Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 1

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 30 questions.

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Part 1

Questions 1 – 6

You will hear six short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply.
You will hear each sentence twice.

1 A Hi, my name’s Sophia.

B I’m good.
C And you?

2 A And you?
B I’m good, thanks.
C Good to meet you, too.

3 A Where’s Carlo?
B Nice to meet you, too.
C Good afternoon.

4 A Hi, I’m Anna.

B Oh, not bad, thanks.
C Where’s Megan?

5 A And you?
B Nice to meet you.
C I’m fine, thank you.

6 A Good afternoon.
B I’m OK, thanks.
C Good to meet you, too.

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Part 2
Questions 7 – 12

Read the sentences about countries and nationalities. What are the missing words?
The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.

For questions 7 – 12, write the words.

7 My friend Alex is American – he’s from a city in t _ _ U _ _ .

8 Hi, I’m from Beijing in C _ _ _ _ and I’m Chinese.

9 This is my friend Lena – she’s from Moscow in R _ _ _ _ _ and she’s Russian.

10 My friend’s name is Maria and she’s from Brazil – she’s B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

11 His name is Carlo and he’s from Italy – he’s I _ _ _ _ _ _ .

12 John is British and he’s from Manchester, a city in B _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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Part 3
Questions 13 – 18

Read the sentences about countries and nationalities. What are the missing words?
The first letter is already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.

For questions 13 – 18, write the words.

13 My teacher is British – he is from t _ _ U _ .

14 Hello, I’m Akira from Tokyo in J _ _ _ _ − I’m Japanese.

15 Is everyone in your class from Poland – are they all P _ _ _ _ _ ?

16 My name is John – I’m from Toronto in Canada and I’m C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

17 The receptionist is from Ankara in T _ _ _ _ _ − she’s Turkish.

18 This is Megan from Australia – she’s my friend and she’s A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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Part 4
Questions 19 – 24

Read the email from Harumi.

Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for each space.

For questions 19 – 24, mark A, B or C.

Hi Anna

How (19) ………… ? And how are your friends, Hannah and Megan? I'm fine. I'm not in Japan
now – I (20) ………… a student in a small language school in Britain. It’s a good school.
(21) ………… you a student now?

My teacher’s name is Darren and he’s nice. He isn’t British – he’s from Toronto in Canada.
(22) ………… your English teacher from? Is he from the UK?

My friends here are students and (23) ………… in my class. Their names are Laura and Carlo.
They (24) ………… from Japan – they’re from Bologna in Italy and they’re married. We’re good
friends now.

Harumi
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19 A is she B am I C are you

20 A is B am C are

21 A Are B Is C Am

22 A Where’s B How’s C What’s

23 A he’s B they’re C I’m

24 A isn’t B aren’t C am not

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Part 5
Questions 25 – 30

Read the sentences about people, countries and nationalities.

Choose the best answer, A, B or C, for each space.

25 Hello, my name’s Joe and I ............ from London.

A am B is C are

26 We aren’t from Australia ............ from Canada.

A we’re B he’s C they’re

27 No, you ............ in my class.

A isn’t B aren’t C am not

28 Your teacher’s nice - where ............ he from?

A are B is C am

29 Hello, ............ your name?

A who’s B how’s C what’s

30 Kumiko is Japanese, but she ............ from Tokyo.

A am not B aren’t C isn’t