Words describing trends

Overall, there was a significant ______ in the number of tourists visiting all three countries over the period.

• increased

• increase

The figure for Britain ________ by 10 % in 1997.

• increased

• increasing

• increased dramatically

• increase

The data of America ________ , from 10% to 20% in only 2 months.

(there may be more than one correct answer)

• increased

• doubled

• tripled

• plummeted

There was a significant ______ in the number of hats produced by company X from 400 to 100 in 2009.

(there may be more than one correct answer)

• fall

• decrease

• decline

• upward trend

The amount of water used domestically __________ at 30% in 3 years.

(there may be more than one correct answer)

• remained the same

• maintained the same level

• fluctuated

• reached a peak

The figure for X ________ from 10% to 60% in 2010, a gap of 6 times.

(there may be more than one correct answer)

• boomed

• soared

• surged

• dipped

There was a __________ increase in .....

(một sự tăng nhẹ)

• dramatic

• dramatically

• minimally

• minimal

Điền từ phù hợp vào chỗ trống: There was a ________ (trung bình) increase in the....

• moderate

• enormous

• slight

• small

Điền từ phù hợp vào chỗ trống: The figure for X ______ (rất lớn) fell from 100% to 10%.

• dramatically

• markedly

• noticeably

Sales _____ at just under 100,000 units in 2010 and rose steadily to 1.2 million units by 2015.

• stood

• peaked

• reached

• decreased