Progress Test

Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER C1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 2

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.

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You hear a snowboarding instructor talking to some beginners. What is he advising them against?

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A

stopping where they can't be seen

B

stopping suddenly at speed

C

stopping in order to sit down

You hear a girl asking her father for advice about a school project on sensory deprivation. What does he advise?

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A

examining each of her senses in turn

B

experiencing being without one of her senses

C

beginning with some online research

You overhear a woman talking to her son about spending weekends with his cousin, Frank. What does she advise her son to do?

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A

help his cousin tidy his flat

B

consider his cousin's point of view

C

invite his cousin to stay with them

You hear a woman giving some advice about speaking in public. What is her main piece of advice? A

Prepare your talk well.

B

Try and look confident.

C

Make your listeners laugh.

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You hear a psychology teacher talking to her class about an experiment. What advice is she giving them about the experiment?

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A

to avoid all forms of communication

B

to increase their contact with other people

C

to let those close to them know what to expect

You overhear two friends talking about a visit to a theme park. What advice does the boy give the girl?

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A

to accept that their interests are not the same

B

to give up doing dangerous activities

C

to try to be more adventurous

You hear a woman talking on the radio. What is she doing?

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A

inviting contributions to a website

B

advertising a way of rewarding employees

C

reviewing some extreme sporting activities

You hear a young man asking his friend, Lucy, for advice about giving a presentation. What is Lucy's main piece of advice? A

Practise in advance.

B

Get the audience on your side.

C

Look smarter than usual.

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

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You seem really confident when you are sky diving but you ............ across as quite shy when you are with new people. A

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C

come

D

run

goes on

B

brings in

C

carries off

D

gives up

let down

B

given away

C

missed out

D

cut off

My vow of silence seemed to ............ out unusual behaviour in people I met with. A

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put

If being ............ from the outside world doesn't bother you, try a session in an anechoic chamber – a soundless room. A

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B

He always ............ about base jumping - he never talks about anything else. A

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get

cross

B

leave

C

bring

D

take

The mountainside was covered in ice and I had to ............ down on my bottom. A

step

B

pass

C

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slide

D

crawl

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I enjoy the speed of a rollercoaster but I hate ............ round those giant loops. A

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B

sending

C

pushing

D

floating

He didn't want to talk about his volcano-boarding experience so he tried to ............ quietly upstairs hoping nobody would notice. A

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whirling

soar

B

drag

C

sink

D

creep

Zorbing can make you dizzy because it involves ............ over and over downhill inside a giant plastic ball. A

drifting

B

rolling

C

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flowing

D

circling

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Part 3 Questions 17 – 24 Read the sentences about extreme things. 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

Learners always b _ _ _ _ _ _ the instructor with lots of questions about parachute safety before they start.

18

I've vowed to be silent tomorrow but I'm sure a few words will s _ _ _ o_ _ when I'm not thinking.

19

Adam joined the skydiving group, thinking it would help him to r _ _ _ _ _ better to other people.

20

Jess gets angry when people criticise snowboarders but she manages to h _ _ _ herself back – she just keeps quiet.

21

You l _ _ _ energetically off a platform high above the valley, count to 20 and then open your parachute.

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22

Could you walk upright in the cave, or did you have to c _ _ _ _ on your knees along the floor?

23

The noise from all the cars as they z _ _ _ round the race track is deafening.

24

Sarah hurt her foot volcano-boarding and had to l _ _ _ back to the campsite in pain.

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Part 4 Questions 25 – 32 Read the blog by a woman who tried not to wear makeup for a week. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.

No makeup for a week It might not seem an extreme thing to do but, for me, living without makeup for a week was a big deal. I recently went on a yoga retreat, where no makeup was allowed. I don't wear nearly as much lipstick or eye shadow as some of my friends, but my face is (25) ………… spotty that I'm embarrassed about it and always try to cover it: the more makeup I wear, (26) ………… confident I feel. But, at the yoga retreat, I had to show my naked face to other people. It was (27) ………… easier than I'd expected and after a few days without makeup my skin was by far (28) ………… it's ever been. So (29) ………… of making a habit of going without makeup? (30) ………… . The experience has changed my priorities. In future, I (31) ………… people with a smile and not worry whether my spots are visible. Also, I'm keeping my face completely natural for two days a week. I'm not about to throw my makeup bag away but from now on I (32) ………… less anxious about my appearance.

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25

A

such

B

very

C

so

D

slightly

26

A

the most

B

the more

C

more

D

much more

27

A

absolutely

B

quite

C

lot

D

considerably

28

A

healthier

B

the healthier

C

healthy

D

the healthiest

29

A

am I planning

B

am I thinking

C

am I aiming

D

am I about

30

A

I'm seeing

B

I'll see

C

I see

D

I'll be seeing

31

A

am greeting

B

am going to greet

C

am to greet

D

greet

32

A

will have felt

B

will have been feeling

C

am to feel

D

will be feeling

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Part 5 Questions 33 – 40 Here are some sentences about extreme sports. 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 two and six words, including the word given. Write only the missing words.

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Thirty sports club members went skydiving yesterday and the same number did a base jump. as Thirty sports club members went skydiving yesterday and just ……………………………………….. of them did a base jump.

34

My speed increased as I snowboarded down the mountain. and I went increasingly ……………………………………….. in speed as I snowboarded down the mountain.

35

If you are so frightened when you go zip-lining, why do you do it? such If you find zip-lining to be ……………………………………….. thing to do, why do you do it?

36

If standards of safety are not satisfactory, the roller coaster will be closed. sufficiently The roller coaster will be closed if standards of safety ……………………………………….. high.

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37

I've never been zorbing and I have no intention of starting now. about I've never been zorbing and I ……………………………………….. start now.

38

We haven't decided yet but there's a possibility we'll go white water rafting next weekend. might We haven't decided yet but we ……………………………………….. white water rafting next weekend.

39

Chris Bond is expected to break the land speed record at next Saturday's race. due Chris Bond ……………………………………….. break the land speed record at next Saturday's race..

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Don't take your eyes off the girl on the base jump platform - she'll jump any second now. about Don't take your eyes off the girl on the base jump platform because she ……………………………………….. jump any second now.

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