Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

B2 PROGRESS TEST

Test 3 Version B

Time 45 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.

1 You overhear two friends talking.

What is the man doing?

A offering to give the woman some support

B complaining that the woman was better than him at school
C telling the woman about a competition he was in

2 You hear two people talking about what to spend some money on for their home.

What does the woman think of the man’s suggestions?

A They are practical.

B They are boring.
C They are expensive.

3 In a supermarket you hear a man and a woman making suggestions for a dinner at their home.

What problem do they have?

A the number of guests to invite

B what food to have
C when to have the meal

4 You hear two musicians talking about practising.

What is the woman doing?

A defending her opinion

B apologising
C saying she’s wrong

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5 On the train you overhear two people talking about what to do at the weekend.

Why is the man unhappy?

A because the weather will be bad at the weekend

B because he has to change his ideas for the weekend
C because his wife is going out with some colleagues at the weekend

6 You hear two people making suggestions about where they should move to.

What do they agree is most important?

A how much apartments cost

B being close to transport
C the distance to work

7 You hear a woman talking to her daughter.

What does the woman do?

A give the girl advice about what to wear

B encourage the girl to do more training
C agree with the girl’s arrangements for Thursday

8 You hear two trainers talking about their baseball team.

What is the woman doing?

A supporting one of the players

B rejecting the man’s suggestions
C making a proposal about the team

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Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about achievement and sport.

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

9 Are you skilled ............ any sports, or are you better at something else?

A at B for C with D to

10 Successful sports stars can ............ well even under pressure – that’s why they are
successful.

A complete B achieve C make D perform

11 All the family are good at music, but Oliver is ............ .

A victorious B attractive C specific D exceptional

12 How many ............ took part in the race?

A passengers B performers C competitors D spectators

13 You’ve definitely got a natural ............ for swimming – you always seem to find it easy.

A potential B talent C attitude D skill

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14 The team weren’t expecting that win, so they were extremely happy with their ............

A activity B career C victory D course

15 Antonio played at his absolute best in a ............ performance last night.

A correct B brilliant C chosen D likely

16 I was very disappointed by my team’s ............ in the second half of the match.

A champion B competition C success D performance

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 Part 3
Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about achievement and sport. 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 The referee stopped the match when a large group of s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ran onto the pitch.

18 He doesn’t have much natural a _ _ _ _ _ _ but he tries very hard to improve.

19 Both sides played really well, but happily our team were v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

20 They could see at the age of 5 that she had the p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to become a great pianist.

21 I’m c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ – I hate losing but I love winning!

22 He’s been so s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that he now designs houses for the rich and famous.

23 My brother is an o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tennis player – he never loses a game.

24 His ambition is to r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ his country in the world tennis championships.

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the interview with Charlotte Briggs, winner of a music competition.

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

Charlotte Briggs – a winner’s story

This interview took place after the 2014 Young Musical Talent of the Year competition.

Interviewer: Charlotte, entering the competition (25) ………… out very well for you – you’re only 15
and you (26) ………… just become Young Musical Talent of the Year! How does it feel?

Charlotte: Amazing!

Interviewer: How did you come up (27) ………… the idea of entering?

Charlotte: Well, I’ve been (28) ………… the violin since I was small and so, when we heard about
the competition, my family and I thought I should try it (29) ………… .

Interviewer: And how did you prepare for it?

Charlotte: I suppose you could say that practising has (30) ………… up most of my life, but last
year was crazy! I (31) ………… out I practised for thousands of hours!

Interviewer: Wow! And how do you feel now? Was it worth it?

Charlotte: Oh yes - winning the competition has (32) ………… given me the most unbelievable start
to my career. But I know that becoming the best musician I can be will take a lifetime.

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25 A set B looked C turned D found

26 A have B had C has D having

27 A for B on C at D with

28 A play B playing C played D plays

29 A out B over C on D about

30 A take B took C taken D taking

31 A planned B figured C thought D tried

32 A then B after C yet D already

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Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about achievement and sport.

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 five words, including the word given.
Write only the missing words.

33 Sally was the winner of this cup five years ago, three years ago and last year.

already

Sally has ……………………………………….. this cup three times.

34 When did you first start swimming with the national team?

swimming

How long ……………………………………….. with the national team?

35 We were disappointed by the bad performance of our team.

let

The team ……………………………………….. by performing so badly.

36 Claire and Matthew stopped seeing each other after they lost the dancing competition.

broke

Claire and Matthew ……………………………………….. after they lost the dancing

competition.

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37 David had a good memory as a child and he still has now.

always

David ……………………………………….. had a good memory.

38 The tennis match was so long that we had no time to finish it.

ran

The tennis match was so long that we ……………………………………….. time to finish

it.

39 Music is the most important thing in my father’s life.

for

My father ……………………………………….. music.

40 Susie started running at 7.00 this morning and she’s still running four hours later.

for

It’s 11 o’clock and Susie ……………………………………….. four hours.

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