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(7)___________________
from 31% to 23%.
In 2002, watching television was
surpassed as the favourite leisure activity by playing computer games, which was listed as
the favourite activity by 
(8)________________ 
of Britain’s population. Spending
time with 
(9)______________ 
was the favourite activity of 25% of Britons in 1982, a
figure that fell dramatically by 2002 to only 16%
.
(10)
_______________, spending
time with family dropped from 21% of the population's favourite activity in 1982 to 12% in
2002, a significant decrease of 9%. In a similar trend, going out to eat declined from 14%
of the population's preferred leisure activity to 8% in 2002. Shopping, on the other hand,
increased from 
(11)_____________ 
of the population's favourite pastime in 1982 to
12% in 2002, the only activity listed on both pie charts which 
(12)______________
during the twenty-year period.

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Question 5:
Complete Sample Answer:
 
The two pie charts compare the favourite leisure activities in Britain in two different
years, 1982 and 2002. In 1982, the favourite activity was watching television, while in
2002, the favourite leisure activity was shown to be playing computer games, an activity
not listed in the 1982 pie chart.
According to the first pie chart, in 1982 the favourite leisure activity of 31 percent of the
population of Britain was watching television. This was the highest percentage in either of
the pie charts. Watching television dropped in popularity between 1982 and 2002,
declining from 31% to 23%. In 2002, watching television was surpassed as the favourite
leisure activity by playing computer games, which was listed as the favourite activity by
29% of Britain’s population. Spending time with friends was the favourite activity of 25%
of Britons in 1982, a figure that fell dramatically by 2002 to only 16%. Similarly, spending
time with family dropped from 21% of the population’s favourite
activity in 1982 to 12% in 2002, a significant decrease of 9%. In a similar trend, going out
to eat declined from 14% of the population’s preferred leisure activity to 8% in 2002. 

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