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