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