C. Choose the correct words.
1) There was a slight/slightly rise in profits last month. 2) There was a sharp fall in/of our sales last month. 3) Our sales fell by/of 6% last quarter. 4) Inflation is increasing slow/slowly at the moment, in/by about 1% a year. 5) There is a slow/slowly increase in the rate of inflation, of/by about 1% a year. D. Complete the chart below with the past form of the verbs from the box.
E. Look at the words in Column A and their meanings. These words can define numbers more exactly. Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B.
F. Look at the graph below and complete the sentences with to, at, of, by.
1) At the beginning of 2002 sales stood … 300 units. 2) Over the next 12 months sales dropped … 200 units. 3) Sales levelled off … 200 units for 12 months. 4) Sales rose … 200 units during 2004. 5) At the beginning of 2005 they reached a peak … 400 units. 6) During 2005 they decreased … 300 units. 7) Then there was a rise … 50 units in 2006. 8) During 2007 sales levelled off … 350 units.
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150 200%
45-55%
30 50%
