Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 9

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 Of course.
B Don’t worry, it’s OK.
C They’re three pounds each.

2 A I’m sorry, I can’t.

B No, it’s OK, thanks.
C Thanks, but I’m fine.

3 A Here you are.

B Yes, I do.
C Sure, no problem.

4 A OK, no problem.
B Thanks, that’s really kind of you.
C It’s really nice.

5 A No, sorry, there aren’t.

B That’s great, thanks.
C Yes, certainly.

6 A That’s great, thanks.

B No, I can’t.
C Sorry, what’s the spelling?

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Questions 7 – 12

Look at the transport pictures. What are the missing letters?

Some letters are already there. There is one space for each other letter in the word.

For questions 7 – 12, write the words.

7 t____

8 b___

9 g__ a t___

10 t___ a b__

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11 f__

12 d____

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 Part 3
Questions 13 – 18

Read the sentences about weather. 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 I wear a big coat when it’s really c _ _ _ .

14 It’s very grey and c _ _ _ _ _ today. I can’t see the sun.

15 We camped last night but it was really w _ _ _ _ so we didn’t sleep well.

16 On our holiday it was hot and s _ _ _ _ so we went to the beach every day.

17 I went to Antarctica last year and there was lots of s _ _ _ so everything was white!

18 The four seasons are spring, summer, a _ _ _ _ _ and winter.

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Questions 19 – 24

Read this interview with Angie about her holiday in India.

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

A holiday in India
Interviewer: Where did you go on holiday last year?
Angie: I went to India for the first time. It was great and I want to go back one day.

Interviewer: Who (19) ………… to India with?

Angie: My husband came with me. We flew from England and it took about 9 hours by
plane. In India, (20) ………… but we took buses and trains to travel around. We
met lots of friendly people.

Interviewer: Where (21) …………?

Angie: We stayed in hotels, which were all really good.

Interviewer: (22) ………… in spring?

Angie: Yes, so every day was warm and sunny. (23) ………… when we were there.

Interviewer: Did you like the food?

Angie: Yes, we did. We ate in our hotel some nights and other nights we ate in
restaurants. (24) ………. time to see everything but it was a great holiday.

19 A did you travel B you travelled C travelled

20 A we drove B we didn’t drive C we did drive

21 A do you stay B did you stay C you stayed

22 A You didn’t go B You went C Did you go

23 A It didn’t rain B It rains C Did it rain

24 A We haven’t B Did we have C We didn’t have

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 Part 5
Questions 25 – 30

Read the sentences about travel.

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

25 They didn’t ............ a bus to the station.

A took B take C takes

26 She didn’t ............ to the airport by train.

A goes B went C go

27 We ............ stay in a hotel on our summer holiday last year.

A don’t B doesn’t C didn’t

28 What ............ on holiday?

A you saw B did you see C you didn’t see

29 Did he ............ to the station?

A drive B drove C drives

30 Did she travel by plane? No, she ............. .

A don’t B didn’t C did

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