Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

C1 PROGRESS TEST

Test 8 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 salesman phoning a possible customer.

What’s the customer’s response?

A She expects to pay less as she’s a previous customer.

B She’s unwilling to pay the amount the salesperson asks.
C She’s proposes making a deal for a discount.

2 You hear a woman called Jane Watson trying to organise a group day out at a health club for
her friend’s birthday.

What does Jane do in the end?

A She accepts the receptionist’s offer.

B She arranges a massage for each member of the group.
C She decides just to buy a present instead of having a day out.

3 You hear a discussion between a man and a woman about sleep patterns.

What’s the result of the discussion?

A She agrees that she ought not to worry so much about her sleep.
B She refuses to read the article the man is talking about.
C She decides to change her lifestyle.

4 You hear a shop owner phoning a company that produces and supplies anti-ageing treatments.

What does the woman decide to do?

A place an order for a limited number of the product

B look elsewhere for the same product
C accept the man’s initial offer

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5 You hear a woman called Preet Agarwal being interviewed for a job with a science research
foundation.

What does she find out during the interview?

A They offer her the position.

B The work isn’t suitable for her.
C There may be a change to her working conditions in the future.

6 You hear a man and his daughter talking about a TV programme on weight loss and good
health.

How does the man feel about the programme?

A He’s already doing what the programme advises.

B He’s against the idea of trying out the suggestions in the programme.
C He’s intending to watch the programme next week.

7 You hear a woman talking to a man about a bicycle she wants to buy.

How does the woman feel?

A satisfied with the deal she’s getting

B relieved that she’s finally found a bicycle she wants
C amazed that she can afford to buy a bicycle of such quality

8 You hear a man trying to sell a boat to a woman.

What does the woman do to try to persuade the man to lower the price?

A explain why she can’t afford to pay the full amount immediately
B suggest the boat isn’t worth the price he’s asking for it
C tell him how much she’d like to pay

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 Part 2
Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about the body and health.

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

9 If he’s in a boring meeting, he’ll sometimes drift ............ to sleep for a few seconds.

A over B in C away D off

10 My grandmother has got ............ in her knees, and that’s very painful.

A freckles B arthritis C blotches D complexion

11 Oh dear, my hair’s ............ and greying – I’m getting old.

A slimming B narrowing C thinning D sagging

12 I couldn’t sleep last night, so at 4 o’clock I was still ............ awake.

A clear B full C wide D bright

13 If you’re tired, why don’t you have a ............ for about twenty minutes.

A nap B log C drift D drop

14 She’s so lucky, she never seems to ............ her age – she still looks like a teenager!

A know B see C expose D show

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15 Bill has had heart ............ for several years and he’s finally having an operation next week.

A trouble B illness C suffering D disadvantage

16 The problem with eating a heavy meal late at night is that I ............ in bed and just can’t get
to sleep.

A rise and fall B come and go C toss and turn D stop and start

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Questions 17 – 24

Read the sentences about the body and health. 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 If you have a skin r _ _ _ that’s very red and itchy, perhaps you should see a doctor.

18 Some actors have p _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _ to make them look younger than they are.

19 People with poor c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in their legs can do exercises to help get the blood
flowing.

20 Maria’s sunbathed so much that her face is covered in w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and she looks like
an 80-year-old.

21 I tried really hard to wake him up but he was so f _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ that I couldn’t.

22 My aunt regularly finds it difficult to get to sleep and her doctor has confirmed she’s suffering
from i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

23 Please don’t slam the door when you come in late at night – I’m a really l _ _ _ _
s _ _ _ _ _ _ and it will wake me up.

24 I was really r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in bed last night – it was just too hot to sleep.

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the article about Robert Ettinger, a man who was fascinated by cryonics, the process of
freezing people after death in order to bring them back to life again in the future.
Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.

Frozen in time
Medical science is constantly improving and can offer patients better treatments every year.
Suppose a friend of yours (25) ………… to see a doctor – but 200 years in the future! Can you
imagine what that (26) ………… like? In 1948, a scientist called Robert Ettinger wrote a short story
for a magazine about a man brought back to life after centuries of (27) ………… . Then in the early
1960s, Ettinger wrote a book, The Prospect of Immortality, about (28) ………… people in the hope
that science will advance enough in the future to bring them back to life; a process known as
‘cryonics’. The book also described how ageing could (29) ………… . In 1967, a retired
psychology professor became the first cryonics volunteer. He mightn’t have done so if he
(30) ………… Ettinger’s book.

In 1976, Ettinger founded the Cryonics Institute. When he died, aged 92, he became the 106th
person (31) ………… there. Cryonics enthusiasts believe cold storage gives them hope of a
wonderful afterlife: the future. (32) ………… they be right, they will be part of a remarkable
adventure!

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25 A going B went C would go D would have gone

26 A were B should be C has been D would be

27 A being frozen B be frozen C freeze D to be freezing

28 A to freeze B being frozen C freezing D to be freezing

29 A being B to be C reversing D be reversed

reversed reversed

30 A hadn’t read B hasn’t read C didn’t read D doesn’t read

31 A having been B be frozen C being frozen D to be frozen

frozen

32 A Would B Could C Should D Had

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Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about the body and health.

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 my opinion, you shouldn’t worry about getting old because there’s nothing you can do
about it.

point

In my opinion, ……………………………………….. about getting old because there’s

nothing you can do about it.

34 If I get a good night’s sleep every night, I can work seven days a week.

long

I can work seven days a week ……………………………………….. a good night’s sleep.

35 Julia would like to learn more about sleep patterns during the night.

interested

Julia ……………………………………….. more about sleep patterns during the night.

36 Shall I leave this light on as it’s possible the baby might wake in the night?

case

Shall I leave this light on ……………………………………….. in the night?

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37 My doctor gave me good advice and that’s the only reason why I’m not still suffering from
irregular sleep patterns.

been

If it ……………………………………….. my doctor’s good advice, I’d still be suffering

from irregular sleep patterns.

38 Harry must have had a very good diet – I guess that’s why he was so healthy in his old age.

otherwise

Harry must have had a very good diet, ……………………………………….. so healthy in

his old age.

39 I was delighted when my doctor told me I am in perfect health.

be

I was delighted ……………………….……………………….. by my doctor that I’m in

perfect health.

40 Eating three meals a day is not something we really need to do, according to this article on
diet and health.

necessary

According to this article on diet and health, it’s not really ……………………………..
…………………….……………… three meals a day.

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