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