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