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CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER B1+ PROGRESS TEST

Test 3 Version B

Time

40 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

2

3

4

5

6

A

What’s it like?

B

How are you?

C

What?

A

You didn’t!

B

Why not?

C

Yes, it was!

A

There’s a coincidence.

B

You won’t believe what I did.

C

I wouldn’t like to do it.

A

Sometimes.

B

Great!

C

Me, too!

A

Anyway, I didn't go.

B

In the end, I didn't go.

C

On top of that, I didn't go.

A

No way!

B

No, thank you.

C

No, she doesn’t!

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8

A

Anyway, I'll be back soon.

B

The next thing I knew, I woke up in hospital.

C

You'll never guess what happened to me last week.

A

Thank you very much.

B

In the end, she did.

C

Sounds good.

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Part 2 Questions 9 – 16 Read the sentences about families and relationships. Choose the missing word (A, B, C or D) for each space.

9

It took me a long time to ............ to know Maria but we’re best friends now. A

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bring

D

go

own

B

eldest

C

alone

D

only

take

B

do

C

have

D

see

bring

B

help

C

make

D

take

C

talk

D

stand

C

get together

D

bring up

I hope we’ll always ............ in touch. A

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C

My parents decided to ............ me up in a village because they wanted me to have a quiet childhood. A

13

make

Samira and I ............ many interests in common. A

12

B

Andy’s an ............ child – he doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. A

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get

write

B

keep

Let’s ............ next weekend. A

grow up

B

hang out with

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15

Jack has a great ............ of humour – he’s always making people laugh. A

16

idea

B

time

C

feeling

D

sense

When they go to university, people often ............ from their school friends as they have different interests. A

grow apart

B

keep in touch

C

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hang out

D

get together

Part 3 Questions 17 – 24 Read the sentences about friendships and people. 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 have an aunt in Australia and I also have r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in New Zealand.

18

Give me your phone number and I’ll r _ _ _ you up this evening.

19

Helen’s parents gave her a lot of s _ _ _ _ _ _ – both with money and advice – when she was at university.

20

I live with my parents and my grandparents – three g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in one house.

21

That man over there is a s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – I don’t know him and I have never met him before.

22

Paul’s the y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in his family – he has two older sisters.

23

It’s interesting to get to know people who come from a different b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to your own.

24

This is my n _ _ _ _ Sarah – she’s the daughter of my sister.

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Part 4 Questions 25 – 32 Read a woman’s blog about growing up. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.

My sister and I My sister and I are twins and we are very good friends. We look the same and, when we were younger, we always (25) ………… wear the same clothes. We were hardly (26) ………… apart. My sister's name is Amy and I'm Alice.

We (27) ………… a lot of fun at school because our teachers didn't (28) ………… to know which of us was which. When a teacher asked me a question, Amy often answered for me. I was happy about that because Amy always (29) ………… better at school than me. I was usually only just beginning my homework (30) ………… the time she had finished hers.

We (31) ………… to the same university at the same time but chose different subjects. Amy studied maths and I did psychology. At one point, I (32) ………… to become a journalist but then Amy decided to become a teacher and I thought, 'That's a great idea'.

Now we're both teachers. We don't teach at the same school but we both have twins in our classes. Isn’t that strange?

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25

A

did

B

were

C

had

D

used to

26

A

never

B

often

C

ever

D

always

27

A

had had

B

had

C

were having

D

have

28

A

use

B

used

C

usually

D

using

29

A

gets on

B

was getting on

C

had got on

D

got on

30

A

by

B

on

C

until

D

after

31

A

were going

B

went

C

used to go

D

had gone

32

A

plan

B

was planning

C

am planning

D

used to plan

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Part 5 Questions 33 – 40 Here are some sentences about families and relationships. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

33

They look different now, but my friend and her sister looked the same when they were young. My friend and her sister ……………………………………….. look the same when they were young, but they don't now.

34

My friend Marc lost his passport, so he couldn’t go on holiday last year. My friend Marc couldn’t go on holiday last year because he ……………………………………….. his passport.

35

We finished eating dinner before my friend arrived. By ……………………………………….. my friend arrived, we’d already finished eating dinner.

36

I helped my mother in the garden after I had done my homework. I ……………………………………….. my homework and then helped my mother in the garden.

37

I watched a lot of TV with my brother when I was younger. I ……………………………………….. watch a lot of TV with my brother when I was younger.

38

My friends were in the middle of a football match when it started raining. My friends ……………………………………….. football when it started raining.

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39

My sister and I liked the same things when we were children, but we don’t any more. My sister and I ……………………………………….. like the same things when we were children, but we don’t any more.

40

Remember to phone your grandmother on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays every week. Remember to phone your grandmother ……………………………………….. a week.

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