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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 202
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 202 – PASSAGE – 2
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 202
READING PASSAGE – 2
Read the text and answer Questions 11-24.
LAND LINE PHONE
While many households are choosing to rely solely on cell phones, landlines remain useful tools for accessing Internet DSL connections and 911 emergency services.
A. Basic phone service that includes unlimited local calls generally cost $15-$30 per month, depending on additional features. For example, AT&T charges $23 for a home residential line that includes a toy additional basic features such as caller ID, call waiting and voicemail. Home phone service plans that include local and long-distance calling cost $30-$45 per month. For example, Comcast XFIN11 calling plans with unlimited nationwide calls start at $30. Plans typically include other calling features such as caller ID and call waiting.
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Some phone companies connect calls on high-speed Internet connections. The plans allow both long distance and local calls for about $10430 a month. For example, Vonage offers international calling plans that start at $26 per month with a one-year commitment and a three-month introductory price of $ I 0 per month. Single-line business calling plans typically cost $25-$60 per month. For example, Verizon business lines with local calling only start at $25 per month; plans with long distance calling as well start at $50 per month. Multi-lines plans cost more. For example, Charter Communications charges $25 per phone line and additional features are billed separately.
B. All home phone landlines should include unlimited local calling and a listing in the local telephone directory as well as access to 9I I emergency services. Sonic plans include additional features such as caller ID, call waiting and voicemail.
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C. Additional charges such as federal and local taxes apply to phone lines. Typically, taxes account for less than 1% of the total bill. Optional maintenance insurance (charged as a monthly premium) will cover any in-home wiring repairs and services. These cost about $5-$10 per month. Some home phone plans require a one-time fee for setup, activation, installation and equipment rental or purchase. Phone lines require customers to purchase phones for various locations in the house or business. Cordless phones are popular for both uses and cost $10-$300, depending on the features.
D. In some states, such as California, low-income households can receive discounts on a basic home phone line. Expect to pay $6 to $10 monthly for the phone line plus unlimited local calling. Recipients of the discount are often required to provide proof of low-income, such as receiving aid from the country of residence. Bundling phone service with other services such as Internet or cable television provides discounts. For example, Charter Communications discounts business lines packaged with Internet service. Comcast offers discounted deals for customers who combine multiple services as well, with packages for voice, Internet and TV channels starting at $100.
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E. Connect my phone provides a search engine to find phone line providers in the local area. When switching landline providers, users can often transfer the existing phone number to the new provider. When selecting a phone line service, examine previous phone bills to get a clear idea of how many calls are made locally, in state and out-of-state.
Questions 11-15
The above text contains five paragraphs A-E.
Which paragraph contains the following information?
Write your answers A- E in boxes 11-15 on your answer sheet.
11. You may be eligible for a discount on your phone.
12. The list of facilities which can be included in your service.
13. The additional costs that can incur in your phone bill.
14. The typical cost of these services.
15. The process of shopping over the phone line.
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Question 16-24
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this
16. Comcast Xfinity unlimited nationwide call plan is costlier than AT & T charges.
17. Vonage offers are dependent upon customer’s commitment.
18. The sharing of data on multiple lines is possible but it can be a little heavier on the pocket.
19. In times of crisis or an urgent situation every landline does not have the capacity to reach immediate services.
20. Taxes and any maintenance cost account for less than 1% of the total bill.
21. Cordless phone are more popular in houses than offices.
22. There is a special service for impoverished sections of the society offering discounted cost at no conditions.
23. Choice of subscriber can be seen in a local area.
24. It is advised to be aware about the plans offered by any telephone service.
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Read the text and answer Questions 25-28.
PROBABILISTIC EARTHQUAKE RISK MAPS OF TASMANIA
New earthquake risk maps of Tasmania have been prepared depicting risk by contours of peak ground velocity, acceleration and intensity with a 10 per cent probability of being exceeded in a 50 year period. The Cornell- McGuire method was used for this. The maps are based on seismicity up to the end of 1984, including the events of the 1883-1892 earthquake swarms in the east of Flinders Island and other historical data. The earthquake process was assumed to be Poissonian, so foreshocks and aftershocks were eliminated from the analysis. For this earthquake risk assessment, average eastern Australian background seismicity and attenuation for average site conditions were used.
In the Tasmanian region, the risk of earthquake source zones mostly affects the West Tasman Sea Zone and the Western Tasmanian Zone. The West Tasman Sea Zone, east of Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, appears to have been the site of the 1883 – 1892 swarm, with at least three intensity-deduced Richter magnitude 6.0- 7.0 events.
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Consequently, the highest risk land areas are Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, which lie predominantly between the 60 mm.s-1/0.6 m.s-2 and 120 mm.s-1/ I .2 nts-2 contours, with the risk increasing to the east. In the Western Tasmanian Zone, the largest event recorded was in 1880. It had an intensity-deduced Richter magnitude of 5.5. The northern part of western Tasmania (enclosed by the 59 mm.s-1/ 0.55 m-2 contour) is the second highest risk region.
At Hobart and Launceston, outside the source zones, the values are 23 mm-1 / 0.21 m s-2 and 30 mm.s-1/ 0.29 m.s-2 respectively, corresponding to a 10 per cent chance of an intensity MMIV – V being exceeded in a 50-year period. However, it appears that site amplification of strong ground motion takes place in some parts of Launceston, and this should be considered when zoning for the Building Code. The chief contributions to uncertainty in the estimates of earthquake risk are uncertainties in early earthquake locations and magnitudes, and in strong ground motion attenuation.
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Questions 25-28
Choose option A. B or C.
25. According to the earthquake analysis it is predicted that
A. The probability of intensity will reduce, coming decade
B. Ground velocity will increase by a certain percent
C. The ground velocity, Momentum and intensity are going to increase every 50 years
26. Earthquake Swarm
A. The procedure of the seismic waves was clear
B. Struck the complete Hinders Island
C. The range of shocks were eliminated from analysis
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27. Earthquake source zone
A. In West Tasman sea zone caused the Swarm
B. Appears to have increase in magnitude
C. Deduced in its Richter scale
28. Which place is outside the effect of earthquake zone?
A. Flinders Islands
B. Cape Barren Islands
C. Hobart
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ANSWERS ARE BELOW
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ANSWERS
11. D
12. B
13. C
14. A
15. E
16. NOT GIVEN
17. TRUE
18. TRUE
19. FALSE
20. FALSE
21. NOT GIVEN
22. FALSE
23. TRUE
24. TRUE
25. C
26. C
27. A
28. C