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