CV-2E English Vocabulary

Which word means to show?

• illustrate

• peak

• overtake

• shrink

Which word means to reach the highest point?

• illustrate

• peak

• overtake

• shrink

Which word means to go past something by being bigger or faster, etc.?

• illustrate

• peak

• overtake

• shrink

Which word means to cause or explain?

• account

• peak

• overtake

• shrink

Which word means regular and continuous, without sudden changes?

• overtake

• shrink

• steady

• illustrate

Which word means to get smaller?

• account

• peak

• overtake

• shrink

Sales of PCs _____ increased from 1984 to 2010. (in a gradual and regular way)

• in contrast

• dramatically

• steadily

• illustrate

Smartphone sales _____ PC sales in 2010. (went past)

• overtook

• peaked

• shrunk

• illustrate

There was a _____ rise in smartphone sales between 2009 and 2015. (sudden and dramatic)

• contrast

• doubled

• sharp

• illustrate

PC sales _____ in 2010. (reached their highest point)

• overtook

• peaked

• shrunk

• illustrate