Cambridge English Empower B1 Progress Test: Student Name

 

 

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CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDG E ENGLISH EMPOWER  B1 PROGRESS TEST 

Test 11 

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.

© UCLES 2015

 

Part 1 Questions 1 – 8

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

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2

3

4

5

A 

OK, so down the stairs and turn left.

B 

That sounds lovely.

C 

We really must go.

A 

You’re right.

B 

I’ll ask someone to look at that right away.

C 

It’s on the right.

A 

Go through that door.

B 

I’ll just put you through.

C 

We really must go.

A 

It’s on the second floor.

B 

Ok, so it’s on the second floor?

C 

Right, I think I’ve got that.

A 

No, the third.

B 

Yes, the second floor.

C 

Right, I think I’ve got that.

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6

7

8

A 

Is that OK for you?

B 

Long time no see!

C 

Right, I think I’ve got that!

A 

So can I just check?

B  C 

It’s over there, by the cinema. Yes, the cash machine.

A 

No, the third floor.

B 

That’s right.

C 

Really, I’m fine

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Part 2 Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about discovery and technology.  Choose the missing word  A, B or C for each space.

9

I saw a really interesting ............ last night about computer games. A

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C

TV screen 

unfortunately

B

accidentally

C

luckily 

on purpose

B

as expected

C

by chance 

I took out £20 from the ............ machine before I went shopping. A

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science fiction

Emma’s invention was the best so, ............ , she won the competition. A

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B

Fred dropped his e-reader on the floor, but ............ it wasn’t damaged. A

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television programme

money

B

pay

C

cash 

The scientists weren’t looking for the new animal – they discovered it ............ . A

by chance

B

as expected

C

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on purpose 

 

 

14

We saw a great science ............ film about visitors from another planet. A

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B

fiction

C

history 

These new ............ are easier to read when you’re driving at night. A

16

drama

signs

B

notices

C

boards 

The robot costs nearly $1,000,000, so ............ not many people can afford one. A

surprisingly

B

amazingly

C

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unfortunately 

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Part 3 Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about discovery and technology. 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

The train journey was long and boring but f  _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I had my e-reader with me. 

18

S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Otzi the Iceman’s body was almost complete, even after 5,000 years under the ice. 

19

Scientists who are looking for new medicines sometimes ask people to catch a cold o _ p _ _ _ _ _ _ .

20

The new s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ _  has  has an internet café and a lot of stores.  

21

I don’t use an a _ _ _ _ _ _ b _ _ _ because my friends’ details are in my phone. 

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22

I pressed the wrong button and a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lost the computer game. 

23

Let’s book our seats for the train online, not at the t _ _ _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ in the station. 

24

Science programmes look best when you watch them on a large T _ s _ _ _ _ _ .

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Part 4 Questions 25 – 32

Read the text about the discovery of an unusual fish.   Choose the best answer  (A, B or C) for each space. For questions 25 – 32, mark A, B or   C C.

The fish that came back from the dead

 

Do you know what coelacanths are? They are fish  (25) ………… lived in the sea a long, long time ago. In fact, scientists used to think that they disappeared over 65 million years ago. But one day in 1938, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, a young woman (26)  ………… worked in a museum in a small town in South Africa, received (27) ………… unexpected phone call. It was from a fisherman Ma rjorie immediately got a taxi and went (28) ………… was called Captain Hendrik Goosen. Marjorie straight down to (29) ………… sea. There, in Captain Goosen's boat, she saw a very strange fish. Marjorie put the fish in the taxi, and took it back to (30) ………… museum.  She contacted a friend, James Smith, a science teacher at a nearby university, and he immediately told her that it was a coelacanth. It soon became  (31) ………… most famous fish in the world! Scientists gave it the name

Latimeria chalumnae,

and the place (32) ………… Marjorie

first saw the fish is now known as Latimer's Landing.

25

A

what

B

who

C

which 

26

A

that

B

which

C

where

27

A

an

B

a

C

any

28

A

where

B

who

C

what

29

A

some

B

the

C

a

30

A

a

B

the

C

those

31

A

a

B

any

C

the

32

A

who

B

where

C

which

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Part 5 Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about discovery and technology. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

33

No other job is as exciting as being a scientist. Being a scientist is ………………………………………..  most exciting job in the world. 

34

I enjoy working outside on my laptop when it’s sunny. I enjoy working outside on my laptop when ………………………………………..  is shining. 

35

 All the classrooms have computers in them. Each classroom has ………………………………………..  computer in it. 

36

Ngo Van Tri is a scientist, and he discovered a new lizard. Ngo Van Tri is a scientist ………………………………………..  discovered a new lizard. 

37

This is the mountain in Italy. Otzi the Iceman was found there. This is a mountain in Italy ………………………………………..  Otzi the Iceman was found. 

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38

Scientists have invented a car and it can fly. Scientists have invented a car ………………………………………..  can fly. 

39

Xi’an is a Chinese city. The Terracotta Army were discovered there. Xi’an is ………………………………………..  Chinese city where the Terracotta Army were discovered. 

40

I watched a film about some astronauts. They went to the moon. I watched a film about some astronauts ………………………………………..  went to the moon. 

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