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