Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

B2 PROGRESS TEST

Test 6

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 colleagues talking.

What is the man doing?

A requesting some help from the woman

B giving the woman some advice about her work
C apologising to the woman for something he has done

2 You hear a woman leaving a telephone message.

Why is she phoning?

A to remind her friend about some travel arrangements

B to get her friend to do her a favour
C to offer her friend a lift to the airport

3 You hear a man leaving a telephone message.

Why is he phoning?

A to thank his friend for something

B to offer his friend some help
C to ask his friend for a favour

4 You hear a woman leaving a telephone message.

Why is she phoning?

A to say how much she appreciates what her friend did

B to ask her friend to help her with something
C to talk about her friend’s exam results

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5 A woman is talking to a hotel manager.

What is the woman doing?

A suggesting a good place to go

B asking for a recommendation
C saying she is grateful

6 At a hotel, you overhear a tour guide talking to a group of people.

What is the guide doing?

A asking if a change of plan is OK

B giving them a warning
C suggesting a better value trip

7 At a hotel, you overhear a woman talking on the telephone.

Why is she phoning?

A to suggest alternative plans to someone

B to show she is grateful to someone
C to make a recommendation to someone

8 You hear a sister and brother talking.

What does the girl want her brother to do?

A try and fix her laptop

B help her do some cleaning
C collect something from a shop

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Questions 9 – 16

Read the sentences about travel.

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

9 When this hotel opened it was ............ , but now there are similar ones in other cities.

A dramatic B superb C stunning D unique

10 My favourite moment of our holiday was the ............ view from a really high mountain top.

A breathtaking B delicious C historic D increasing

11 It’s a very ............ location for a holiday – so exciting and foreign.

A ordinary B calm C exotic D relaxing

12 Wow, this beach is ............ , with its beautiful white sand and blue sea.

A sensitive B active C responsible D stunning

13 Our government is trying to ............ the number of tourists who visit this region.

A remain B increase C preserve D revive

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14 Many of the world’s languages are going to ............ out over the next few years.

A die B go C fall D drop

15 Some experts believe that international tourism has caused a ............ in the number of world
languages.

A disappearance B performance C decrease D preservation

16 Luckily, there’s been a ............ of interest in the local language of the area.

A deterioration B preservation C disappearance D revival

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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 I love the way the dark stones of the ancient castle look really d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at sunset.

18 We had s _ _ _ _ _ service at our hotel in Tokyo – it was really first class.

19 What an a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ building; it’s made entirely out of glass bottles!

20 Our tour guide could speak twenty different languages - it was really r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !

21 The guide explained that many rainforest plants and animals may soon be l _ _ _ for ever

22 The rising cost of holidays has caused a d _ _ _ _ _ _ in tourism in recent years.

23 The weather was good when the trip started, but it began to d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ after a
while.

24 The p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the old town is necessary, to save it for the future.

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Questions 25 – 32

Read the text about a pyramid in Egypt.

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

The Great Pyramid at Giza

I've been to many interesting places in my life. However, I’ll never forget (25) ………… the Great
Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. It is also (26) ………… as the Pyramid of Cheops, and it’s one of the
most famous tourist attractions in the world.
Last year, when I was on holiday in Egypt, we were driving from Cairo along the Nile valley, and
we stopped to look at the pyramids. Fortunately, I had remembered (27) ………… an extra battery
for my camera! The Great Pyramid is nearly 140 metres high, and it’s made (28) ………… light-
coloured stone. It’s absolutely stunning, and it’s incredible to think that it (29) ………… over 4,000
years ago. Nobody knows exactly, but it (30) ………… that the pyramids were made by pulling
huge stones along the ground and lifting them into place.
After a few hours at Giza, we went on (31) ………… more amazing sights at the Valley of the
Kings. I’m really looking forward (32) ………… Egypt again some time soon.

25 A to see B seen C seeing D to seeing

26 A was known B knew C been known D known

27 A brought B had brought C bringing D to bring

28 A by B of C out D in

29 A was building B had built C been built D was built

30 A is thought B is thinking C had thought D thinks

31 A saw B had seen C to see D seeing

32 A visit B visiting C to visit D to visiting

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Questions 33 – 40

Here are some sentences about travel.

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 Phil's going to Scotland because his friend is getting married there.

attend

Phil's going to Scotland ……………………………………….. his friend’s wedding there.

34 We saw nobody else on our walk through the forest.

without

We walked through the forest ……………………………………….. anybody else.

35 I don’t want you to take any more photos of me.

stop

Please ……………………………………….. photos of me.

36 Learning a few words of the local language when you go on holiday is important.

important

It is ……………………………………….. a few words of the local language when you go

on holiday.

37 A thief stole my passport while I was waiting in the taxi queue.

was

My passport ……………………………………….. a thief while I was waiting in the taxi

queue.

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38 Not many people have seen that film about the Egyptian pyramids.

seen

That film about the Egyptian pyramids ……………………………………….. many people.

39 Not many people understand this language.

by

This language ……………………………………….. few people.

40 Today they are serving breakfast on the hotel terrace because it’s sunny.

being

Today breakfast ……………………………………….. on the hotel terrace because it’s

sunny.

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