Estimated Bills Although we try to read your gas meter every month, there are times when we simply cannot. We may not be able to

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问题                                   Estimated Bills
Although we try to read your gas meter every month, there are times when we simply cannot. We may not be able to access it if there is no one at your home to let us in. Weather conditions sometimes make it unsafe for meter readers to do their job. And meters do occasionally malfunction, making an accurate reading impossible.
When your meter is not actually read, you will receive an estimated bill. The estimate is based on weather trends and how much energy you have used in the past. When we are unable to get an actual meter reading, you will see the word "estimated" printed next to the meter reading on your bill.
Estimates can be avoided if you send us a reading that you have taken yourself. Here are two ways to help prevent an estimated bill.
Call us with your meter reading at 1-800-555-1991. The best time to call is one day before your scheduled meter-reading day. (Your meter-reading date appears on page one of your Newtown Gas Company bill.)
Go to our Web site at www.newtowngasco.com/meter to send us your meter reading.
Send your reading at least one day before your scheduled meter-reading day.
If you use either of these two methods to provide us with your reading, you will see the words "customer reading" next to the reading on your bill. If your meter readings have been estimated for four straight months, you must call us with your meter reading.
NEWTOWN NATURAL GAS COMPANY                         Saurabh Khan
Monthly statement - May                                                     80 Mount Street
Account number 52 526 70                                                  Vancouver, Canada
Usage - Meter 1546774                                           Account Summary
Actual reading             April 20           133 therms       Payment received April 30        $145.76
Customer reading         May 19            49 therms         Total amount due June 7        $ 57.74
Average daily gas use (in therms)

Please mail your payment to Newtown Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 388, Vancouver, Canada. Your next meter reading is scheduled for June 18.
According to the notice, how does Newtown Gas estimate the amount of gas used?

选项 A、By checking records of a customer’s previous gas usage
B、By taking the average home usage for the month
C、By adding a fixed amount to the past month’s usage
D、By determining gas usage at neighboring homes

答案A

解析 通知的第二段第二句This estimate is…past,“以过去使用量为基准进行预算”,所以(A)最适当。(B)average意为“平均”。(C)fixed amount意为“固定的量”。(D)neighboring意为“附近的,邻近的”。
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