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