Please choose the most appropriate answer for each sentence.

• 1

  A telephone ..... or provider is a company that provides telephone services both local and long-distance to customers.

   install

   message

   carrier CORRECT

   call

• 2

  In the US, there is a lot of ..... in the telecommunication field now so telephone service prices have come down in the past twenty years. Many companies are trying hard to get and keep customers.

   message

   competition CORRECT

   number

   page

• 3

  We pay a monthly service fee and, in our plan, we are able to make an ..... amount of local calls per month. That means that we can call anyone and talk for as long as we want so long as they live in the specified vicinity.

   limited

   unlimited CORRECT

   long-distance

   installed

• 4

  I just moved and I have to get my phone .....-up soon. Luckily, I have my cell phone but the rates are really pricey during the day.

   deregulated

   answered

   called

   hooked CORRECT

• 5

  I need to get a ..... carrier soon. I want to call my parents on a regular basis and I can't call them with my regular, local package because they live on the west coast and we're on the east coast.

   long-distance CORRECT

   message

   local

   voicemail

• 6

  I'm going to get ..... soon so that people can leave me messages on my landline if I'm not home. I hate not knowing who called and, this way, I'll be able to respond to calls left by anyone who chooses to leave me a message.

   cordless

   voicemail CORRECT

   cable

   fees

• 7

  I'm also going to get call-..... thrown into my phone package. That way, if I'm on the phone with someone, I'll hear a sound and know that someone else is trying to reach me. All you have to do is press one button to put the first caller on hold in order to answer the second caller who is trying to get through. Modern conveniences are great.

   mobile

   waiting CORRECT

   local

   hook-up

• 8

  I want to buy a ..... phone so that I can walk around my house and talk on the phone at the same time. I don't like being confined to my desk and the telephone cord is so short.

   monopoly

   collect

   package

   cordless CORRECT

• 9

  I'm in the process of hooking-up my phone service. The telephone company is sending a technician out today to ..... my landline. I can't wait to have a phone again!

   fee

   cable

   install CORRECT

   hang-up

• 10

  Why didn't you ..... me a message? I didn't even know that you called. Please leave a note the next time you call so that I don't miss any urgent matters.

   leave CORRECT

   miss

   turn

   call