Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A2 PROGRESS TEST

Test 6

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 She's not here just now.

B Can I call you at work?
C Fred'll be back soon.

2 A Is Carla there?
B You're welcome.
C Sure, no problem.

3 A Can you wait a minute?

B Hi, Lucy, it's Ben.
C Sorry, I have a meeting.

4 A OK, could you call me back?

B OK, you can call me at work.
C OK, could he call me back?

5 A He'll be back soon.

B There is Phil.
C Are you free?

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6 A Thanks for your help.
B Hi, Ben, it's me, Joe.
C Can we chat about it now?

7 A How can I help?

B I'm not here just now.
C No, it's OK. Can she call me back?

8 A OK thanks.
B Is Annie there please?
C She's not there just now.

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Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about people and families.

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

9 My grandfather is still alive but my ............ died in 2010 - she was 89 years old.

A grandparents B grandmother C granddaughter

10 My sister ............ a new computer last week.

A bought B spent C cost

11 My little brother was born ............ a Saturday.

A in B at C on

12 Sue ............ to London by car yesterday to meet her mother for lunch.

A brought B made C went

13 My grandparents have three children and one ............ – me!

A grandchild B grandfather C daughter

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14 My uncle's birthday is ............ May and we always go for a picnic that day.

A on B at C in

15 Adam and Joe ............ friends when they found out they both liked football.

A went B got C became

16 My sister ............ a big cake for my birthday - she's a very good cook.

A ate B made C cut

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Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about people and families. 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 Susanna's sister has three children and so Susanna's an a _ _ _ .

18 I s _ _ _ _ all my money on my brother's birthday present, so I've got no money now.

19 I saw my c _ _ _ _ _ John and his father, my Uncle Paul, yesterday.

20 My parents always wanted g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , so they were happy when my sons,

Tom and Dan, were born.

21 My sister's new shoes c _ _ _ a lot of money.

22 I just f _ _ _ _ o _ _ that I have an uncle who lives in Australia - how amazing.

23 As usual, our whole family a _ _ a whole roast lamb for lunch on Sunday.

24 Eva's son, Martin, is a doctor and now Martin's daughter, Eva's g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , is

also a doctor.

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Questions 25 – 32

Read a woman's story about when she was a child.

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

My early life
When I was a child, I (25) ………… in a small village by the sea. My family had a farm. I loved
playing outside in the summer holidays. My older sister (26) ………… at home then but my
brothers (27) ………… , and the three of us (28) ………… ourselves. We often played by the sea.
We took apples and cola with us and (29) ………… outside all day. There was always lots to do.

But I remember when it rained there was nothing to do. Then I found some books in my parents'
bookcase and the world (30) ………… for me. I took books everywhere with me and read all the
time. But my brothers (31) ………… interested in books and thought I wasn't fun any more!

(32) ………… it a good time? Yes, fantastic and I still go back to my old family house where my
parents still live.

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25 A lives B lived C live

26 A wasn’t B isn’t C weren’t

27 A weren’t B were C was

28 A to enjoy B enjoy C enjoyed

29 A stays B stay C stayed

30 A change B to change C changed

31 A wasn't B were C weren’t

32 A Is B Were C Was

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Questions 33 – 40

Read the sentences about people and families.

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

33 ............ at home when you called?

A He was B Was he C Is he

34 Where ............ your older sister born?

A is B was C were

35 My brother ............ hard and became a doctor last year.

A studied B study C studies

36 I ............ at the same university as my brother.

A wasn’t B weren’t C aren’t

37 When my brother was young he ............ sport, and he was really good at football.

A loves B loved C love

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38 When my cousin went to Canada, I ............ writing to her.

A stops B stop C stopped

39 'Were all your friends in the same class at school?' 'No, ............ .'

A they aren’t B weren’t they C they weren’t

40 My husband usually gets home early but last night he ............ home very late.

A arrived B arrive C arrives

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