Student Name

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH EMPOWER

A1 LISTENING COMPETENCY TEST

Mid-Course Test

Time Approximately 20 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name on this question paper.
Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

There are four parts to this test.
You will hear each piece twice.
Each question carries one mark.
For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions.

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Part 1
Questions 1 – 5

You will hear five short conversations. For each question, choose the correct picture.

You will hear each conversation twice.

1 Where does the woman have lunch?

A B C

2 When does the woman usually have breakfast?

A B C

3 What does the man usually have for lunch?

A B C
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4 What drink does the woman order?

A B C

5 Who is Steve’s brother?

A B C

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Part 2
Questions 6 – 10

Listen to Joe talking to Claire about his family.

Which job does each person do?

For each question 6 – 10, write a letter A – H next to it.

You will hear the conversation twice.

NAME JOB

6 Jane

A
7 Becky

8 Sam

B
9 Daniel

10 Mary

G
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Part 3
Questions 11 – 15

You will hear an interview with a woman called Lisa Galvani talking about going to other countries.

For each question choose the correct answer.

You will hear the conversation twice.

11 What is Lisa’s job? A a waitress

B a receptionist
C a shop assistant

12 Where does Lisa want to go first? A China

B Brazil
C the USA

13 Who can go with Lisa? A her husband

B her brother
C her father

14 What does Lisa take with her when she goes to A a book
another country?
B a phone
C an umbrella

15 When she gets back home, what does Lisa want A teach in a school
to do first?
B study at university
C work in another country

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Part 4
Questions 16 – 20
You will hear a girl telling her mother about her news.
For each question, write the correct answer in the gap.
You will hear the information twice.

Lisa’s hotel
The hotel address: 26 16 Road

The hotel doesn’t have: 17

The hotel phone number is: 18

The receptionist is from: 19

The best time to phone is: 20

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