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