Read the following email message about the diagram on the left. Complete the email by filling in the blanks. Select the best choice for each blank from the drop-down menu (▾).
From: Mara Lindqvist
Date: May 12
Subject: Tour question
Hello,
I am planning a week in the Rockies this July, travelling alone. I want proper hiking, so I have chosen the Summer Adventure. The Summer Classic looks relaxing, but it offers only 2..
My holiday dates are not confirmed yet. Luckily, the card for my tour says that I can make date changes until 3.. That should give me enough time. I have also read the small print, so I know that travelling alone adds 4. to my price. That is fine with me.
My real question is about the 5., which your card lists as an optional part of my tour. I would love to try it, but I am not sure I am fit enough. How fit must I be, and what does the group do if I skip it?
Please do not book anything for me yet.
Thank you,
Mara Lindqvist
Using the drop-down menu (▾), choose the best option.
Compared with the Summer Classic, the tour Mara chose 7.
Mara's attitude towards the optional activity is best described as 8.
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Correct Answer: guides@quillhorntours.ca
Why this is correct: Mara has a question about a hard activity and her fitness. The small print says trail and fitness questions go to this address.
Tips: When a flyer lists several email addresses, read what each one is for. Then think about why the writer is writing.
Why the other options are wrong:
- info@quillhorntours.ca: This general address is at the top of the flyer. Trail questions go to a different address.
- trips@quillhorntours.ca: This address is for booking a tour. Mara asks the company not to book anything yet.
- changes@quillhorntours.ca: This address is for date changes. Mara has no booking to change yet.
Correct Answer: one short, paved lakeside walk
Why this is correct: The Summer Classic card lists one short, paved lakeside walk. Most of that trip is a coach tour.
Tips: This sentence is about one tour only. Read that tour's card before you choose.
Why the other options are wrong:
- lantern-lit garden walks: Lantern-lit garden walks are on the Couples Retreat card, not the Summer Classic.
- two full-day ridge hikes: The two full-day ridge hikes belong to the Summer Adventure, the tour Mara chose.
- narrow, steep trails: The narrow, steep trails are on the Summer Adventure card. The Summer Classic does not list them.
Correct Answer: 14 days before departure
Why this is correct: Mara chose the Summer Adventure. Its card allows date changes until 14 days before departure.
Tips: Each card has its own date rule. First decide which tour is 'my tour' in the email.
Why the other options are wrong:
- 7 days before departure: This is the date change rule for the Summer Classic. Mara did not choose that tour.
- 21 days before departure: This is the date change rule on the Couples Retreat card.
- 30 days before departure: The small print gives 30 days for full refunds, not for date changes.
Correct Answer: $90
Why this is correct: The small print says guests travelling alone on the Summer Adventure pay a $90 single-room supplement. Mara is travelling on her own.
Tips: Some costs are not on the cards at all. Read the small print at the bottom of a flyer too.
Why the other options are wrong:
- $60: $60 is the extra cost of the optional summit climb. It has nothing to do with travelling alone.
- $35: $35 is the price of the glacier boat trip on the Summer Classic card.
- $120: $120 is the price of the spa morning on the Couples Retreat card.
Correct Answer: summit climb
Why this is correct: The Summer Adventure card lists an optional summit climb. Mara wants to know how fit she must be for it.
Tips: The email gives you two clues in one sentence. The activity must match both of them on the same card.
Why the other options are wrong:
- ridge hike: The ridge hikes are part of the Summer Adventure, but the card does not call them optional.
- glacier boat trip: The glacier boat trip is optional, but it is on the Summer Classic card.
- spa morning: The spa morning is an extra on the Couples Retreat card, not on Mara's tour.
Correct Answer: ask about part of her chosen tour before she books
Why this is correct: Mara asks a question about one activity on her tour. She also asks the company to wait before booking.
Tips: To find the main purpose, look at what the writer asks the reader to do.
Why the other options are wrong:
- book the Summer Adventure for a July departure: Mara likes this tour, but she says not to book anything for her yet.
- change the dates of a tour she has already booked: Mara has not booked any tour, so there are no dates to change.
- ask for a refund on the single-room supplement: Mara does not ask for money back. She says the extra charge is fine with her.
Correct Answer: has smaller groups and a longer stay
Why this is correct: The Summer Adventure has groups of up to ten and lasts seven days. The Summer Classic has groups of up to forty and lasts six days.
Tips: When a sentence compares two tours, check each part of the answer on both cards.
Why the other options are wrong:
- costs less per person: The Summer Adventure costs $1,890 per person. The Summer Classic is cheaper at $1,820.
- allows date changes closer to departure: Summer Adventure changes stop 14 days before departure. The Summer Classic allows them until 7 days before.
- includes a glacier boat trip: The glacier boat trip is on the Summer Classic card, not the Summer Adventure card.
Correct Answer: keen to try it but unsure about her fitness
Why this is correct: Mara says she would love to try it. In the same sentence, she says she is not sure she is fit enough.
Tips: A writer can feel two things at once. Read the whole sentence about the activity, not just the first half.
Why the other options are wrong:
- certain that she will skip it: Mara only asks what happens if she skips it. She has not decided yet.
- worried mostly about its extra cost: Mara never talks about the cost of this activity. Her worry is her fitness.
- sure that it will be too easy for her: Mara wonders if she is fit enough, so she does not think it is easy.
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