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