CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER B1 PROGRESS TEST. Test minutes. Time

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Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions.

1 Student Name CAMBRIDGE 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

2 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 OK, so down the stairs and turn left. B That sounds lovely. C We really must go. 2 A You re right. B I ll ask someone to look at that right away. C It s on the right. 3 A Go through that door. B I ll just put you through. C We really must go. 4 A It s on the second floor. B Ok, so it s on the second floor? C Right, I think I ve got that. 5 A No, the third. B Yes, the second floor. C Right, I think I ve got that. 2

3 6 A Is that OK for you? B Long time no see! C Right, I think I ve got that! 7 A So can I just check? B It s over there, by the cinema. C Yes, the cash machine. 8 A No, the third floor. B That s right. C Really, I m fine 3 Turn over

4 Questions 9 16 Part 2 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 television programme B science fiction C TV screen 10 Fred dropped his e-reader on the floor, but... it wasn t damaged. A unfortunately B accidentally C luckily 11 Emma s invention was the best so,..., she won the competition. A on purpose B as expected C by chance 12 I took out 20 from the... machine before I went shopping. A money B pay C cash 13 The scientists weren t looking for the new animal they discovered it.... A by chance B as expected C on purpose 4

5 14 We saw a great science... film about visitors from another planet. A drama B fiction C history 15 These new... are easier to read when you re driving at night. A signs B notices C boards 16 The robot costs nearly $1,000,000, so... not many people can afford one. A surprisingly B amazingly C unfortunately 5 Turn over

6 Questions Part 3 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 an internet café and a lot of stores. 21 I don t use an a b _ because my friends details are in my phone. 6

7 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 _. 7 Turn over

8 Questions Part 4 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. 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 (28) was called Captain Hendrik Goosen. Marjorie immediately got a taxi and went 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 8

9 Questions Part 5 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. 9 Turn over

10 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. 10

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Flyers. Reading & Writing. Cambridge Young Learners English. My name is:... There are 50 questions. You have 40 minutes.

Flyers. Reading & Writing. Cambridge Young Learners English. My name is:... There are 50 questions. You have 40 minutes. Centre Number Candidate Number *20 4 7 2 09378* Cambridge Young Learners English Flyers Reading & Writing Version 127 0761 There are 50 questions. You have 40 minutes. You will need a pen or pencil. My