Cambridge English Empower B1 Pre-intermediate

1. Instructions •••
1
What a relief.
Oh, dear. Really?
No, I don't think so.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(My Arm Hurts)

2. Instructions •••
2
Phew, that's good to
hear.
Yes, I had a broken leg.
No, I don't think so.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(Do you have any allergies ?)

3. Instructions •••
3
I feel exhausted.
Are you taking anything
for the pain?
Well, I usually go to the
gym after work.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(My back hurts)

4. Instructions •••
4
What a relief.
Yes, I've got a cold.
Sure, Doctor.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(Can I have a look at your rash then?)

5. Instructions •••
5
I can't get to sleep.
Here, in this area.
I feel sick.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(Where it hurts?)
5

6. Instructions •••
6
When did this problem
start?
What does it do?
I've taken some aspirin.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(It is very painful and I cannot concentrate on my work)

7. Instructions •••
7
He's gone to the
chemist.
It really hurts when I
walk.
No, I don't think so.
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(So, What's the problem?)

8. Instructions •••
8
Where does it hurt?
Do you do any exercise?
Can I have a look?
You will hear eight short sentences. For each one, choose the best reply. You will hear
each sentence twice.
Part 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(I'm very overweight and I don't know why)

9. Instructions •••
People often join a gym to
9 weight.lose
Read the sentences about changes. Choose the best word for each space.
Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

10. Instructions •••
An old friend from school got in
10 with me
last week.
touch
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Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

11. Instructions •••
In her first job, Alice got to
11 some
important people.
know
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Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

12. Instructions •••
Tom is a big man and often acts in roles as
men who are slightly
12 .overweight
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Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

13. Instructions •••
Don't stay in that job because you will never
13 rich.get
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Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

14. Instructions •••
People who eat cakes every day often
14 on
weight.
put
Read the sentences about changes. Choose the best word for each space.
Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

15. Instructions •••
If you smoke 15 cigarettes a day, I think
you're a
15 smoker
now.
regular
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Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

16. Instructions •••
They're so proud because their daughter's
just got a
16 at
Oxford University.
place
Read the sentences about changes. Choose the best word for each space.
Part 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17. Instructions •••
17 I've lost 5 kilos, but I didn't go on a
d - I started
running.
i e t
Read the sentences about changes in people's lives. What are the missing words?
Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

18. Instructions •••
18 Do you get p
more money now than you used to
in your old job?
a i d
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Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

19. Instructions •••
19 Leo wants to get f
but he doesn't like doing exercise!
i t
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Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

20. Instructions •••
20 They were unhappily married for
15 years so they got
d
last year.
i v o r c e d
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Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

21. Instructions •••
21 Max gets on w
with all the other boys in his new
school.
e l l
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Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

22. Instructions •••
22 Amanda and Tim got
t
after they met at the tennis club.
o g e t h e r
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Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

23. Instructions •••
23 He's trying to
g u
smoking but he started 10 years
ago when he was 18.
i v e p
Read the sentences about changes in people's lives. What are the missing words?
Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

24. Instructions •••
24 It's easy to keep in
s if you do
sport regularly.
h a p e
Read the sentences about changes in people's lives. What are the missing words?
Some letters are already there.
There is one space for each other letter. Complete the words.
Part 3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25. Instructions •••
Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson was born in
1964 in Chicago, USA. She had a brother,
Craig, who was older
25 her
and the family lived in a one-bedroom
apartment in Chicago. They were a happy
family who got on well together, but they
26 to
have a lot of money. However, the
Robinson children learned two things from
their parents: the first was that you must
do the
27 you
can in school to get a good education and
the second was that it's
28 to
work hard than to make a lot of money.
So Michelle used to
29 hard
every day and got a place at Princeton
University. She trained as a lawyer and
used 30
in a Chicago company, where she got to
know her future husband Barack Obama
than
didnʼt use
best
more important
study
to work
Read the text about Michelle Obama. Choose the correct answer for each space.
Part 4 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

27. Instructions •••
33 For a healthier life, eating well is
more important than anything
else.
The
thing for a healthy life is eating
well.
most important
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

28. Instructions •••
34 My grandfather was a smoker,
but he stopped for health
reasons.
My grandfather
smoke, but he stopped for
health reasons.
used to
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

29. Instructions •••
35 Terry's diet was worse ten years
ago.
Terry's diet
now
than it was ten years ago.
is better
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

30. Instructions •••
36 In the 1950s, people thought
less about what they ate.
In the 1950s, people didn't
to
think so much about what they
ate.
use
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

31. Instructions •••
37 I've never had such an easy job.
This is
job
I've had.
the easiest
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

32. Instructions •••
38 Were gyms popular in the
1980s?
Did many people
to
go to the gym in the 1980s?
use
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

33. Instructions •••
39 I'm 1.80 metres tall now and my
older brother is 1.81.
I'm almost
my
older brother now.
as tall as
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sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
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34. Instructions •••
40 Aunt Sarah didn't live in New
York before but she does now.
Aunt Sarah
to
live in New York.
didn't use
Here are some sentences about changes. For each question, complete the second
sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words.
Part 5 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40