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