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