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IELTS Writing Test
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Subjects
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ielts
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english
Instructions:
Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The number of users ___________.
rose gradually
increased fivefold
plummeting to/rocketed to
declined to
2. In May sales figures at FinGroup ___________ - ___________ Man - but still well below Bluebird.
picked up/exceeding
picked up/rocketing
outstripped
significant decrease
3. By the year 2000 - its value ODSTO AT approximately 2 million dollars - ___________its 1998 value of 1 million.
stood at/doubling
comprised
plummeting to/rocketed to
shot up dramatically
4. In 2001 - there were ___________ in personal computer sales at VH Warehouse.
rocketed to/ rising gradually
wild fluctuations
constituted/significant
steadily upwards/fluctuations/doubling
5. Over the year as a whole - there was a ___________ in computer purchases.
account for
significant decrease
remained steady
constituted/significant
6. There was a ___________ in computer sales in the first quarter of 2000 with computer sales ___________more than 100%.
made up/accounting for
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
significant improvement/surging
picked up/rocketing
7. During the 1920s - however - construction ___________ TO only 20.
stood at/doubling
picked up/rocketing
declined to
made up/accounting for
8. In July - the number of visitors ___________.
wild fluctuations
shot up dramatically
significant decrease
plummeting to/rocketed to
9. In contrast - the trend for Carson Limited was ___________ with some ___________ and a ___________ in value from 500 -000 dollars to one million by the year 2000.
steadily upwards/fluctuations/doubling
remained steady
overtook
increased sharply
10. The number ___________ at 300 for the next year.
rose steadily/drop practically
hovered below/falling to a low of
remained steady
wild fluctuations
11. As for others - they ___________ 17% of the total.
represented
stood at/doubling
overtook
constituted/significant
12. Books sales then ___________ to a new low of 50 a day where they ___________ for a period before ___________ up again to the 600 mark.
hovered around
declined to
hovered below/falling to a low of
plummeting/stabilized/shooting
13. Declining dramatically to around 2 -000 machines in the second quarter of 2001 - computer sales ___________ to 8 -000 in the third quarter.
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
suddenly leapt
account for
picked up/rocketing
14. Fossil fuel emission ___________ FOR the majority of greenhouse gases.
outstripped
climbed steadily
marked improvement
account for
15. Numbers ___________ in June - ___________ by almost 400%.
rocketed by
picked up/rocketing
doubling
stood at/doubling
16. In May - the number of people visiting the Y Exhibition ___________ before surging to a new peak of 150 -000 visitors in August.
account for
fell back considerably
picked up/rocketing
dramatic jump
17. For the rest of the year Man's sales ___________ - whereas at FinGroup the amount of money taken proved rather erratic.
climbed steadily
rose steadily/drop practically
steadily upwards/fluctuations/doubling
remained steady
18. During the three-year period - there was an ___________.
rocketed by
increased fivefold
picked up/rocketing
obvious downward trend
19. Over the next three decades - house numbers ___________ - only to ___________ to zero in the 60s.
steadily upwards/fluctuations/doubling
picked up/rocketing
remained constant
rose steadily/drop practically
20. Between April and May - the increase in the number of visitors at much slower ___________ than in the previous three months.
obvious downward trend
pace
account for
remained constant
21. During the first four months - visitor numbers ___________.
rose gradually
marked improvement
account for
experienced
22. SNGRGUI to a new ___________ of
outstripped
fell back considerably
surging/peak
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
23. Between 1991 and 1995 - the rating for College C ___________ the 30% level - ___________ TO A ___________ just over 10% in 1998.
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
account for
hovered below/falling to a low of
wild fluctuations
24. Excluding October and November - however - FinGroup's sales ___________ those of Man for most of the period. Bluebird continues its decline - ending the year with sales of 400 -000 in December.
picked up/exceeding
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
outstripped
experienced
25. In June - FinGroup - with a figure of 1.4 million euros - and Man - with 750 -000 euros - ___________ Bluebird for the first time.
overtook
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
picked up/rocketing
outstripped
26. The number of books sold then ___________ - ___________ - only to bounce back to 500 books a day.
more than doubled/rising
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
rocketed to/ rising gradually
increased sharply
27. Numbers ___________ in June - ___________ by almost 400%
marked improvement
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
picked up/rocketing
significant decrease
28. The number of unemployed ___________ 10% of the population.
made up
hovered around
remained constant
rocketed by
29. Greystone High - on the other hand - ___________ a significant drop in percentage terms to 40 in 2001.
overtook
rose gradually
experienced
hovered below/falling to a low of
30. In 1999 - the rating ___________ TO just under 70% - ___________ thereafter to finish the period at 80%.
picked up/rocketing
rocketed to/ rising gradually
fell back considerably
comprised
31. By contrast - sales increased to 13% - ___________ to 26% by 1975.
significant decrease
rose gradually
surging/peak
doubling
32. Food and garden materials ___________ nearly half of all household waste.
rocketed to/ rising gradually
comprised
rose gradually
declined to
33. Electrical Goods - Computer Hardware and Toys ___________ UP the bulk of the sales with each ___________ 20% of the total.
plunged dramatically/hitting a low of
significant decrease
made up/accounting for
surging/peak
34. Women ___________a ___________ percentage of the workfoce.
represented
increased sharply
constituted/significant
marked improvement
35. Over the next 40 years - new house construction in Farkletown ___________ at just under 120.
made up/accounting for
stood at/doubling
remained constant
experienced
36. There was ___________ in July with the number of visitors surging 500%.
fell back considerably
marked improvement
picked up/rocketing
obvious downward trend
37. Whereas the number of visitors to the X Exhibition ___________ the 20 to 25 -000 mark form February to April - at the Y Exhibition visitor numbers continued to rise.
hovered around
wild fluctuations
comprised
marked improvement
38. In the third quarter of 2001 - there was a ___________ in the volumes of sales.
more than doubled/rising
rocketed by
dramatic jump
plummeting to/rocketed to
39. While the 80s saw house building in Newtown ___________ TO only 10 - in the 90s the number of houses ___________ TO 270 - a rise of more than 260%
plummeting to/rocketed to
comprised
made up
outstripped
40. Hilst Greenacres Ltd ___________ ___________ in value between 1960 and the year 1990 - ___________ from 2 million dollars to just over 4 million.
account for
wild fluctuations
more than doubled/rising
plummeting/stabilized/shooting
41. Picking up again in the first quarter of 2000 - sales ___________ more than 100%.
climbed steadily
doubling
more than doubled/rising
rocketed by
42. After falling gradually from 14 -000 to approximately 6 -000 in the first four quarters - quarterly computer sales ___________ SPLYHAR in the first quarter of 2000 to 12 -000.
significant improvement/surging
hovered around
increased sharply
rose steadily/drop practically