Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A2 PROGRESS TEST

Test 7

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 A Great! I love it!

B That’s all right.
C Excuse me, but this is mine.

2 A Really? Why?
B Great! I’m going too.
C I’m sorry, I don’t know.

3 A Great!
B I’d like some help.
C Is it? I’m really sorry.

4 A Don’t worry.
B You’re welcome.
C Excuse me, please.

5 A No problem. They all look the same.

B That’s a pity. I don’t have one.
C Excuse me. It’s raining.

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6 A Certainly. What’s the seat number?
B It doesn’t matter. There are lots of other seats.
C Excuse me. It’s my seat.

7 A Great!
B Sure, no problem.
C No, wait.

8 A It doesn’t matter. This is seat 42.

B That’s all right. I’m sitting here.
C I’m sorry. I didn’t see the seat number.

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Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about transport.

Choose the missing word (A, B or C) for each space.

9 The seats in the bus are small and hard, so they’re not very ............ .

A dangerous B comfortable C empty

10 Motorbikes can be very ............ if you don’t ride them carefully.

A dangerous B expensive C comfortable

11 I don’t like helicopters because they aren’t very ............ .

A sure B safe C serious

12 I don’t travel by plane very often because it’s ............ .

A fast B clean C expensive

13 If you want to go to Cambridge, you need to ............ trains in London.

A miss B change C bring

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14 We can ............ a tram to the beach from here.

A take B travel C carry

15 The bus to the station was late, so Jack ............ his train.

A lost B failed C missed

16 The bus was very hot and crowded, so I got ............ and walked home.

A on B off C away

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Questions 17 – 24

Read the descriptions of some words about transport. 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 This has two wheels and can go fast. m________

18 You need to wash your car when it is this. d____

19 A train is this if there are no people on it. e____

20 You do this at the start of your train journey. g__ o_

21 A bus ticket is this when it doesn’t cost much money. c____

22 This is a very big boat. s___

23 The metro is this when there are a lot of people there. c______

24 This has two wheels and it isn’t a bike. s______

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the text about a holiday in Lisbon, in Portugal.

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

A holiday in Lisbon

Last spring I had a holiday in Lisbon, in Portugal. I love walking around city streets, and I like
(25) ………… photos too. Lisbon is perfect for that. I (26) ………… stay there very long – only 4
days – but it’s quite a small city, and it’s easy to get around. I usually hate (27) ………… by metro,
but I don’t mind (28) ………… the metro in Lisbon, because it’s clean and never too crowded. I
didn’t (29) ………… everything in the city, but I had a great time.
I don’t like (30) ………… in big hotels, because I think they’re boring. So I stayed with a friendly
Portuguese family. I ate my breakfast there, but I didn’t (31) ………… my other meals with them
because there are so many great restaurants in Lisbon. When my friends ask me ‘Why
(32) ………… to Lisbon?’, the answer is easy: ‘It’s my favourite city!’

25 A taking B takes C take

26 A did B don’t C didn’t

27 A travel B travels C travelling

28 A using B use C used

29 A sees B see C seeing

30 A stay B staying C stayed

31 A have B had C having

32 A did you go B you went C you did go

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Questions 33 – 40

Read the sentences about travel.

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

33 My parents love ............ in the countryside.

A cycle B cycling C cycled

34 I ............ travel a lot when I was a student.

A didn’t B don’t C doesn’t

35 I hate ............ in the rain.

A walk B walked C walking

36 Where ............ get off the bus?

A you did B did you C didn’t you

37 ‘Did you come by train?’ ‘Yes, I ............ .’

A didn’t B did C do

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38 I don’t like ............ by metro when it’s busy.

A travelling B travel C travelled

39 Did your friend ............ to the USA on holiday?

A went B goes C go

40 Maria doesn’t like ............ because it’s so expensive.

A flies B fly C flying

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