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