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