Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

B1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 1

Time 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Read
the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions. Write your answers on the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

There are five parts to the test.
Part 1 is a listening part.
All questions carry one mark.
There are 40 questions.

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Part 1

Questions 1 – 8

You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You
will hear each sentence twice.

1 A Yes, long time no see!

B How about you?
C It was really nice to meet you.

2 A How nice of you.

B That sounds nice too.
C Nice to meet you, too.

3 A About six months ago.

B Not far from here.
C Let’s go.

4 A That’s fine.
B What a lovely surprise!
C Hi – nice to meet you.

5 A How silly.
B We must meet up again soon.
C How are you?

6 A OK – I’ll give you a call next week.

B OK – how lovely.
C OK – and you?

7 A Yes, and see you again soon.

B That sounds great.
C Nice to meet him.

8 A I’m John, by the way.

B Nice to meet you too.
C Robert, what a lovely surprise!
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Part 2
Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about meeting and communicating with people. Choose
the missing word A, B or C for each space.

9 Richard thinks it's alright to finish a relationship by text but I think it's ............ .

A lovely B awful C brilliant

10 The girl I met yesterday was very nice but unfortunately she was wearing an...........................dress.

A ugly B excellent C attractive

11 My grandmother gets..................upset if I don't phone her every week.

A generally B mainly C pretty

12 Leila's friends often text her when they're on holiday but they........................send her postcards.

A rarely B always C ever

13 The weather was..................when the new students had their picnic in the park.

A delicious B serious C perfect

14 You should put this photo in your blog because you look.......................in your wedding dress.

A light B gorgeous C fair

15 My neighbour..................loves getting letters from her grandchildren.

A exactly B particularly C nearly

16 I...............use Facebook to say 'Happy birthday' to my friends because it's the best way.

A mainly B fairly C slowly

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Part 3
Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about everyday life. What are the missing words?
The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. For

questions 17 – 24, write the words.

17 I don't want to play football in the snow – what a s_________idea!

18 Ih_____ e_____get birthday cards these days – just messages on my Facebook page.

19 Be polite not r______when you speak to your boss.

20 If people don't communicate, it can cause s_____________problems such as arguments.

21 Tom is planning to cook a really d_______________meal when his girlfriend's parents come to
dinner.

22 Lena is f_________good at writing academic essays - she doesn't find it too difficult.

23 Jack's parents worry about him so he g________________calls them every weekend.

24 Our teacher a_______________hates lazy students!

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Part 4
Questions 25 – 32

Read the young woman's blog about herself and her apartment. Choose
the best answer (A, B or C) for each space.

For questions 25 – 32, mark A, B or C.

Sharing an apartment

My name's Claudia and I'm from Brazil. I'm living in London for a few months. Five mornings a week I go to a
language school and six evenings a week I (25) ………… as a waitress in a Brazilian restaurant. The restaurant cook,
Ben, (26) ………… the staff a delicious meal every evening after we (27) work.

I'm renting a nice apartment with two bedrooms but it's too expensive for me to live there by myself. My brother's
with me at the moment but he (28)......................................................for a long time because he has
to go back to Brazil soon. Now I am looking for the right person to share my apartment.

Are you interested in sharing the apartment with me? If you think you might be, send me your answers to these
questions:
What type of work or study (29)...................?
When (30).................to London?
(31)................you drive a car?
We need to clean the apartment ourselves. (32)........................that worry you?

If I like your answers, we can meet, get to know each other and talk some more about the apartment.

25 A works B work C working

26 A is giving B give C gives

27 A finish B are finishing C is finishing

28 A doesn’t stay B don’t stay C isn’t staying

29 A you do B do you C do you do

30 A did you B you did come C you came

come

31 A Does B Are C Can

32 A Do B Does C Is
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Part 5
Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about everyday life.

For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.

33 I think it's a great party - how about you?

What..........................................................think of the party? I think it’s great.

34 I watch a lot of TV every evening - how about you?

How much TV..........................................................every evening? - I watch a lot.

35 Katia hates birthday cake.

Katia really..........................................................like birthday cake.

36 Is English the only language you speak?

……………………………………….. any other languages than English?

37 Mum needs help in the kitchen, so Magda and John are there with her.

Magda and John..........................................................helping Mum in the kitchen.

38 Do you know how many people Anna invited to her party?

How many people..........................................................to her party – do you know?

39 Jack's terrible at singing but what about dancing?

Jack can't sing but how well..........................................................he dance?

40 Roger's taking photos with his phone, not speaking on it.

Roger..........................................................speaking on his phone – he's taking photos

with it.