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SECTION A: READING COMPREHENSION
Task 1. (Estimated time: 10’ / Marks: 7)
First read the twelve headlines (a - l), then read the seven texts (1 - 7) and decide which text goes best with which headline. There are four headlines you do not need to use. (0) is the example.
a) Autograph hunter finds lost work b) Kiddy racer's an ace aged four c) Marriage on the rocks d) Naughty toddlers to beregistered e) No love lost for these invaders f) Old draft recovered g) Police crackdown on young offenders h) Prehistoric Pair's Deep Down Love i) Record turnout j)Shows shut earlier than due k) Staff shortages shut London operating theatres l) Starry, starry nights

(0) = b The little lad zooms around the track where F1’s Lewis Hamilton made his debut at eight. He regularly beats the lap times ofboys three times his age and size. He has even pulled sponsorship deals worth £15,000. And he is so obsessed with the sport he sleeps in his overalls and watches TV in his crash helmet. He cannot take part until he is eight. But he spends 15 hours a week practising and track manager Steve Cutting rates him the most talented driver he has seen. 1. As we drift into a surveillance society, one moreexample emerges of the insatiable controlfreakery of our police and security services. Gary Pugh, the director of forensic sciences at Scotland Yard, has suggested that children as young as four should be put on the national DNA database if their behaviour suggests they may become criminals in later life. Pugh, who is also the DNA spokesman for the association of chief police officers, says hisidea could identify people before they offend. Civil libertarians condemn his idea, and one teaching union says it is another step towards a police state. 2. Squirrels: the attractive, destructive rodents that eat wild birds’ eggs, destroy tree saplings, and make people go aaaaaah with their loveable antics. As every child knows, the native red squirrel has been driven out of many parts by the moreaggressive grey, introduced from North America in the 19th century. Now the greys could be under threat from their own kind: a community of 25,000 black squirrels, which have mutated from greys and are proving to be even more belligerent, is spreading from Hertfordshire to East Anglia.

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3. A couple have travelled inside one of the country's oldest cave systems to tie theknot. Gilly Woodland and Alan Duckworth exchanged vows at Kents Cavern in Torquay, Devon where some of the oldest evidence of man's occupation of Britain has been found. Flint hand axes found in the caves were dated at 450,000 years old and the oldest remains of animals found there are from cave bear dating back to around 500,000 years ago. Ms Woodland said: "What a fantastic day, it could not havebeen better. What a way to start married life, in such a unique setting." Instead of a wedding cake, the couple tempted guests with a pile of different cheeses - with figurines of a cave man and cave woman on top. 4. A huge number of people attended last week’s Bury Futures Jobsfair held at the town hall. Around 1,250 people, compared to up to 500 attendants in previous years, dropped in to see whatwas on offer, and feedback from employers was reported as extremely positive, with many feeling they had met suitable candidates. Councillor Iain Gartside, executive member for learning, skills and employment, said: “This year’s event was a huge success and I hope that the people who attended found out some valuable information about prospective jobs or training opportunities. It is clear thatthe Bury Futures Jobsfair goes from strength to strength and is a really important community event.” 5. A musical score on a small, yellowing scrap of paper found in a French library has been confirmed as a lost work by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The score, written on a single creased page, could be worth as much as £50,000. The sheet was part of the collection of Pierre-Antoine Laboucheroe, an...