# DELIVERING THE GOODS: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 1, Reading Passage 2

Source: Passage, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 6, Test 1, Reading Passage 2. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | I | Bringing these barriers down would help the world's economies grow even closer. |
| 15 | F | Computer software can be 'exported' without ever loading it onto a ship, simply by transmitting it over telephone lines from one country to another |
| 16 | E | will not face hugely bigger freight bills if they import drives from Singapore rather than purchasing them on the domestic market |
| 17 | D | world output has shifted into goods whose worth is unrelated to their size and weight |
| 18 | TRUE | the volume of trade has been rising at a compound annual rate of about twice that |
| 19 | FALSE | Cheap labour may make Chinese clothing competitive in America, but if delays in shipment tie up working capital and cause winter coats to arrive in spring, trade may lose its advantages. |
| 20 | NOT GIVEN | accounting for about 70% of total output in Germany, Italy and France, and 40-50% in America, Britain and Japan |
| 21 | TRUE | Countries still trade disproportionately with their geographic neighbours. |
| 22 | NOT GIVEN | Most of the world's disk-drive manufacturing is concentrated in South-east Asia. |
| 23 | G | The vast expansion in international trade owes much to a revolution in the business of moving freight |
| 24 | B | if they import drives from Singapore rather than purchasing them on the domestic market |
| 25 | C | were giving way to all-container vessels that moved thousands of boxes at a time |
| 26 | A | kept a much firmer hand on truck and railroad tariffs than on charges for ocean freight |

## Why these answers are right

**14. I.** You need a paragraph that proposes how trade could get better later on. Paragraph I lists state ownership, regulated freight rates and cargo-handling monopolies as barriers that keep shipping costs high, then says bringing these barriers down would help economies grow closer. That is the suggestion.

**15. F.** The statement is about what happens when products are delivered electronically. Paragraph F says software can be exported by transmitting it over telephone lines, so freight rates and cargo schedules become insignificant and businesses can choose locations for other reasons, such as labor. Those effects place the answer in F.

**16. E.** Look for a comparison of shipping costs for imported and locally bought goods. Paragraph E says computer makers in Japan or Texas will not face much bigger freight bills if they import disk drives from Singapore rather than buy them at home. That similar cost points to E.

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