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