Proficiency Practice Tests with key and audio (CPE 2013)

Proficiency Practice Tests with key and audio
Four tests for the 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam

Mark Harrison
OUP 2012


This set of four tests is written by a highly experienced author, and replicates the 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) exam in level, content and format.

The Explanatory Key makes it ideal for classroom and self-study use. It includes sample answers with assessment for the Writing Paper tasks, plus audio scripts, colour photos for the Speaking Paper, and photocopiable answer sheets.


This book contains:

· Four complete Practice Tests for Cambridge English: Proficiency (from March 2013)

· Explanatory key
This provides detailed explanation for correct answers, and also for incorrect answers in Reading and Use of English Part 1. Relevant vocabulary and grammatical points are also fully explained.

· Sample answers for the Writing Paper
There is a sample student answer for each of the kinds of writing required (essay, article, letter, etc.) and all the sample answers are assessed.

· General assessment criteria for Writing and Speaking Papers

· Sample answer sheets

· Audio scripts


144 pages
PDF file (82 MB)

Pages scanned at 150 dpi, JPEG quality 90, using Simple Scan.
Images processed using Gimp.
PDF assembled using Graphic Magick.



Disc 1
Listening material for tests 1 and 2.
14 tracks (high quality MP3 with metadata, ~200 kbps, 101 MB)

Disc 2
Listening material for tests 3 and 4.
14 tracks (high quality MP3 with metadata, ~200 kbps, 106 MB)

Audio files encoded using LAME and Gstreamer.