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