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The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1965 and 2025. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph below shows the oil production and consumption in China between 1965 and 2025. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph illustrates the amount of
oil
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 produced and consumed in China from 1965 to 2025.
Overall
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, both
oil
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production
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 and
consumption
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 increased over the period, but
oil
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consumption
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 rose significantly higher than
production
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, particularly after 1990. In 1965, both
oil
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production
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 and
consumption
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 were at 2
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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. Over the next decade,
oil
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production
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 increased steadily, reaching 3
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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 by 1975, and
then
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 remained relatively stable for the following 25 years, with a slight rise to just over 3
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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 by 2010.
In contrast
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,
oil
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consumption
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 showed minimal growth between 1965 and 1990, remaining close to the initial level.
However
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, after 1990,
consumption
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 increased sharply, surpassing
production
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 and reaching over 6
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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 by 2010.
This
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 upward trend is projected to continue, with
oil
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consumption
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 expected to rise dramatically to 14
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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 by 2025,
while
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production
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 is anticipated to grow modestly to around 4
million
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barrels
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 per
day
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.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words oil, production, consumption, million, barrels, day with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "rise" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • oil production
  • oil consumption
  • gradual increase
  • surpass
  • overtake
  • reliance on imports
  • disparity
  • steady rise
  • growing gap
  • significant
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