Student Name CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER A2 PROGRESS TEST Test 12 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. © UCLES 2015 BLANK PAGE 2 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 A You're welcome! B Oh, really? C I'm sorry, I can't. A Thanks for your help. B Oh, can you really? C Yes, how many would you like? A That's a pity. B Yes, maybe. C It doesn't matter. A It's 12 o'clock on the day you leave. B Your name, please. C No, not at all. A Let me see. B Your name, please. C Oh, dear. 3 Turn over ► 6 7 8 A No, it costs six pounds. B It's from 7.15 until 10.15 am. C Is it? A Are you? B That looks great. C No, maybe not. A I'm sorry, I can't. B Let me see. C Have you? 4 Part 2 Questions 9 – 16 Read the sentences about travel. Choose the missing word (A, B or C) for each space. 9 These boats take tourists to the ............ every day. A 10 C hill glacier B waterfall C forest bag B hotel C holiday Holidays are too expensive, so I'm going to ............ at home this summer. A 13 desert Why don't we just pack a ............... and take a train somewhere? A 12 B I want to sit under a tree in the ............ and read my book today. A 11 island get B live C stay I walked across that............ today and took some photos of an old farm. A sea B lake C 5 field Turn over ► 14 When I was young we didn't ............ a holiday every year. A 15 B make C have To get to the hotel, turn right at the top of the ............ and go straight. A 16 stay jungle B hill C wood Can you ............ your plans and catch the earlier train tomorrow? A make B change C 6 stay Part 3 Questions 17 – 24 Read the sentences about travel. 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 Klara doesn't want to s _ _ _ in that hotel again because the rooms aren't clean. 18 I don't want to visit the d _ _ _ _ _ . It's so hot and there is no water anywhere. 19 The trees in that w _ _ _ are very old and beautiful. 20 I want to swim across the l _ _ _ but it's too far. 21 Leo wants to b _ _ _ a hotel near the beach but they're expensive. 22 I love being in the c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because it's quieter than the city. 23 I don't want to go b _ _ _ h _ _ _ because I'm really enjoying my holiday. 24 Do you want to m _ _ _ p_ _ _ _ for the holiday now or can we do it later? 7 Turn over ► Part 4 Questions 25 – 32 Read the email about a college trip to a rainforest. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. Trip to the rainforest Here are details of the college trip to the rainforest next week. It's a long trip, starting at 6 a.m., so you should (25) ………… to bed early the night before. When you get there, you (26) ………… to walk through the rainforest to a waterfall. It's a beautiful place to stop for lunch. Lunch is included, but (27) ………… bring lots of water to drink. Remember that you (28) ………… carry too many things because it is very hot. We're sure you have lots of questions, so here are answers to some of them: • What time (29) ………… going to return to the hotel? Around 8 p.m. • How many people (30) ………… going to be on the trip? No more than 12 people. • (31) ………… bring any money with me? No. You aren't going anywhere you can spend money! • Am I going to need a camera? Yes, (32) ………… ! The rainforest is a great place to take photos. 25 A go B to go C going 26 A be going B are going C going 27 A you shouldn't B you should C should you 28 A has to B can C shouldn’t 29 A are we B we are C do we 30 A is B are C be 31 A Should I B I should C I shouldn’t 32 A are you B you are C going to 8 Part 5 Questions 33 – 40 Read the sentences about travel. Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for each space. 33 He's going ............ his friend at the airport. A 34 C to meet you should B should you C shouldn’t you are B be C have How many bags should I ............ for our holiday? A 37 meeting We ............ going to take something to eat on the journey. A 36 B To get there quickly, ............ change trains in London. A 35 meet packing B pack C to pack ............ going to come on holiday to Spain with us? A Do you B Are you C 9 Can you Turn over ► 38 You ............ forget to take a sun hat to the beach. A 39 B should C shouldn’t We ............ going to take a train to London – it's too expensive. A 40 have to don’t B not C aren’t ............ buy my train tickets at the station or on the train? A I shouldn’t B Should I C 10 I should BLANK PAGE 11 BLANK PAGE 12
