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