Telephone - Flights - Answers

Answers

1. I'd like to ___________ about flights. 

A find : Wrong – you can say ‘find out about' but not ‘find about' 
B enquire : Correct – this means to ask questions and find out about something 
C question you : Wrong – this is grammatically correct, but we only use this phrase in formal situations like a police investigation
D tell me : Wrong – it should be ‘I'd like you to tell me…'

2. Tax is $50 on ________ of that.

A plus : Wrong – you can say ‘plus $50' but not ‘plus of that'
B end : Wrong – we don't say ‘on end of that'
C bottom : Wrong - we don't say ‘on bottom of that'
D top : Correct – $50 ‘on top' of some money is an extra cost, added to the total at the end

3. I'd like to book a hotel room ___________.  

A proficiently : Wrong – if you do something ‘proficiently' you do it well
B provisionally : Correct – if you do something ‘provisionally' it means that you might change your mind later
C professionally : Wrong – if you do something ‘professionally' you do it as your job
D prescriptively : Wrong – if you do something ‘prescriptively' you follow the rules very closely

4. I'll call you back later to ___________.

A speak : Wrong – we would say ‘speak to you' or ‘talk'
B assure : Wrong – you need an object here
C confirm : Correct – this means he will call back to agree his statement or plan finally 
D certify : Wrong – ‘to certify' is to say that something is genuine or true, but we can't use it in this context