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