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CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER C1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 3

Time

50 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 recordings. For each one, choose the best answer. You will hear each recording twice.

1

You hear a man talking about his experience of buying travel tickets. What decision did the man make about the future as a result of his experience?

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A

He would allow himself more time.

B

He would buy his tickets over the internet.

C

He would change to another form of transport.

You hear a man describing a journey he made in South America. What point does the man make about the city of Cusco?

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A

It is typical of the rest of the country.

B

It gave him a misleading first impression.

C

It was worth visiting despite its remote location.

You hear a woman asking a man about his weekend away. How did the man feel about his time in Krakow?

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A

surprised by the number of people there

B

disappointed by the places he visited

C

frustrated by problems with the language

You hear a woman talking about a place she visited on her last holiday. Why did the woman enjoy this part of the city? A

There has been little change for centuries.

B

It makes visitors feel transported back in time.

C

She liked the mixture of old and new existing in the same area.

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5

You hear part of an interview with a young woman who did voluntary work in Africa. What does the woman say about her work?

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A

She was surprised by the positive attitude of her students.

B

She found the conditions made it hard to teach well.

C

She understood why her work was so satisfying.

You hear a woman talking about a camping holiday. Why did the woman decide to change her plans?

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A

She was unable to find a comfortable location.

B

She had forgotten something important.

C

She got frightened by strange noises she heard.

You hear two people talking about a problem one of them had while travelling. What did the man think about his experience on the bus?

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A

It was less enjoyable at the time than it feels now.

B

It was the kind of adventure he had been looking for.

C

It was only an exciting experience to a person like him.

You hear two people talking about a trip to a new holiday destination. What does the man say about his trip? A

He was surprised by one aspect of his trip.

B

He felt that the location met his expectations.

C

He thought the resort staff needed more training.

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Part 2 Questions 9 – 16 Read the sentences about people and places. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.

9

Another jump in interest rates will leave borrowers facing financial ............ as they attempt to repay their loans. A

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C

effort

D

hardship

luxurious

B

affluent

C

substantial

D

exclusive

within

B

on

C

inside

D

for

The south of the city has long been its most ............ area with incomes well below average. A

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struggle

Until I qualified for a pay rise, I used to struggle to live ............ my means. A

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B

Many believe that it is right for people from more ............ societies to help those in poverty. A

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fight

destitute

B

significant

C

impoverished

D

disposable

Very little light penetrated the forest ............ far above us and it was nearly dark even at midday. A

ceiling

B

roof

C

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shade

D

canopy

14

The jungle was so ............ at that point that we just couldn't go on any further. A

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B

dense

C

full

D

packed

Our countryside is typically one of rich, green ............ , forests and gentle hills, and cows eating the grass. A

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heavy

meadows

B

swamps

C

marshes

D

dunes

It's hard to believe there are any areas of ............ wilderness out there where people rarely set foot. A

unaffected

B

untouched

C

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unharmed

D

uninjured

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Part 3 Questions 17 – 24 Read the sentences about people and places. What are the missing words? Some letters are already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word. For questions 17 – 24, write the words.

17

Recent government policy has been to raise people's d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ through cutting taxes to put more money in their pockets.

18

These days I only m _ _ _ e _ _ _ m _ _ _ by doing a second job – without it, I'd have big money problems.

19

We were a comparatively w _ _ _ o _ _ family – we were the only ones in the street with a car, for example.

20

My grandmother's childhood was so d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that her parents couldn't even afford shoes for her.

21

Chile's Atacama desert is the most a _ _ _ in the world, receiving as little as 1mm of rainfall annually.

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22

We struggled through the mosquito-infested damp s _ _ _ _ , hoping to reach dry land by nightfall.

23

What first attracted visitors to the island were its p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ beaches, so peaceful and pleasant and completely unspoilt by any tourism industry.

24

At its centre, the desert is a mass of s _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ stretching for many kilometres in every direction.

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Part 4 Questions 25 – 32 Read the text about someone's travel experiences. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.

Surviving in a Desert Island Paradise Could you survive on a deserted island? Travel writer Martin Hewings decided to find out! I'd always wanted to escape, to get back to nature. But (25) ………… last year did I manage – briefly - to make my dream come true when, with an equally crazy friend, I (26) ………… myself on a beautiful deserted island somewhere in the Philippines. (27) ………… had I felt so alive. It was everything I (28) ………… : stunningly beautiful, long pristine beaches and nobody in sight! This was just what we (29) ………… about back home! But on our first night we wanted to set up camp, cook our rice and watch the sunset. (30) ………… did we know that swarms of starving mosquitos had other ideas. Forced into hiding, we went hungry for the night! Only when morning came were we finally able to eat. But we learned and things got better - our days were spent swimming, making fires and cooking. Occasionally I (31) ………… to catch fish, usually unsuccessfully. Time almost ceased to exist. We had no commitments other than surviving and home seemed a world away, but reality inevitably caught up with us. (32) ………… had we arrived, it seemed, than we had to leave.

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25

A

only when

B

not until

C

only in

D

not once

26

A

was finding

B

find

C

found

D

had been found

27

A

Hardly

B

Never before

C

Barely

D

Not until

28

A

had dreamed of

B

am dreaming of

C

dream of

D

have dreamed of

29

A

used to talking

B

have talked

C

would have talked

D

had been talking

30

A

Little

B

Hardly

C

Scarcely

D

Seldom

31

A

have attempted

B

was attempting

C

attempt

D

would attempt

32

A

No sooner

B

No longer

C

No more

D

No later

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Part 5 Questions 33 – 40 Here are some sentences about people and places. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. Write only the missing words.

33

You should never be late for your classes at school for any reason. circumstances Under absolutely ……………………………………….. ever be late for your classes at school.

34

I never realised Rebecca would be so upset about me forgetting her birthday. realise Little ……………………………………….. how upset Rebecca would be about me forgetting her birthday.

35

We didn't have any calls at all from Carrie while she was away. once Not ……………………………………….. us while she was away.

36

We didn't know the concert was over until the lights came on. when Only ……………………………………….. we know the concert was over.

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37

From take off to landing, our flight to Australia took 16 hours. flying By the time we landed in Australia ……………………………………….. for 16 hours.

38

The horse Steve was riding kicked him, leaving a large bruise on his leg. by There was a large bruise on Steve's leg where he had ……………………………………….. the horse he was riding.

39

My childhood dream of visiting the jungle had come true and now here I was. would When I was a child ……………………………………….. of visiting the jungle and now here I was.

40

When she got to the airport check-in desk, Alison suddenly remembered her passport needed renewing. forgotten It wasn't until she got to the airport check-in desk that Alison realised that ……………………………………….. to renew her passport.

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