Describing Trends and Change— C1 Vocabulary Exercises

After the economic crisis, many companies had to ___expandcurtailstimulate their operations significantly.

The internet revolution has caused the advertising industry to ___regresshaltevolve rapidly.

Sales have ___plateauedcollapsedsoared during the holiday season due to increased demand.

Their profits have steadily ___flourisheddeclinedboomed over the past five years, forcing the company to cut jobs.

While the company initially ___contractedboomeddeclined, competition eventually caused it to stagnate.

As costs continued to rise, they decided to ___expandinnovatecurtail their spending in other areas.

As technology ___stagnatesevolvescontracts, we must continue to adapt our strategies.

With a stagnant market, their strategy is to ___retreatdeclinenurture new products to drive growth.

After a decade of growth, the industry began to ___stagnatesoarboom as demand stopped rising.

The population has finally ___regressedplummetedstabilized after years of rapid increase, and it is no longer changing.