Vocabulary Test

TASK ONE: COMPLETE THE TEXT FOR THE CHART BY WRITING THE WORD IN FULL

The graph shows the 1 f______________ in the number of people at a London underground station over the course of a day.

The busiest time of the day is in the morning. There is a 2s_______ 3 i__________between 06:00 and 08:00, with 400 people using the station at 8 o'clock. After this the numbers 4 d_______ quickly to less than 200 at 10 o'clock. Between 11 am and 3 pm the number rises, with a plateau of just under 300 people using the station.

In the afternoon, numbers 5 d_________, with less than 100 using the station at 4 pm. There is then a rapid 6 r_______ to a 7 p_________ of 380 at 6pm. After 7 pm, numbers 8 f_______ significantly, with only a 9 s_______ increase again at 8pm, tailing off after 9 pm.

Overall, the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the early morning and early evening periods.

TASK TWO:

complete with the following words:

cut prediction predict level off resolve solve

10 In Britain that means trying to ____ the need to travel.
11 Environmentalists _________ that pollution will be a bigger problem in the future.

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ANSWERS
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Q 1-9 Please go to the bottom of the webpage above for the answers
Q 10 cut
Q 11 predict