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Student Name
CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER
B1 PROGRESS TEST
Test 8
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.
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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 A Long time no see! B How nice. C It doesn't matter.
2 A I can't do Wednesday. B Why don't I deal with this? C I had to work until 10 every night.
3 A Oh, dear. Really? B No, there's no excuse. C I'll just check.
4 A That's OK. B I think you should. C Are you busy?
5 A That's good to hear. B Well, it's not your fault. C I don't think so.
Part 2 Questions 9 – 16
Read the sentences about free time activities and interests. Choose the missing word A, B or C for each space.
9 I thought that that film was ............ by Robert Redford but I was wrong.
A decided B driven C directed
10 Are you watching that TV ............ about art that's on every Wednesday evening?
A stage B series C scheme
11 In the winter, lots of people go ............ and skiing in the mountains.
A skateboarding B windsurfing C snowboarding
12 The hills and mountains here are great for rock .............
A climbing B diving C skating
13 The new art gallery was ............ by a Scottish architect.
A imagined B directed C designed
5 Turn over ►
14 If you like running, jumping and throwing, why not join the ............ club?
A athletics B gymnastics C ice hockey
15 The first concert was ............ at the arts centre in 1979.
A performed B played C passed
16 People who go ............ can ride waves up to 20 metres high.
A scuba diving B surfing C ice skating
7 Turn over ►
22 I went i _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _ on the lake this winter — it was wonderful.
23 Jon's interested in a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , so he reads a lot about both old and modern
buildings.
24 Can I take a p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of you with my new camera?
Part 4 Questions 25 – 32
Read the article about Daniel Johnson, a child artist. Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for each space.
For questions 25 – 32, mark A, B or C.
The 11 year old artist Daniel Johnson is an 11-year-old artist. Recently, one of his paintings (25) ………… sold for £30,000. The painting shows a winter snow scene near his home in Scotland, where the young artist has (26) ………… all his life. Daniel (27) ………… been an artist since he first started painting scenes of nature on a family holiday at the age of 5. His abilities (28) ………… quickly recognised by his parents and when his pictures were (29) ………… to art experts, they agreed the boy had something special.
A local artist gave Daniel lessons and he learned fast, and got a lot of attention from the media. When his paintings go on sale, they (30) ………… bought for very large amounts of money by people from places like the USA and South Africa. Daniel's parents (31) ………… known for a long time that they need to make sure that he has a normal childhood. Daniel has always loved football, and has been a member of the school football team (32) ………… several years.
25 A have B were C was
26 A live B lived C living
27 A is B was C has
28 A were B have C are
29 A show B showing C shown
30 A are B have C was
31 A have B were C are
32 A since B for C during
38 They performed the play for the first time in 1858.
The play ……………………………………….. for the first time in 1858.
39 Peter became a professional musician in 2003.
Peter's been a professional musician ……………………………………….. 2003.
40 Maria was a teenager when she became an actor.
Maria has been an actor ……………………………………….. a teenager.
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