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