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