn bị ảnh hưởng.

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[ID]
📖 Terjemahan Bacaan
Email ini adalah pembaruan mengenai jadwal Proyek Alpha. Karena Mark, pengembang utama, harus mengambil cuti medis yang tak terduga, hal ini sangat memengaruhi kapasitas kami untuk memenuhi tenggat waktu yang akan datang. Akibatnya, ada kemungkinan besar akan terjadi penundaan.

📝 Alasan Memilih Jawaban
Jawaban yang benar adalah "It needs to be postponed." karena teks menyatakan dengan jelas: "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." Ini berarti kemampuan kita untuk memenuhi tenggat waktu yang akan datang sangat terpengaruh. Selain itu, "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." menunjukkan bahwa mereka sedang mengevaluasi sejauh mana penundaan dan akan merevisi linimasa, yang menyiratkan bahwa presentasi tersebut perlu ditunda.

💡 Tips Ujian
Untuk Bagian 7, pertanyaan yang berisi kata kerja seperti 'impact', 'affect', 'influence' atau kata benda seperti 'consequence', 'result' sangat penting untuk mencari kata-kata sinonim (parafrase) dalam teks. Frasa "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" adalah petunjuk kunci yang menunjukkan bahwa presentasi "will be postponed" (akan ditunda).

📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — Teks secara eksplisit menyatakan "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline," yang menunjukkan jadwal akan berubah.
X) The client has canceled their trip. — Tidak ada penyebutan dalam teks mengenai pembatalan perjalanan klien.
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — Fakta bahwa "unexpected medical leave of absence" (cuti medis tak terduga) menyebabkan "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" (sangat memengaruhi kapasitas untuk memenuhi tenggat waktu) menunjukkan bahwa jadwal tersebut pasti terpengaruh.

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[MS]
📖 Terjemahan Bacaan
E-mel ini adalah makluman tentang kemas kini jadual Projek Alpha. Disebabkan Mark, ketua pembangun, terpaksa mengambil cuti sakit yang tidak dijangka, ia amat menjejaskan keupayaan kita untuk memenuhi tarikh akhir yang bakal tiba. Justeru, terdapat kemungkinan besar akan berlaku kelewatan.

📝 Sebab Jawapan Dipilih
Jawapan yang betul ialah "It needs to be postponed." Teks menyatakan dengan jelas: "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (Ini amat menjejaskan keupayaan kita untuk memenuhi tarikh akhir yang bakal tiba). Kenyataan ini bermakna tarikh akhir yang akan datang akan terjejas teruk. Selain itu, "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." (Kami sedang menilai sepenuhnya kelewatan dan akan menyemak semula garis masa dengan sewajarnya) menunjukkan bahawa mereka sedang menilai sejauh mana kelewatan dan akan membuat pindaan pada garis masa, yang membayangkan bahawa pembentangan itu perlu ditangguhkan.

💡 Petua Hari Peperiksaan
Untuk Bahagian 7, soalan yang mengandungi kata kerja seperti 'impact', 'affect', 'influence' atau kata nama seperti 'consequence', 'result' adalah penting untuk mencari perkataan yang membawa maksud serupa (parafrasa) dalam teks. Frasa "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" adalah petunjuk penting yang menunjukkan bahawa ia "will be postponed" (akan ditangguhkan).

📊 Analisis Pilihan Salah
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — Teks secara jelas menyatakan "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline," menunjukkan jadual akan berubah.
X) The client has canceled their trip. — Tiada sebutan dalam teks tentang pembatalan perjalanan pelanggan.
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — Hakikat bahawa "unexpected medical leave of absence" (cuti sakit yang tidak dijangka) menyebabkan "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" (amat menjejaskan keupayaan untuk memenuhi tarikh akhir) menunjukkan bahawa jadual itu pasti terjejas.

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[PT-BR]
📖 Tradução da Passagem
Este e-mail é uma atualização sobre o cronograma do Projeto Alpha. Infelizmente, Mark, nosso desenvolvedor principal, teve que tirar uma licença médica inesperada, o que impacta significativamente nossa capacidade de cumprir o prazo iminente. Consequentemente, há uma alta probabilidade de atraso.

📝 Por que esta Resposta
A resposta correta é "It needs to be postponed." (Precisa ser adiado). O texto declara explicitamente: "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." (Isso impacta significativamente nossa capacidade de cumprir o prazo iminente). Isso significa que o prazo se tornará difícil de ser cumprido. Além disso, "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." (Atualmente, estamos avaliando a extensão total do atraso e revisaremos o cronograma de acordo) indica que o cronograma será alterado, sugerindo o adiamento.

💡 Dica para o Dia da Prova
Na Parte 7, para perguntas com verbos como 'impact', 'affect', 'influence' ou substantivos como 'consequence', 'result', é crucial procurar por palavras com significado semelhante (parafrase) no texto. A frase "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" é uma pista chave que aponta para a necessidade de a apresentação "be postponed" (ser adiada).

📊 Análise das Opções Erradas
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — O texto declara claramente que o prazo será impactado, contradizendo que o cronograma permanecerá o mesmo.
X) The client has canceled their trip. — Não há menção no texto sobre qualquer cancelamento de viagem por parte do cliente.
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — O afastamento inesperado de Mark impacta diretamente a capacidade de cumprir prazos, o que significa que o cronograma é afetado.

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[MY]
( Burmese Translation Block - Placeholder. Actual Burmese Translation Needed)
📖 အကြောင်းအရာ အကျဉ်းချုပ်
ဤအီးမေးလ်သည် Project Alpha ၏ အချိန်ဇယား အပ်ဒိတ်နှင့် ပတ်သက်ပါသည်။ ရလဒ်အနေဖြင့်၊ ဦးဆောင် developer ဖြစ်သူ Mark သည် မထင်မှတ်ဘဲ ဆေးဘက်ဆိုင်ရာ အားလပ်ရက် ယူခဲ့ရသဖြင့် လာမည့် နောက်ဆုံးရက်ကို ဖြည့်ဆည်းရန် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ စွမ်းရည်အပေါ် သိသိသာသာ သက်ရောက်မှု ရှိနေပါသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် အချိန်နှောင့်နှေးမှု ဖြစ်နိုင်ခြေ များပါသည်။

📝 အကြောင်းပြချက်
အဖြေမှန်သည် "It needs to be postponed." ဖြစ်ပါသည်။ စာသားတွင် "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." ဟု ပြတ်ပြတ်သားသား ဖော်ပြထားပြီး၊ လာမည့် နောက်ဆုံးရက်ကို ဖြည့်ဆည်းရန် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ စွမ်းရည်အပေါ် များစွာ သက်ရောက်မှု ရှိနေကြောင်း ဆိုလိုပါသည်။ ထို့အပြင်၊ "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." ဆိုသည့် စာသားသည် ၎င်းတို့သည် နှောင့်နှေးမှု၏ အလုံးစုံအတိုင်းအတာကို အကဲဖြတ်နေပြီး အချိန်ဇယားကို ပြန်လည်ပြင်ဆင်မည်ဖြစ်ကြောင်း ဖော်ပြထားသဖြင့်၊ တင်ဆက်မှုသည် ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းရန် လိုအပ်ကြောင်း ဖော်ပြနေပါသည်။

💡 စာမေးပွဲနေ့အတွက် အကြံပြုချက်
အပိုင်း 7 အတွက်၊ 'impact', 'affect', 'influence' စသည့် ကြိယာများ သို့မဟုတ် 'consequence', 'result' စသည့် နာမ်များ ပါဝင်သော မေးခွန်းများအတွက်၊ စာသားအတွင်း အဓိပ္ပါယ်တူသော စကားလုံးများ (paraphrase) ကို ရှာဖွေရန် အရေးကြီးပါသည်။ "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" ဟူသော စာကြောင်းသည် တင်ဆက်မှုသည် "be postponed" (ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းခံရမည်) ဖြစ်ကြောင်း အရိပ်အမြွက်ပြသော အဓိက လက္ခဏာဖြစ်သည်။

📊 မှားယွင်းသော အဖြေများ ခွဲခြမ်းစိတ်ဖြာ
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — စာသားတွင် နောက်ဆုံးရက်သည် သက်ရောက်မှု ရှိမည်ဟု ပြတ်ပြတ်သားသား ဖော်ပြထားပြီး၊ အချိန်ဇယားသည် အတူတူပင် ဆက်လက်ဖြစ်မည်ဟူသော အချက်ကို ဆန့်ကျင်ပါသည်။
X) The client has canceled their trip. — Client ၏ ခရီးစဉ် ပယ်ဖျက်ခြင်းနှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ စာသားတွင် မည်သည့် အချက်အလက်မျှ မဖော်ပြထားပါ။
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — "unexpected medical leave of absence" (မထင်မှတ်ဘဲ ဆေးဘက်ဆိုင်ရာ အားလပ်ရက်) ကြောင့် "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" (နောက်ဆုံးရက်ကို ဖြ���့်ဆည်းရန် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ စွမ်းရည်အပေါ် များစွာ သက်ရောက်မှု ရှိနေသည်) ဖြစ်ပေါ်နေသောကြောင့်၊ အချိန်ဇယားသည် မလွဲမသွေ သက်ရောက်မှု ရှိနေပါသည်။

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📖 文章翻譯 —
主旨：緊急：Alpha 計畫 - 時程更新

寄件人：Sarah Chen <s.chen@innovatech.com>
日期：2023 年 10 月 26 日，上午 9:15
收件人：David Lee <d.lee@innovatech.com>, Alpha 計畫團隊 <alpha.team@innovatech.com>

各位團隊成員好，

我寫這封信是為了提供 Alpha 計畫的最新消息。不幸的是，我們遇到了一個無法預見的阻礙。 our lead developer, Mark，因故必須立即開始請假，這對我們達成即將到來的截止日期造成了顯著影響。我們目前正在評估延誤的全部程度，並將相應地修訂時間表。

📝 答案解析 —
正確答案是「需要延期」。文章提到「Mark, our lead developer, has had to take an unexpected medical leave of absence, effective immediately」以及「This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline」，這表示有重要成員因病缺席，直接影響了達成時程的能力，因此最合乎邏輯的後果是計畫需要延期。

💡 應試技巧 —
遇到關於時間、時程或 due date (截止日期) 的問題時，仔細尋找造成延誤的具體原因，並推斷其對時程最直接的影響。

📊 錯誤選項分析 —
X) 將如期進行 — 文章明確指出有「unforeseen setback」（無法預見的阻礙）及「significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline」（顯著影響我們達成即將到來的截止日期的能力）。
X) 客戶已取消行程 — 文章未提及客戶行程相關的任何資訊。
X) 商務旅行行程不受影響 — 文章提到了「upcoming deadline」（即將到來的截止日期）受影響，而這通常與專案的推進和可能的會議或展示有關，因此推測旅行行程可能也會受影響，但重點是專案本身的進度。
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📖 Passage Translation
This email provides an update on Project Alpha's schedule. Due to Mark, our lead developer, having to take unexpected medical leave, it significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline. Consequently, a delay is highly likely.

📝 Why this Answer
The correct answer is "It needs to be postponed." The passage explicitly states: "This significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline." This clearly indicates the upcoming deadline will be severely affected. Furthermore, "We're currently assessing the full extent of the delay and will revise the timeline accordingly." shows they are evaluating the delay and will adjust the timeline, implying the presentation will be postponed.

💡 Test-day Tip
For Part 7, questions involving verbs like 'impact,' 'affect,' 'influence,' or nouns like 'consequence,' 'result' require you to find paraphrased information in the passage. The phrase "significantly impacts our capacity to meet the upcoming deadline" is a key clue indicating the event "will be postponed."

📊 Wrong-Option Analysis
X) It will proceed as scheduled. — The passage directly states the deadline will be impacted, contradicting the idea that the schedule remains unchanged.
X) The client has canceled their trip. — There is no mention in the passage regarding any cancellation by the client.
X) The business trip itinerary is unaffected. — The fact that Mark's unexpected leave significantly impacts their ability to meet the deadline means the schedule is indeed affected.

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