22/1 The graph below gives information about the price of bananas in four countries between 1994 and 2004.

22/1 The graph below gives information about the price of bananas in four countries between 1994 and 2004.
This
line graph illustrates the different prices of bananas for each kilogram in Japan, France,
Germany
and
USA
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the USA
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from 1994 to 2004.
Overall
, the data reveals the prices fluctuated in Japan and France,
in contrast
, there were no significant changes in
Germany
and
USA
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throughout the period. In the first year, the
price
was about 1.8 US
dollars
in Japan,
however
, the number surged to nearly 3
dollars
next
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the next
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year.
Then
it dropped to 2
dollars
and slightly fluctuated until
the
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it dipped in 2001, which decreased to about 1.6
dollars
. After the dip, the
price
grew to 2.5 in 2004.
Similarly
, France's
price
had
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fluctuated dramatically in the
last
5 years. In
this
period, it started at 1.6
dollars
, the lowest
price
was 1
dollars
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dollar
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in 2003, and the highest was 1.8 in 2001.
In contrast
, both
Germany
and
USA
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the USA
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had no obvious fluctuation over the period.
USA
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The USA
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started at nearly 1
dollars
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dollar
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and ended up at 1.1
dollars
,
similarly
, the
price
in
Germany
was 1.4
dollars
and became 1.2
dollars
in the
last
year.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words germany, usa, price, dollars with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "dipped" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "fluctuated" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.

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  • price fluctuation
  • steady increase/decrease
  • significant rise/drop
  • trend
  • noticeable
  • comparison
  • contrast
  • highest
  • lowest
  • throughout the period
  • stable
  • volatile
  • potential reasons
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