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