Unit 4 Test High School First Grade [PDF]

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Student Name



CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER B1+ PROGRESS TEST



Test 4 Version B



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



2



3



4



5



6



A



Yes, it has.



B



Yes, we do.



C



Yes, it is.



A



No, I can’t, thanks.



B



No, it’s fine, thanks.



C



No, you’re not, thanks.



A



How can I help?



B



Do you think you could?



C



Is there anything to do?



A



Yes, it’s very good.



B



OK, you can.



C



Sure, no problem.



A



Yes, in the middle there.



B



I’m sorry, it isn’t there.



C



There’s something I can do.



A



What do you need?



B



I wondered if you could come here.



C



Do you think you could carry them?



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7



8



A



That’s OK.



B



Of course.



C



Me, too.



A



That’s right, just for a week.



B



I wonder if she will.



C



Yes, I’ll give her a hand.



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Part 2 Questions 9 – 16 Read the sentences about people. Choose the missing word (A, B, C or D) for each space.



9



Jurg didn’t like the college, so he ............ and got a job in a restaurant instead. A



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brought up



D



relaxed



shy



B



brilliant



C



serious



D



active



fortune



B



patience



C



achievement



D



attitude



gives



B



has



C



takes



D



gets



I love Ben’s ............ attitude – he always thinks people are very nice. A



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C



Sarah ............ a talent for making people laugh. A



13



satisfied



Congratulations, Andy, you’re the first person to climb this mountain – it’s a great ............ . A



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B



Jim is 70, but he still plays a lot of sport because he wants to stay ............ . A



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gave up



positive



B



lively



C



amusing



D



active



D



disappointed



Kelly was ............ that she didn’t win the competition. A



terrified



B



serious



C



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busy



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15



Why do you always look ............ – even when you are telling jokes? A



16



lively



B



sociable



C



serious



D



relaxing



We all love listening to our teacher’s ............ stories about her trip around the world. A



boring



B



amusing



C



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disappointing



D



serious



Part 3 Questions 17 – 24 Read the sentences about people. 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



Sam’s sisters play the piano well, but he is especially t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .



18



I love history lessons, but my best friend says he is b _ _ _ _ by them.



19



You always do well in exams because you are very i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .



20



Jan is good at sports, especially tennis – he’s absolutely b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at it.



21



I’m quite s _ _ and I don’t really enjoy meeting new people.



22



Claire has more a _ _ _ _ _ _ to learn languages than her brother – she’s really good at them.



23



The story really scared us – it was t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !



24



Sally tells lots of a _ _ _ _ _ _ stories to make everyone laugh.



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Part 4 Questions 25 – 32 Read the article about children and learning. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each space.



Is your child talented? Sometimes, it’s easy to see when children are talented. An example is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who (25) ………… play and write music before he was five years old, and who (26) …………write a complete opera at 11. Or Onafujiri Remet from (27) ………… Nigeria, who showed his photographs in (28) …………art gallery when he was three.



But when they are young, not all talented children (29) ………… do such amazing things. What should parents do to see if their child is talented?



A talented child’s interests and abilities often go together, so look at what your child likes doing in their free time. If your child loves computer games, try putting them into (30) ………… special computer class. A love of playing (31) ………… computer games might mean they will (32) ………… write them in the future.



So, let your child try lots of different activities. You might find he or she plays the piano like Mozart, or you might not, but they will still learn something on the way.



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25



A



could



B



can



C



is able to



D



was talented at



26



A



been able to



B



managed to



C



may



D



can



27



A



the



B



an



C



a



D



(no article)



28



A



(no article)



B



a



C



an



D



the



29



A



can



B



could



C



be able to



D



managed to



30



A



(no article)



B



the



C



an



D



a



31



A



a



B



(no article)



C



the



D



an



32



A



can



B



be able to



C



could



D



managed to



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Part 5 Questions 33 – 40 Here are some sentences about people. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.



33



I’m worried that I won’t finish my essay on time. I’m worried that I may not ……………………………………….. able to finish my essay on time.



34



Your house is lovely. You have ……………………………………….. lovely house.



35



Your grandmother was good at playing tennis when she was young. Your grandmother used to be ……………………………………….. play tennis well when she was young.



36



Over the last 200 years, many people have moved to live in cities. Over the last 200 years, many people have moved away from their homes in ……………………………………….. countryside.



37



I am too young to drive a car. I ……………………………………….. drive a car because I am too young.



38



After six hours we succeeded in getting to the top of the mountain. After six hours we ……………………………………….. to get to the top of the mountain.



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39



There is no one in the team faster than Stephanie. Stephanie is ……………………………………….. fastest member of the team.



40



Lucy visits her grandfather every Sunday. Lucy visits her grandfather once ……………………………………….. week.



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