Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 10 Version B

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 Could you spell that?

B Which platform is it?
C I’m sorry, there isn’t.

2 A It’s stop 3.
B No, you change at Oxford.
C No, it’s OK, thanks.

3 A The bus leaves in 3 minutes.

B It’s stop 3.
C It’s really nice.

4 A The train’s on platform 3.

B Can I help you?
C Is it a direct train?

5 A How can I help?

B Yes, certainly.
C OK, no problem.

6 A It leaves in ten minutes.

B It’s platform 11.
C Oh, OK, I’ll come with you.

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Questions 7 – 12

Choose the words to match the picture. For questions 7 – 12, write the correct letter, A – G.

A kitchen

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B door

C floor

9 D window

E wall

F dining room
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G garden

11

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Questions 13 – 18

Read the sentences about places.

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

13 I'm coming home; I'm............ a taxi.

A in B on C at

14 We met ............ a party.

A on B to C at

15 My phone is always off when I'm............ a plane.

A at B on C to

16 Are you ............ home or on a train?

A at B in C on

17 We’re ............ the car, driving to Scotland.

A in B at C on

18 They had dinner ............ a restaurant.

A on B to C in

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Questions 19 – 24

Read the email about a short holiday in Paris.

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

A rainy afternoon in Paris

Hi Alicia,
How are you? I (19) ………… sitting in a café in Paris and eating cake! What (20) ………… doing
now?
I came here with John by plane yesterday for a short holiday. We went to a museum and a
beautiful park this morning and then had lunch there. Now it (21) ………… raining, so we are in
the café. The rain is a problem because John and I (22) …………wearing coats, just jeans and T-
shirts! It was very sunny this morning.
Lots of people in the café (23) ………… watching a football match on TV. John’s watching the
football match too so he (24) ………… talking to me at the moment – but I like the coffee and
chocolate cake so everything’s fine!
See you soon!
Love, Sam

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19 A ʼs B ʼre C ʼm

20 A are you B you are C you

21 A ʼm B ʼs C are

22 A isn’t B aren’t C ʼm not

23 A is B am C are

24 A aren’t B ʼm not C isn’t

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Questions 25 – 30

Read the sentences about now.

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

25 Maria and Fred ............ watching TV.

A is B am C are

26 You ............ wearing nice jeans!

A ʼm B ʼre C ʼs

27 Hurry up, ............ for us at the bus stop.

A they’re waiting B are they waiting C they aren’t waiting

28 Where ............ going?

A we B we are C are we

29 It’s late, so I ............ now.

A ’m not working B isn’t working C not working

30 Oh good, it ............ raining!

A ʼm not B isn’t C aren’t

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