Student Name
Uriel Aguilera DÍaz
EMPOWER 2nd Edition
C1 PROGRESS TEST
Test 2
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.
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You hear a snowboarding instructor talking to some beginners.
What is he advising them against?
2
A
stopping where they can't be seen
B
stopping suddenly at high speed
C
stopping in order to sit down
You hear a girl asking her father for advice about a school project on sensory deprivation.
What does he advise?
3
A
examining each of her senses in turn
B
experiencing being without one of her senses
C
beginning by doing some online research
You overhear a woman talking to her son about spending weekends with his cousin, Frank.
What does she advise her son to do?
4
A
help his cousin tidy his flat
B
consider his cousin's point of view
C
invite his cousin to stay with them
You hear a woman giving some advice about speaking in public.
What is her main piece of advice?
A
Prepare your talk well.
B
Try and look confident.
C
Make your listeners laugh.
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5
You hear a psychology teacher talking to her class about an experiment.
What advice is she giving them about the experiment?
6
A
to avoid all forms of communication
B
to increase their contact with other people
C
to warn those that are close to them
You overhear two friends talking about a visit to a theme park.
What advice does the man give the woman?
7
A
to accept that their interests are not the same
B
to give up doing dangerous activities
C
to try to be more adventurous
You hear a woman talking on the radio.
What is she doing?
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A
inviting contributions to a website
B
advertising a way of rewarding employees
C
reviewing some extreme sporting activities
You hear a young man asking his friend, Lucy, for advice about giving a presentation.
What piece of advice does Lucy give him?
A
Be sure to know the material.
B
Get the audience on your side.
C
Dress more formally than usual.
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Part 2
Questions 9 – 16
Read the sentences about extreme things.
Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each space.
9
You seem really confident when you’re skydiving but you ............ across as quite shy when
you’re with new people.
A
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C
come
D
run
goes on
B
brings in
C
carries off
D
keeps up
let down
B
given away
C
missed out
D
cut off
My vow of silence seemed to ............ out unusual behaviour in people I met with.
A
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put
If being ............ from the outside world doesn’t bother you, try a session in an anechoic
chamber – a soundless room.
A
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B
He always ............ about base jumping – he never talks about anything else.
A
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get
cross
B
leave
C
bring
D
take
The mountainside was covered in ice and I had to ............ down on my bottom.
A
step
B
pass
C
4
slide
D
stagger
14
I enjoy the speed of a roller coaster, but I hate ............ round those giant loops.
A
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B
marching
C
pushing
D
floating
He wasn’t ready to talk about his weekend of silence, so he tried to ............ quietly upstairs
hoping nobody would notice.
A
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whirling
soar
B
drag
C
sink
D
creep
We were amazed by the views from our hot air balloon as we ............ peacefully over the
desert.
A
rolled
B
drifted
C
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flowed
D
strolled
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Part 3
Questions 17 – 24
Read the sentences about extreme things. 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
Learners always b _ombard
_ _ _ _ _ their instructor with lots of questions about parachute safety
before they start.
18
lip
I've vowed to be silent tomorrow but I'm sure a few words will s _ _ _ o _ut_ when I'm not
thinking.
19
Adam joined the skydiving group, thinking it would help him to r _elate
_ _ _ _ better to other
people.
20
Jess gets angry when people criticise snowboarders but she manages to h _old
_ _ herself
back – she just keeps quiet.
21
You l _eap
_ _ energetically off a platform high above the valley, count to 20, and then open
your parachute.
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22
Could you walk upright in the cave, or did you have to c _rawl
_ _ _ on your hands and knees
along the ground?
23
The noise from all the cars as they z _oom
_ _ round the race track is deafening.
24
Sarah hurt her foot hiking around the mountain lake and had to l _imp
_ _ back to the campsite
in pain.
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Part 4
Questions 25 – 32
Read the blog by a woman who tried not wearing make-up for a week.
Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D) for each space.
No make-up for a week
It might not seem like an extreme thing to do, but for me, living without make-up for a week was a
big deal. I recently went on a yoga retreat, where no make-up was allowed. I wear (25) …………
like as much lipstick or eye shadow as some of my friends, but I'm kind of embarrassed about the
acne I have on my face, and so I try to cover it; usually the more make-up I wear, (26) …………
confident I feel. But, at the yoga retreat, I had to show my naked face to other people. It was
(27) ………… easier than I'd expected, and after a few days without make-up my skin was by far
(28) ………… it's ever been.
So (29) ………… of making a habit of going without make-up? (30) ………… . The experience has
changed my priorities. In future, I (31) ………… people with a smile and not worry whether my
acne is visible. Also, I might keep my face completely natural once or twice a week. I have no
intention of throwing my make-up bag away, but from now on I (32) ………… less anxious about
my appearance.
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25
A
none
B
nearly
C
nothing
D
nowhere
26
A
the most
B
the more
C
more
D
much more
27
A
absolutely
B
quite
C
lot
D
considerably
28
A
healthier
B
the healthier
C
healthy
D
the healthiest
29
A
am I planning
B
am I thinking
C
am I intending
D
am I about
30
A
I'm seeing
B
I'll see
C
I see
D
I'll be seeing
31
A
am greeting
B
am going to
greet
C
am about to
greet
D
greet
32
A
will have felt
B
will have
been feeling
C
am about to
feel
D
will be feeling
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Part 5
Questions 33 – 40
Here are some sentences about extreme sports.
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
Thirty sports club members went skydiving yesterday, and the same number did a base
jump.
just
Thirty sports club members went skydiving yesterday, and
just as many
………………………………………..
of them did a base jump.
34
My speed increased as I snowboarded down the mountain.
and
faster and faster
I went ………………………………………..
as I snowboarded down the mountain.
35
In my opinion, regular surfing is nowhere near as exciting as kite surfing.
deal
deal such a frightening
In my opinion, kite surfing is ……………………………………….. exciting than regular
surfing.
36
Each time I go scuba diving, my feeling of confidence grows.
the
the more confident
The more I go scuba diving, ………………………………………..
I feel.
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37
I've never ridden a motorcycle, and I have no intention of starting now.
about
have no intention about
I've never ridden a motorcycle, and I ………………………………………..
start now.
38
Becoming a hang-gliding instructor – that's my aim for this summer!
aiming
am aiming to became
I ………………………………………..
a hang-gliding instructor this summer!
39
Chris Bond has done well in practices and is expected to break the land speed record at next
Saturday's race.
due
is due to
Chris Bond has done well in practices and ………………………………………..
break the
land speed record at next Saturday's race.
40
Don't take your eyes off the person on the base jump platform – she's going to jump any
second now!
about
Don't take your eyes off the person on the base jump platform because she
is about to
………………………………………..
jump any second now!
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