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