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