Structures and Vocabularies: Line Graph and Bar Chart_6.5

The manufacturing sector____ a decline from 40 million and is expected to reach 20 million by the year 2025.

• experienced

• saw

• witnessed

• took

A steep decline to approximately 42 million of workers in agriculture was____in 1979

• observed

• witnessed

• had

• seen

The number for manufacturing rose__40 million in 1980

• by

• to

• with

• at

The figure for service sector grew steadily from the beginning of the period to 1979, rising__under 20 million in 1979

• at

• by

• to

• of

There was a sharp fall__30% in the data for agriculture from 1980 to 2025

• with

• of

• by

• in

Statistics for agriculture fell significantly__30%, reaching just about 10% by the end of the period

• by

• to

• at

• with

In terms of female graduates, Germany top the list with 45%,______US with 40%, Switzerland with 35%, Britain and Japan with 30% and 25% respectively

• behind

• after that

• followed with

• followed by

A notable___of 10% exists between males and females in Germany, with 45% in the amount of graduated women compared to 35% in that of men

• disparity

• gap

• distance

• discrepancy

There is also a____ of 10% in the percentage of men and women pursuing higher education in Switzerland, where, in contrast to the US, men record 45% while women register 35%

• notable disparity

• substantial variance

• considerable difference

• noticeable distance

The percentage of women

having degrees in higher education____a low of 25% in Japan to a high of 45% in Germany

• shift

• fluctuates

• ranges from

• change