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Escuela Oficial de Idiomas ‘El Fuero de Logroño’ Programa de Colaboración con IIEESS NIVEL INTERMEDIO 2 READING SKILL Read the following texts and match them to one suitable headline from the list supplied. Each headline can be used only ONCE. Four of the headlines are not to be used. Text 0 is an example. HEADLINES a) Autograph hunter finds lost work b) Kiddy racer's an ace aged four g) Prehistoric Pair's Deep Down Love c) Marriage under water h) Record attendance d) Naughty children to be registered i) Shows shut earlier than expected e) Old draft recovered j) Staff shortages shut London theatres f) Police attack on young offenders k) 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 of boys 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 more example emerges of the insatiable control freakery 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 his idea could identify people before they

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Escuela Oficial de Idiomas El Fuero de Logroo Programa de Colaboracin con IIEESSNIVEL INTERMEDIO 2READING SKILLReadthefollowingtextsandmatchthemtoonesuitableheadlinefromthelist supplied.Each headline can be used only OCE. Four of the headlines are not to be used. Text 0 isan example.HEADLINES a) Autograph hunter finds lost workb) Kiddy racer's an ace aged four g) Prehistoric Pair's Deep Down Lovec) Marriage under water h) Record attendanced) Naughty children to be registered i) hows shut earlier than e!pectede) "ld draft recovered#) taff shortages shut London theatresf) Police attack on young offenders k) tarry$ starry nights

0. ___b___ The little lad zooms around the track where F1s Lewis Hamilton made his debut at eight Heregularl! beats the la" times o# bo!s three times his age and size He has e$en "ulled s"onsorshi" deals worth %1&'000 (nd he is so obsessed with the s"ort he slee"s in his o$eralls and watches T) in his crash helmet He cannot take"art until he is eight *ut he s"ends 1& hours a week "ractising and track manager +te$e ,utting rates him the mosttalented dri$er he has seen1 !!!!!! "s we drift into a sur#eillance society$ one more example emerges of the insatiable control frea%eryof our police and security ser#ices. &ary Pugh$ the director of forensic sciences at Scotland 'ard$ has suggestedthat children as young as four should be put on the national (" database if their beha#iour suggests they maybecome criminals in later life. Pugh who is also the (" spo%esman for the association of chief police officers$says his idea could identify people before they offend. Ci#il libertarians condemn his idea$ and one teaching unionsays it is another step towards a police state.2 !!!!!!! " couple ha#e tra#elled inside one of the country)s oldest ca#e systems to tie the %not. &illy*oodland and "lan (uc%worth exchanged #ows at +ents Ca#ern in ,or-uay$ (e#on$ where some of the oldeste#idence of man)s occupation of .ritain has been found. /lint hand axes found in the ca#es were dated at012$222 years old and the oldest remains of animals found there are from ca#e bear dating bac% to around122$222 years ago. 3s *oodland said4 5*hat a fantastic day$ it could not ha#e been better. *hat a way tostart married life$ in such a uni-ue setting.5 Instead of a wedding ca%e$ the couple tempted guests with a pileof different cheeses 6 with figurines of a ca#e man and ca#e woman on top.! !!!!!!! " huge number of people attended last wee%7s .ury /utures 8obs fair held at the town hall."round 9$:12 people$ compared to up to 122 attendants in pre#ious years$ dropped in to see what was on offer$andfeedbac%fromemployerswasreportedasextremelypositi#e$ withmanyfeelingtheyhadmet suitablecandidates. Councillor Ian &artside$ executi#e member for learning$ s%ills and employment$ said4 ;,his year7se#ent was a huge success and I hope that the people who attended found out some #aluable information aboutprospecti#e arteum /oundation in the composer7s home town of Sal>burg$ "ustria$said there was no doubt that the music was written by 3o>art and that it was ;really important=. #!!!!!! ,he last time they experienced a blac%out$ the enemy was the @uftwaffe. ,his time it is globalwarming. Residents in Powys$ *ales$ ha#e accused their county council of recreating the conditions of theSecond *orld *ar in an attempt to sa#e energy. ,he local authority aims to cut its carbon emissions by upto 9$922 tons a year C and sa#e ?::1$222 C by turning off D0 per cent of its street lights. Critics of thescheme claim that dar%ness will encourage crime and lead to more accidents. - )arious sources+ey42. b 9. d :.g E.h 0.e 1.% D.i$ !!!!!! Figh6profile casualties include .i#lemind$ directed by Philip Seymour Foffman$ which is to close 92wee%s early on Saturday. ,he show opened on 9A September and had the bac%ing of actress Cate .lanchett andher playwright husband$ "ndrew Bpton. "ward6winning puppet musical ($enue / will now close a month early atthe oel Coward ,heatre. It follows the sudden closure of &irl 0ith ( 1earl Earring$ based on the no#el by ,raceyChe#alier$ at the ,heatre Royal Faymar%et and a spate of similar cancellations. "ndrew *elsh$ the producer of2irl 0ith ( 1earl Earring$ said of the closure4 5,here were a number of reasons but the economic crisis wouldha#e played a role as well as the re#iews. It is a difficult time ... regular theatre6goers will be smarter about howthey spend their money$ while producers will be thin%ing of ta%ing on the right pro