Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

C1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 9 Version B

Time 50 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 hear a man talking about a new building.

How does the man feel about the building?

A worried about the number of visitors to the building

B disappointed by the cost of the building
C angry about the design of the building

2 You hear an answerphone message left for Mr Atkins, the manager of a new housing
development.

What is the reason for the phone call?

A to thank Mr Atkins
B to ask Mr Atkins to do something
C to arrange a meeting with Mr Atkins

3 You hear two colleagues talking about a business meeting.

What does the woman say?

A She’s determined to do her best not to miss the meeting.

B She regrets changing the time of the meeting.
C She’s disappointed that not everyone can attend the meeting.

4 You hear two colleagues talking about an argument.

What does the man say?

A He felt the argument was inevitable.

B He was surprised by how quickly the argument developed.
C He didn’t want to get involved in the argument.

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5 You hear a woman talking to a friend about having to leave her flat.

How does the woman feel?

A angry with the landlord for ignoring her phone calls

B annoyed about the city council’s policy on urban regeneration
C upset because her problem isn’t being taken seriously enough

6 You hear a woman who works in the customer services department of a bus company talking to
a customer.

What’s the woman doing?

A guaranteeing an end to the situation

B accepting responsibility for the situation
C offering to resolve the situation

7 You hear an architect, Julia, talking to a builder, Wayne, about some work he’s doing for her.

Why is Julia angry?

A The completion of the project has been delayed.

B The builder hasn’t followed her design correctly.
C The quality of the builder’s work is not good enough.

8 You hear two people talking about some graffiti in their town.

What does the woman suggest?

A The people who live locally should pay for it to be removed.

B They can’t be sure who’s responsible for the graffiti.
C The graffiti can’t have been done by teenagers.

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 Part 2
Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about cities and buildings.

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

9 There’s a big ............ outside the city where you can buy furniture for your new bungalow.

A cabin B tower block C penthouse D retail park

10 They are planning to ............ a typical street from the 19th century inside the museum.

A renovate B recreate C restore D redevelop

11 Modern buildings can be great, but I do think they look ............ next to historic buildings.

A over the top B out of place C dated D imposing

12 It should be possible to ............ the town clock and make it look as good as new.

A regain B restore C regenerate D rejuvenate

13 They’ve stopped giving people residents’ parking permits in this area – I think they should
............ them!

A redevelop B renovate C reinstate D rejuvenate

14 Opening fashionable cafés and nightclubs is one way to ............ this area of town.

A regain B renovate C reinstate D rejuvenate

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15 Wouldn’t you love to have enough money to live in a huge, historic ............ in the middle of
the countryside?

A power station B cabin C mansion D skyscraper

16 Technology changes rapidly, and houses built only 20 years ago are already looking............ .

A dated B tasteless C nondescript D over the top

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 Part 3
Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about cities and buildings. What are the missing words?
Some letters are already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.

For questions 17 – 24, write the words.

17 The city hopes to r _ _ _ _ _ the status it used to have by building a new arts complex.

18 The company keep most of its stock in a large w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the outskirts of town.

19 It’s vital we r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the sports centre and bring the facilities into the 21st century.

20 The town council plans to r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the riverside area by knocking down those old
buildings and replacing them with new facilities.

21 They’re building a new housing e _ _ _ _ _ because so many people want to live here.

22 The town centre is located right below the i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ castle, and everything looks very
small in comparison.

23 Do you think that just cleaning it up and installing a few benches will be enough to r _ _ _ _ _
the park?

24 The i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ design of the new bus station is both modern and imaginative.

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the article about a new development in a city.

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

Castle Quarter
Castle Quarter is an innovative new development right in the heart of the city. I call it ‘the meeting
place’, and by (25) ………… I mean it’s a place for people to get together, to work or simply
(26) ………… . Have you been there yet? If (27) ………… , you really should. Many people in our
region struggle to find a suitable place to get together, I know I (28) ………… , and Castle Quarter
offers a solution. I sometimes love to just sit (29) ………… myself, reading the paper and watching
people coming and going.
Castle Quarter was officially opened last month and is already proving extremely popular, as you
can tell from the queues at the cafés. Admittedly, the main building isn’t particularly imposing, but
the interior’s stunning and (30) ………… is the view from the top floor, where you can find the
library, as well as the business centre, which offers a place for colleagues to meet and talk to
(31) ………… another without being disturbed. There’s also an art gallery and information centre.
Whenever I’m in the city centre, I ask all my friends to meet (32) ………… at the Castle Quarter.
Why don’t you give it a try?

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25 A that B it C saying D name

26 A relax B by C relax another D relax

themselves themselves

27 A no B not C don’t D haven’t

28 A do B am C will D can

29 A by B for C with D next

30 A as B nor C so D not

31 A each B them C ones D one

32 A them B myself C me D each other

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Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about cities and buildings.

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 three and six words, including the word given.
Write only the missing words.

33 In some cultures, your neighbour’s house is considered private, so you are unlikely to be
invited inside.

each

In some cultures, neighbours rarely go inside ……………………………………….. ,

because privacy is very important.

34 If you close the swimming pool, there will be complaints from both children and their parents.

complain

If you close the swimming pool, children ……………………………………….. their

parents.

35 My landlord said he would renovate my flat, but he didn’t, and that’s why I decided to move
out.

so

My landlord said he would renovate my flat, but he failed ………………………

………………………... and that’s why I decided to move out.

36 The flats in this tower block aren’t too expensive and the flats in the tower block opposite
aren’t expensive either.

ones

The flats in this tower block aren’t too expensive, ………………………………………. in

the tower block opposite.

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37 Oscar says that unless he lives in a cabin by a lake, his novel will never get finished.

if

Oscar says he wants to live in a cabin by a lake because ……………………………

……………………………………….. his novel.

38 The bus routes were very confusing for the visitors and they ended up in the wrong part of
the city.

found

After getting very confused by the bus routes, …………………….……………… in the

wrong part of the city.

39 I bought a new car and then my neighbour bought one exactly the same, which surprised
me.

mine

My neighbour’s new car is ……………… ……….……………………….. , which I find

rather surprising.

40 When the architects were given the contract to design the new library, they looked at each
other feeling totally amazed.

one

When the architects were given the contract to design the new library, they looked at
……………………………………….. amazement.

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