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