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English Vocabulary in Use Advance (Unit 71: Number: statistics and quantity)


Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets so that they keep the same meaning.

  1. The two reports of the accident appear to be inconsistent. (discrepancy)
  2. Oil prices were up one moment and down the next last year. (seesaw)
  3. Monthly average temperatures have been different from what we usually see this year. (deviate, norm)
  4. The water levels didn’t go up and down as much as we’d expected last year. (fluctuate)
  5. I don’t need to know all the individual figures – just give me the total. (aggregate)
  6. His moods change – one minute he’s happy, the next he’s depressed. (erratic)
Possible Answer

  1. There seems to be a discrepancy between the two reports of the accident.
  2. Oil prices seesawed last year.
  3. Monthly average temperatures have deviated from the norm this year.
  4. The water levels didn’t fluctuate as much as we’d expected last year.
  5. I don’t need to know all the individual figures – just give me the aggregate.
  6. His moods are erratic – one minute he’s happy, the next he’s depressed.



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