Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A2 PROGRESS TEST

Test 4

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 Yes, the name’s Dawson.

B No, wait.
C We’d love to.

2 A Are you ready to order?

B Where would you like to sit?
C Would you like bread with that?

3 A Yes, thank you.

B Certainly. This one is free.
C I’m sorry, I can’t.

4 A We have a reservation for two people.

B This way, please.
C I’ll have the chicken soup.

5 A No problem.
B Yes, please.
C I’m sorry.

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6 A No, I prefer tea to coffee.
B No, maybe I'll have fish.
C No, wait - I'd like water.

7 A Would you like rice with that?

B What is your name, please?
C Can we have a table outside?

8 A Mm. No, maybe not.

B I’m sorry, I’m not.
C Thank you for your help.

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 Part 2
Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about food and cooking.

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

9 To make ............ eggs, cook them in a little butter for three minutes.

A boiled B grilled C fried

10 Can you open this ............ of soup for me, please?

A bar B can C bag

11 Can I have a piece of ............ to put in my tea, please?

A steak B bean C lemon

12 At breakfast, the children always need a lot of milk to put on their ............ .

A cheese B cereal C pizza

13 Please ............ the steak on both sides until it is brown.

A grill B boil C bake

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14 My favourite meat is ............ but I also like lamb.

A mushroom B chicken C onion

15 Would you like ............ or boiled potatoes with your chicken?

A cooked B roast C hot

16 Would you like a tomato ............ or hot vegetables with your meal?

A salt B sugar C salad

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Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about food and cooking. 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 I think that c _ _ _ _ _ _ are my favourite orange vegetable.

18 Put the meat in the oven and r _ _ _ _ it for an hour and a half.

19 We always b _ _ _ our own bread - we prefer it to bread from the shop.

20 I’d like to buy a small b _ _ _ _ _ of water, please.

21 My favourite vegetable is fried o _ _ _ _ , especially with burgers.

22 I have a bowl of c _ _ _ _ _ with fruit and yoghurt for breakfast every morning.

23 Put the potatoes in water in a pan and b _ _ _ them for 20 minutes.

24 My favourite meat is roast c _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the email from a wife to her husband.

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

Supermarket
Hi Tom,
Can you go to the supermarket after work, please? Can you buy (25) ………… fruit? I'd like to
make a fruit salad. We've got (26) ………… of bananas but we haven't got (27) ………… grapes
or apples. I also want to roast a chicken so could you get us one, please. We also need
(28) ………… butter - we've got a little but not very (29) ………… . Oh, and we've only got
(30) ………… potatoes so please get a bag of those too. Don't get (31) ………… onions or carrots
- we've already got a lot of them. One last thing - we haven't got (32) ………… coffee, so please
get us a big packet.
Thanks very much.
See you later.
Emma

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25 A some B a C any

26 A many B a lot C much

27 A some B any C the

28 A a B any C some

29 A much B many C a lot

30 A not many B a little C a few

31 A any B an C some

32 A a few B much C many

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Questions 33 – 40

Read the sentences about food and cooking.

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

33 I need some lamb and ............ onion because I want to make curry for dinner.

A a B any C an

34 I’d like ............ pasta, please.

A some B a C an

35 How ............ milk do the children usually have with their cereal?

A much B many C few

36 There are ............ beans in the fridge.

A any B a C some

37 How ............ lemons do you want?

A much B little C many

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38 We haven’t got ............ big onions.

A some B a C any

39 We haven’t got ............ ice cream.

A much B a lot C many

40 There are only ............ tomatoes in the fridge.

A a few B many C a lot of

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