IELTS practice - describing graphs 01

The graph _____________________ between the end of 2004 and the middle of 2009.
1. displays the data of sterling
2. shows how the value of sterling changed
3. gives information about sterling
Overall, we can see that the value of sterling __________ against the Hong Kong dollar.
1. rose
2. risen
3. fall
4. fell
The value of sterling increased _______________ during the first three quarters of 2007.
1. dramatically
2. steadily
3. peak
4. sharply
Between June and December 2008, sterling ________ ________ against the Hong Kong dollar.
1. rose steadily
2. fell steadily
3. rose sharply
4. fell sharply
During the first quarter of 2007, the value of sterling _________ ________
1. rose sharply
2. remained steady
3. reached a peak
4. fell slightly
The value of sterling reached a peak in
1. early 2009
2. Jan 2006
3. the middle of 2007
4. the middle of 2008
The value of sterling fell from over _______ Hong Kong dollars to under _________ Hong Kong dollars in the second half of 2008.
1. sixteen, fifteen
2. fifteen, eleven
3. fifteen, twelve
The value of sterlin rose by around __________ dollars during 2006.
1. one
2. one and a half
3. two
The value of sterling fell ___ around four dollars in the second half of 2008.
1. to
2. on
3. by
4. for
The value of sterling ______ ______ in the second quarter of 2009.
1. increased gradually
2. increased sharply
3. peaked
4. remained steady