Unit 10 General quiz Name: ___________________________

Date: ___________________________
Total Score
______ / 50 points

A Listen to a woman telling a man about her travels. Check () true or false for each
sentence.
True False
1. The woman finds flying exhausting. 
 
2. The woman thinks long lines and delays are worth the trouble. 
 
3. The woman likes to try foreign food. 
 
4. The woman wouldn’t mind traveling every month. 
 
5. The woman thinks the way people do business can sometimes be confusing. 
 
6. The woman feels she needs to make better contacts. 
 
A _______ / 12 points (2 points each)

B Complete the email. Use the correct -ed or -ing form of the words in parentheses.

B _______ / 10 points (1 point each)

C Complete the sentences to report what these people said. Change verb forms when needed.

Yesterday, my sister and I left for our trip to Chicago…

1. “We should get to the airport early.” My sister
said we ________________ to the airport early.
2. “We can take a taxi.” I told my sister that we
________________ a taxi.
3. “Our bag has been checked.” My sister told me
that our bag ______________________ .
4. “You must take off your shoes.” The security
guard said we ______________________
our shoes.
5. “The plane is delayed.” The agent informed us that
the plane ______________________ .
6. “The plane might not leave until 10:00.” The agent
said the plane ______________________until 10:00.
7. “I used to travel by bus, and it was easier.” I said that
I ______________________ by bus and that it was
easier.

C _______ / 7 points (1 point each)

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D Check () the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. I asked my friend ________ he’d like to travel with me.

 whether  if  whether / if
2. He wanted to know ________ I’m planning to go.
 who  where  what
3. I asked him ________ me his favorite vacation spot and said we’d go there.
 tell  to tell  tell / to tell
4. I asked him ________ the weather is like in Belize.
 why  if  what
5. He told me ________ warm clothing.
 not to take  not take  if to take
6. I wanted to know ________ we could go surfing in Belize.
 if  what  if / what
D _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

E Complete the conversation. Check () the correct response to use the conversation
strategy in parentheses.

1. A This river trip looks like it will be amazing.

B (Ask for more detail.)
 Amazing in what way?
 So I guess we should go then.
 Oh, you mean you were amazed?

2. A I think it would be fascinating to see the Taj Mahal.

B (Draw a conclusion.)
 Fascinating in what way?
 So you’re saying you’ve never been there?
 You mean it would be fascinating?

3. A I don’t think I’ll ever have enough money to travel to the Galapagos Islands, but it would
be exciting.
B (Draw a conclusion.)
 So I guess you think it’s exciting.
 Exciting in what way?
 What you’re saying is that it’s too expensive?

E _______ / 3 points (1 point each)

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F Read the article. Add the missing phrases. Write the letters in the blanks. There is one
phrase that you do not need to use.

a. will eventually stop using these sites in the future

b. places to stay, where the best restaurants are, and things to do
c. even generate their own reviews
d. cost planning by giving information
e. travel websites and social networking sites
f. hotels, restaurants, and attractions
g. might say that their hotel had been terrible

F _______ / 12 points (2 points each)

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