9. (B) The article is about increases in tourist taxes in Washington, D.C. Choice (A) is incorrect because the article mentions the survey, but that is not the main idea of the article. Choice (C) is incorrect because the article is about tourist taxes in Washington, D.C., not about Washington, D.C. in general. Choice (D) is incorrect because the article is about more than just taxes in restaurants. 10. (B) Hotel taxes in Washington, D.C. will increase from 1 1 to 1 3 percent, which is an increase of 2 percentage points. Choice (A) confuses the location of the organization that conducted the survey (San Francisco) with the city that is raising hotel tax rates (Washington, D.C.) . Choice (C) confuses restaurant tax increases of 1 percent with hotel tax increases of 2 percent. Choice (D) is incorrect: the article mentions the average tourist taxes in the 50 most-visited cities but does not mention how much the taxes have increased. 1 1 . (D) The article states that the increase gives Washington the highest restaurant taxes in the country, although New York has higher hotel taxes than Washington. Choices (A) , (B) , and (C) are all true. 12. (A) The word average means normal. Choices (B), ( C), and (D) are words that could be used to describe a family, but they do not have the correct meaning. 13. (A) Mr. Keng had telephoned. Choice (B) is incorrect because the call was made to Mr. Ramen, not by Mr. Ramen. Choice (C) is incorrect because Ms. Murohisa is the operator, the person who took the call and the message. Choice (D) is incorrect because the call was made by Mr. Keng, who works for the Hotel Service Corporation. 14. (C) Ms. Murohisa, the operator, is the person who took the message. Choice (A) is the person who called and left the message. Choice (B) is the person for whom the message was taken. Choice (D) is the organization for which Mr. Keng works.
not be a meeting on Monday; Mr. Ramen has not confirmed it. Choice (D) confuses the operator and the recipient of the message.
17. (B) This is a registration form for people who plan to attend a conference. Choices (A), (C), and (D) are all people who are associated with a conference, but they would not fill out a registration form. 18. (D) The answer is in the last column of the Opening Ceremony row. Choice (A) is the cost for members registering in advance. Choice (B) is the cost for members registering on-site. Choice (C) is the cost for non-members registering in advance. 19. (D) Since the form is to be sent to Brazil, the conference is probably to take place there. Choices (A) and (B) are not mentioned or indicated by this form. Choice (C) is the location of the bank branch where conference payments should be sent. 20. (A) If you pay by July 1 0, you pay advance registration fees, which are less expensive than on-site fees. Choices (B) , (C) , and (D) are the dates of the conference. 2 1 . (B) The purpose of the faxed letter, to confirm a reservation, is stated in the second paragraph. Choice (A) is incorrect because there is a reference to the hotel, but hotel promotion is not the purpose of the letter. Choice (C) is incorrect because Mr. Dubois works for a law firm, but the letter does not concern legal advice. Choice (D) is incorrect because there is no mention of a change in the arrival date. 22. (D) The first paragraph states that the letter was addressed to Ms. Wong. Choice (A) is incorrect because it confuses Mr. Leger with Dubois and Leger, L.L.P. Choice (B) is incorrect because he originally wrote to the Assistant Sales Manager, not the General Manager. Choice (C) is incorrect because Mr. Dubois originally wrote to Ms. Wong; Mr. Ashton responded on behalf of Ms. Wong.
15. (A) The message on the form states that Mr. Keng cannot make the meeting. Choice (B) is incorrect because Mr. Keng is canceling the meeting, not verifying it. Choice (C) is incorrect because he left a message. Choice (D) is incorrect because telephoned and please call are checked on the form, but returned your call is not checked.
23. (A) Since the letter mentions that his usual suite may be unavailable, he is probably a frequent guest of the hotel. Choice (B) is incorrect because he has asked for a non-smoking room. Choice (C) is incorrect because the reservations are from January 20 to January 28, a total of eight nights; therefore, he does stay more than two nights. Choice (D) is incorrect because he has asked NOT to be near the waiter area.
16. (C) The message indicates that Mr. Keng wants Mr. Ramen to call him. Choice (A) is incorrect because please call is checked, but will call is not. Choice (B) is incorrect because there may
24. (B) Inclusive means the same as included in. Choice (A) is incorrect because Value Added Tax is excluded from the daily rate. Choices (C) and (D) are not mentioned.
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