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