Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

B2 PROGRESS TEST

Test 8 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 hear two people talking about buying flats.

What was the man’s experience?

A He felt he should have rented in the area first.

B It took him a long time to find the right flat.
C The estate agent helped him a lot.

2 You hear two students talking about money.

What do they have in common?

A They’ve both been awarded grants.

B They both buy a lot of books.
C They both worry about debt.

3 You hear part of a radio programme.

What does the man say about the weather?

A It is likely to change a lot.

B It is likely to be better than recently.
C It is likely to be good for eating outside.

4 You hear a man and a woman talking about food.

What does the woman think?

A They have similar food buying habits.

B They like similar things for breakfast.
C They eat similar things in the college cafeteria.

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5 You hear a man and a woman talking about learning Spanish.

What do they have in common?

A They find Spanish difficult to pronounce.

B They think it’s hard to understand spoken Spanish.
C They make a lot of grammar mistakes when they speak Spanish.

6 You hear a man talking to a woman about making an investment.

What does the man think the woman should buy?

A art
B property
C jewellery

7 You hear a woman talking to a man about finding a flat to rent.

What does the woman encourage the man to do?

A be prepared to pay higher rent

B see if his colleagues can help
C consider a different location

8 You hear a woman talking to a friend.

What is she doing?

A trying to encourage her friend

B giving her friend a compliment
C saying how grateful she is to her friend

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Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about money.

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

9 When I have a large enough annual ............ , I'll be able to buy a house.

A account B income C finance D debt

10 If you borrow money from the bank, then you want the ............ rate to remain low.

A interest B budget C donation D savings

11 Rob says he has an expensive car but it isn't true – what a ............ !

A robber B cheat C liar D thief

12 The ............ told the court she had seen the man rob the owner of the shop.

A jury B verdict C trial D witness

13 People who ............ houses often take jewellery and cash.

A steal B cheat C break D burgle

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14 How did you manage to pay ............ that debt so quickly?

A off B over C out D on

15 That judge gave the thief a tough ............ even though the jewellery he stole wasn’t worth
much.

A court B sentence C jury D witness

16 I’m trying to............ aside some savings every month so I have enough money to travel
around Australia next year.

A spend B put C give D make

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Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about money. 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 She was a_ _ _ _ _ _ of stealing £1,000,000, but she says she didn’t do it.

18 It can be hard to make a l_ _ _ _ _ if you’re doing a low paid job.

19 He was found g_ _ _ _ _ of robbing the bank and is now in prison.

20 I prefer to d _ _ _ _ _ to charities which support animals.

21 I haven’t got any s_ _ _ _ _ _ because I don’t earn enough money.

22 Did you report the t _ _ _ _ of your purse to the police as soon as it happened?

23 The police investigating the bank robbery have already arrested a s _ _ _ _ _ _ .

24 Gold isn’t a good i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the moment as the price is very high.

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the text about holidays, crime and money.

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

Watch out on holiday!

Holidays are a time to relax, but if you go to busy tourist areas (25) ………… sure you look after
your personal property. That’s what my parents always told me and maybe I (26) ………… their
advice when I went away with my friends last year.
Here’s what happened. I was walking along a busy street when a middle-aged couple stopped me
and asked for directions. If I was a more experienced traveller, maybe I would (27) ………… them
but instead I stopped and showed them my map. After they’d gone, I realised they’d taken my
purse!
I immediately went to the police, but I couldn’t even tell them what the thieves looked like. If I
(28) ………… more attention to the couple, at least I could have given the police a description.
Apparently, this type of crime happens all the time and if people (29) ………… more aware of this,
they would be more careful. All the police said was: ‘We’ll give you a crime number which you can
use if (30) ………… to contact your insurance company.’ I felt so stupid. I just kept thinking, ‘If I
(31) ………… to that couple, they wouldn’t have been able to take my purse.’
Now, whenever friends of mine go on holiday, I tell them my story and my advice is always: ‘If I
(32) ………… you, I wouldn’t talk to any strangers asking for directions!’

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25 A you wouldn’t B don’t make C make D you’ll make
make

26 A should have B had been C shouldn’t D would take

taken taking have taken

27 A had ignored B have ignored C to ignore D ignored

28 A should have B had paid C wasn’t D would have paid

paid paying

29 A will be B have been C would be D were

30 A you had B you could C you need D you might need

needed need

31 A didn’t talk B had been C hadn’t been D had talked

talking talking

32 A am B would be C will be D were

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Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about money.

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 Simon really wants that laptop but it’s too expensive.

buy

Simon ……………………………………….. he could afford it.

34 It’s a pity people don’t give more money to charity.

great

It ……………………………………….. gave more money to charity.

35 Why didn’t you invest that money instead of spending it all?

should

You ……………………………………….. that money instead of spending it all.

36 He wasn’t earning enough to buy a flat last year, even though he wanted to.

been

He would have bought a flat last year ……………………………………….. earning

enough.

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37 I think you should put some of the money you earn in the bank.

were

I would put some of the money I earned in the bank ………………………………………..

you.

38 Sue has applied for that job so she can buy a faster car.

gets

If Sue ……………………………………….. buy a faster car.

39 I didn’t know the money was yours, so I took it.

known

I wouldn’t have taken the money ……………………………………….. it was yours.

40 I didn’t lend you any money because you didn’t tell me you needed it.

would

If you’d told me you needed money, I ……………………………………….. you some.

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