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Text 1

Read these news items. Click on each number to see the options and decide whichheadline goes with each of the news items. Write the corresponding letter in the box, asin the example. There are more headlines than news items.

NEWS ITEMS

Example:British Midland, one of the UK's largest independent airlines, will challenge Air Franceand British Airways on the new London Heathrow-Paris Orly route with the introductionof four daily services from 5 September. The carrier is taking advantage of a recent EUruling that France must open the Orly gateway to foreign carriers but says it will notreduce its existing eight daily flights from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle. France isfighting a Commission ruling that its lucrative Orly-Toulouse and Orly-Marseille routesmust be opened to competition.

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1) I Jilly Johnson is the latest victim of car thieves. When she was stuck in a traffic jam inLondon's Bayswater last week, a man reached in through the window and wrenched offher 5,000 pound Cartier gold watch. It's yet another warning to keep one's car doorslocked, windows almost closed and any handbag on the floor.

2) L Tammaro Marcello Dell'Omo, 28, a suspected member of the Red Brigades guerrillagroup, was arrested on 16 August at his parents' home near Caserta in the south. Thegroup carried out a string of attacks in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s. They kidnappedand murdered former prime minister Aldo Moro in 1978. Police said Dell'Omo waswanted on charges of terrorism and armed insurrection. He is thought to have lived forseveral years in Paris. Most of the group are either in jail or have renounced violence.

3) M A middle-aged British couple face up to five years in prison when they go on trial in theRomanian capital on 2 September for trying to smuggle a baby girl out of the country.European adoption agencies and child protection groups are closely monitoring thetrial, the first of its kind. The case involves the attempted sale, for $6,000, of aRomanian child to Adrian and Bernadette Mooney, who were arrested near theHungarian border in July as they tried to drive home. The child's parents will also facetrial.

4) P They can hear, taste, speak, measure time, respond to gravity and have nervoussystems. Some can count and predict the future. The Venus fly-trap could count up totwo, said Prof Malcolm Wilkins, a Glasgow University botanist.

5) O German researchers have discovered a key gene that controls cell division, which mayhelp them to slow down the ageing process. The finding could also help in thetreatment of cancer, in which the body's cells divide unnaturally quickly.



6) D A 24-year-old army officer charged with killing seven people told a court that he wasjealous of his girlfriend and had a fight over her hours before going on a shootingrampage. Mattias Flink admitted killing five young women as they returned home froma party in the central Swedish town of Falun in June, but said he could not rememberalso shooting dead two men.

7) B A toddler died from heatstroke after her room heater was accidentally turned up. After23-month-old Jennifer Hurley's parents found her in her cot, her temperature was sohigh that it could not be accurately measured, a Middlesbrough magistrate heardyesterday. By the time she reached hospital it was too late to save her. The girl'stemperature registered 107.6 F, the highest reading on the thermometer, but doctorsbelieved it was higher. Jennifer of Thornaby, Cleveland, had earlier been seen playingwith the heater. Verdict: Accident.

8) G Plans to hold an Olympic chariot race between international athletes in the shadow ofthe ancient Greek Acropolis of Selinunte on Sicily have outraged archaeologists. Theyfear the show will damage the site. The contest on 10 September, to be televised liveto millions on Eurovision, will include sports stars such as Sebastian Coe and KatherinWitt. They are to ride chariots bearing their national colours before 10,000 people.Sicilian authorities have defended the decision to hold the event despite the protests.

9) H Sixteen million Europeans are exposed to cancer-causing materials at work, accordingto a leading health expert, Sir Donald Acheson, an official of the World HealthOrganisation, told a WHO conference on environment and health that half of allEuropeans live in an unhealthy environment and 110 million -mainly in Eastern Europe-lacked piped water in their homes. Sir Donald also revealed that road accidents werethe biggest cause of death among young Europeans. Ministers attending theconference agreed on a health action plan for Europe.

10) K Educational goals should be set for primary schools, said Prof Alan Smithers, of theCentre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Manchester. "Iwould set a threshold which would guarantee to children and parents that they wouldbe taught to that level," said Prof Smithers. "I'm convinced that 92 per cent could reachthat level by 11."

(adapted from various sources)

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Read through the text and decide whether the statements that follow are TRUE or FALSE.

Bringing a cruel rite of passage into focus

Attitudes to traditional student antics in Belgium at this time of the year could be changed forever by thefilm Ad Fundum, released last month amid a flurry of controversy.

The film is about a group of first-year students who arrive at university full of high hopes. It ends in tragedy,after providing a glimpse into the "baptism" rituals inflicted on the new students.



And yet, what goes on in real life is perhaps the most terrifying of all. The Belgian veterinary school inGanshoeren has the most horrible stories attached to it. Drunken pranks range from psychological tortureof the new students - such as not being allowed to sleep at night - to being forced to eat dog food, sexualharassment, being urinated upon or made to bathe naked in animal blood. Each ceremony is presided overby a senior student. It is rumoured that careers in top jobs in industry and government can be blocked forthose who dare to refuse.

"Bizutage (the primitive student ceremonies) is a rite of passage from one stage of life to another", explainsFrench ethnologist Brigitte Largueze. "The ceremonies are full of images of birth and death, heavilycharged with blood and sexuality. The humiliation and reclusion is similar to rites found in primitivesocieties."

Belgian "Bizutage" is often more horrific than the French equivalent. Largueze believes that because thereis less social pressure to participate in the Belgian rituals, they are crueller than in France. Even so, a yearafter having refused to crawl on his hands and knees for days on end, Joel Flambard, a second-yearstudent at the French École Nationale Supériore des Arts et Métiers, is still treated as an outcast, bannedfrom the student's union and suffers verbal abuse from fellow students.

Victor Zaidi is one of the two actors in Ad Fundum to have been "baptised" as a student. He says he hopesthe film will make students behave more responsibly. "It's a tradition and it can be fun if students areimaginative and work as a team."

However, there have been students who have suffered mental breakdowns as a result of their ordeal, andZaidi believes the rites have become crueller over the past decade.

He says: "Given that most of the students go on to powerful positions in society, what does this mean forthe future? The experience can mark a person's character for life".

Hilary Clarke, The European. Élan.

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TRUE FALSE

11. The film Ad Fundum, recently released in Belgium, has raised once again theissue of student rituals.

12. Even though the reality is not so horrifying as fiction, first-year Universitystudents in Belgium are forced to take part in rituals which could be described asphysical and psychological tests.

13. First-year University students have to undergo some cruel "rituals" which theyaccept for fear or having problems in their future careers.

14. Teachers consider the rites to be an acceptable part of university life.

15. These rituals can be compared to rites of passage found in some primitivesocieties.

16. Some people believe that over the past ten years these rites have becomecrueller.

17. Lately more and more students have been refusing to take part in these rituals.

18. In France there is less social pressure than in Belgium to put an end to suchabuses.

19. Although this tradition may have an amusing side, some students suffer frompsychological effects that last for life.

20. The film encourages students to participate in these rituals so as to avoid anyproblems in their future academic and professional lives.



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Text 3

Read through the text. Some of the sentences are missing. Click on each number to seethe options and decide which sentences come from this text and where they should go.Write the letter in the corresponding box.

Hunting and trade in endangered species

Today, hunting and trade in wildlife is big business. Some of the annual three billion pound trade in wildlifeis legal and controlled. But up to 30% is illegal and is threatening many species of endangered animals andplants.

(21) D For example, the American Indians hunted bison and they use every part of the animal and had noimpact on its total population. That changed once the Europeans arrived in North America. Around 2,5million bison were killed each year between 1870 and 1895.(22) A

Most of the wildlife trade supplies luxury products such us fur coats and jewellery but live animals are alsosought after as rare and exotic pets.

Encouraged by money from wealthy customers in areas like Europe, Japan and the USA, poachers in thedeveloping countries are killing or capturing many endangered animals. Nearly 800,000 African elephantswere killed by poachers in the 1980s for their ivory. In 1970 there were 70,000 rhinos in the world; today,there are fewer than 11,000 rhinos left.(23) G

In 1975, an attempt was made to regulate this trade in endangered animals and plants in the form of theConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).(24) F The treaty is, unfortunately,widely abused in some member states and by many wildlife smugglers.

Tourists are a further threat to endangered species in some parts of the world.(25) B It is easy to assumethat if souvenirs made from wildlife products such as coral, ivory, tortoiseshell or animal skins are availablein the shops, they must be legal. In many parts of the world such as Thailand and Indonesia it is common tofind these products even though they are banned from trade under CITES. This means it is illegal fortourists to bring these souvenirs home.

(adapted from a newspaper article)


Text 4

Read through the text, then read the sentences below and choose the correct option tocomplete each of the statements.

Cassidy Faces the Ghosts of His Past



Ex-teen idol's back on the road

DAVID CASSIDY did something this week he would once never have been able to do - he walked aroundthe streets of London completely unrecognised. Back in the early Seventies, he never enjoyed suchfreedom.During his "superstar" days, I travelled with him throughout Europe on the specially chartered DavidCassidy tour plane - and saw how his fame and popularity led to him becoming a prisoner in a successionof hotel rooms.Unless you were there, you could not begin to imagine the hysteria that surrounded him wherever heappeared.Could It Be Forever, How Can I Be Sure, Daydreamer and I Think I Love You became millionsellers.On his first visit to Britain in 1972, armies of girls blocked Park Lane to lay siege to the Dorchester Hotelwhere he was staying. Riot police were called out to control crowds at 350 concerts in 17 countries. Hehad to be smuggled in and out of performances.'I had such a ridiculous life. I wouldn't trade what I have now for that,' says Cassidy, 45, in London to starin the Willy Russell musical Blood Brothers, opening at the Phoenix Theatre on December 11.'It's a vacuum. There's no life. It seems very exciting for five years and that kind of fame for that longscrews you up emotionally. I was lost. I just didn't want to live like that any more.'When he quit performing, he tried to make up for all the good times he felt he had missed out on - wildparties, girls, drink, drugs.'I just went nuts and partied all night because I had felt like a prisoner for so long. Eventually, I could seemyself going down a dangerous path.There was another shock in store. He had been earning $50,000 a night - at one point, more than Elvis -and should have had a multimillion-dollar fortune tucked away. To his horror, most of it had either beenstolen or squandered away by bad management decisions.'Financially, it was very difficult for me for a while but I managed to avoid doing second-rate stuff formoney.'These days, his life and career have never been more satisfying. After starring as Mickey, the Liverpudlianscruff in Blood Brothers - a role he played for 10 months on Broadway with Petula Clark - he will record hisfirst album for five years and star in a movie. Next year, he plans a concert tour accompanied by a fullorchestra.'There's a lot of joy in my life today, and I really appreciate it,' says the proud father of four-year-old sonBeau, from his marriage to American songwriter Sue Shifrin.'My son was a miracle. Sue was told she couldn't have kids and then he came along. We are so fortunate.'Cassidy will not be nudging his son towards showbusiness. 'I can say that because I know what the priceis. If he makes a decision to do it when he is 18, then I will do everything I can to help him. I will preparehim for it.'Having lived through the recent Los Angeles earthquake, and seen some of his neighbours killed by it, hehas moved his family to New York. He has an apartment there and a large country house 45 minutesoutside the city.'I have all the things that I always wanted as a young guy - that's one thing you can't buy. Fortunately,there is compensation for age'.Cassidy would never change places with an artist like Michael Jackson. 'I know how shallow that successis. I know how unhappy that poor boy is. He doesn't seek any reality because he knows no other reality.He doesn't miss being a teenager because he never was a teenager. He doesn't miss being in schoolbecause he never was in school'.'I wouldn't trade places with him for anything. That's why I retired and left it, so I could find a life beyond it.This is a privileged life I am leading, the other way is not.'

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26. David Cassidy ...

a. was born in Britain.

b. misses the life he used to lead.



c. is retired now.

d. was emotionally affected by fame.

27. It is clear from the text that he ...

a. was good at managing money.

b. has a multimillion-dollar fortune in the bank.

c. doesn't have any plans for the future.

d. never accepted low category jobs for money.


a. lives in Los Angeles now.

b. survived a recent earthquake in Los Angeles.

c. owns a house near Los Angeles.

d. would like to own an apartment in New York.


a. wants his child to become a star when he is 18.

b. is already preparing his son for showbusiness.

c. will help his son if he decides to become a star.

d. will forbid his son to become a star.

30. The text suggests that David Cassidy ...

a. is unhappy with the life he has now.

b. thinks that fame is everything in the life of a star.

c. envies Michael Jackson's life.

d. has everything he desired when he was young.


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A. Terrorist Leader Escapes I. Giving a Thief the Red Light

B. Tragedy of Baby's Death J. Swedish Army Officer KillsHimself

C. Levels Too High, Say Parents K. Pupils Should Get GuaranteeD. Crime of Passion L. Terror Suspect HeldE. European Workers WellProtected M. Baby's Parents Face Legal Case

F. More Flights to Paris Orly N. Car Thief Caught in TrafficG. Sport Controversy at HistoricSite O. Genetic Breakthrough

H. Millions in Danger at Work P. Plants Make Use of Senses

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A. This slaughter, mainly for sport, almost made the animal extinct.B. They are often unconsciously engaged in illegal activities.C. Some species become extinct whereas others take the place of those which have disappeared.D. Humans have always relied on plants or animals to live, and historically people only killed the animals that they

needed.E. Not only does man have the power to kill other creatures, but he can also destroy their habitat.F. Although over 100 countries signed the agreement, there are still many problems to be solved.G. Despite protection, they are being hunted to the point of extinction for their horns.

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Task 1

Read the text and choose the most appropriate answer from the drop-down menu. Whenyou are finished, check your answers by clicking on "Your Results".

Queen Victoria

The figure of the mistress or the lover is always with us. They may sometimes be ill-used, sometimescondemned by society but they are never ignored.

Queen Victoria (1819-1901) was the monarch who ruled for the longest period in English history,

during which there was great industrial advancement, an expansion in the British Empire, and anincrease in the popularity of the monarchy.

Although Victoria became a grim and overweight figure in her later days, she was once a slim,

attractive and lively woman. On the other hand, her future husband, Albert, was a strongly-built

charming man. He was broad-shouldered and had a fine waist. He was so handsome

that Victoria was soon attracted by her cousin's good looks. Albert was keen on intellectual andscientific matters. Victoria's tastes, by contrast, were closer to those of most of her people. She

loved reading Dickens' novels and going to waxwork exhibitions. They got married onFebruary 10th, 1840 and had nine children. Prince Albert was an important influence on her. Victoriaquickly grew to depend on him for everything.

When Albert died, Victoria became a greatly distressed widow. People said the Queen must

have loved her husband really deeply because after her husband's death , Victoria slept with aphotograph taken of his head and shoulders as he lay dead. After some time she took John Brown, a Scotfive years younger than herself, as her "personal indoors servant".Her daughters called him "Mama's lover", while others referred to "the Queen's Stallion". Brownfreely entered her bedroom without knocking and often appears in the Queen's journals. Victoria

trusted him completely and publicly praised him. Soon Palace staff were calling her Mrs.Brown.The cartoonists began to do the same, as Brown was always at her side. She didn't mind

being seen with him during military reviews and outdoor appearances.

When Brown died, Victoria ordered her servants to put a fresh flower on his pillow every dayand his room was kept as it had always been. A column-long obituary appeared in The Times. JohnBrown had been more than 18 years at the Queen's side.

(adapted from the Daily Express and the Encyclopedia Britannica)


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Choose the most appropriate answer for each item. When you are finished, check youranswers by clicking on "Your Results".

16. There were two suspects and the police questioned ... of them separately.

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a. every b. each c. all

17. There haven't been as ... complaints about the room service as last year.

a. many b. much c. numerous

18. If you are having problems with your eyesight, why don't you ... ?

a. test it b. to test it c. have it tested

19. Buy some sleeping tablets before you leave ... you need them on the long-distance flight.

a. if b. until c. in case

20. The room was ... of smokers so we opened the windows to let in some fresh air.

a. crowded b. full c. plenty

21. His plane leaves at 7:30 this evening so I'm not expecting ... before 9.

a. him to arrive b. that he will arrive c. him arriving

22. You ... to bring your own food. The meals are included in the excursion package.

a. needn't b. don't need c. haven't

23. He's incredibly rich; ... , you would never tell from the clothes he wears.

a. but b. although c. however

24. We ... go on a safari to Kenya this summer, but we still haven't decided.

a. will b. would c. may

25. ... wonderful news! She's finally pregnant after trying for so long.

a. What b. What a c. How

26. When he ... to the office, please remind him that the meeting is scheduled for 10:30.

a. arrives b. gets c. will come

27. There was a long queue to enter the museum ... we decided to visit it the following day.

a. so b. then c. as a result

28. She went to the party without ... that her ex-husband would be there.

a. that she knew b. to know c. knowing

29. I'm leaving on holiday next week and I can't take the cat with me. Could you ... it while I'm away?

a. look after b. care of c. take care

30. What would you ask the president if you ... the chance to interview him?

a. had had b. had c. would have


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Text 1: Alcohol Abuse

Click on the picture to listen to a report about alcohol abuse. Read these sentences andchoose the correct option to complete each of the statements.

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1. Neil Coggins...a. can't find a job because he's an alcoholic.

b. lost his job because of alcohol abuse.

c. has given up drinking thanks to his family.

2. Neil Coggins...a. started drinking when he was 13.

b. gave up drinking when some friends died.

c. has not touched alcohol for 6 years.

3. More money is spent on drug programmes...a. because more people die of drug abuse.

b. because drug abuse is a bigger social problem thanalcohol.

c. although more people die of alcohol abuse.


Text 2: News

You are going to listen to three news items. Click on each picture to listen to thecorresponding news item. Read the following statements and decide whether they areTRUE or FALSE.

TRUE FALSE4. The jet ski driver was seriously injured and the

passenger was killed.5. A jet skier died in hospital after crashing into a

motor boat.6. Gloria's husband was driving the boat.

7. Gloria's husband refused to collaborate with the



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7. Gloria's husband refused to collaborate with thepolice.

8. Gloria and her son were involved in an accidentfive years ago.

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9. It isn’t clear whether the burglars knew theBensons had won the lottery.

10. The Bensons bought the ticket in the same areawhere they live.

11. Fortunately, the stolen goods had nosentimental value.

12. The lottery money will not be enough to pay forthe damage the burglars caused in the house.

13. Most people knew the Bensons had won thelottery because the fact had been published.

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14. This area has an excess of waste produced bypoultry farming.

15. This plant was opened after the success of twoother power stations in the north of the country.


Text 3: Missing

Click on the picture to listen to a report about a missing person. Read the followingstatements and decide whether they are TRUE or FALSE.

Transcript

TRUE FALSE16. Mark went fishing on a cloudy day and he never

came back.17. Anita doesn't like to go back to the place where

Mark disappeared..18. Mark was 26 when he disappeared four years

ago.19. The police say it was an accident but Anita

thinks Mark is alive.20. Mark, rather shy and reserved, usually went

fishing alone.21. Mark had left home on other occasions but he

had always contacted his mother.

22. Mark had some fines and debts which he hadn'tpaid.

23. Mark had been receiving psychiatric treatmentfor some time.

24. Mark took his wallet which was later foundempty.



25. As usual, Mark took some food because he hadstomach problems.


Text 4: Picasso in Horta

Click on the picture to listen to a report about the stay of Picasso in the village of Horta.Read these sentences and choose the correct option to complete each of the statements.

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26. Picasso went to Barcelona...

a. because he was tired of the journey

b. because Fernande was ill

c. to visit his relatives

d. to sell some of his paintings

27. When Picasso knew that Fernande was ill, he was...

a. angry

b. worried

c. scared

d. surprised

28. In Horta there were problems with the villagers becauseFernande...

a. was not Spanish

b. was not his wife

c. was very unpleasant

d. was eccentric

29. In 1909 the Pallares family...

a. treated Picasso as a son

b. let Picasso work on their farm

c. didn't receive Picasso

d. accepted Picasso as he was

30. When some women came to disturb Picasso, he...

a. fired his gun

b. injured one

c. threw stones at them



d. shouted at them


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News Item 1: Jet Ski Accident The American singer Gloria Stephan and her husband have been involved in a fatal boating accident in Florida. A jet-ski driver was killed when he collided with the couple’s power boat off the Miami coast. The passenger on the jet ski was seriously injured. The accident happened just off Miami’s South beach. The 38-year-old singer and her husband were on a Sunday afternoon cruise, when a jet-ski carrying two people crashed into their motor-boat. The ski’s driver was sucked under the boat’s propellers and died instantly. Witnesses say the jet skier was trying to jump the boat’s wake. His female passenger was treated on the beach by the coastguard and taken to hospital. Stephan’s husband, the music producer, Emilio, was at the controls of their twin-engine cruiser. They were taken back to the shore aboard a police launch for questioning. It is not expected any charges will be laid. "Mr Stephan, who was the operator of the vessel, has been 100 per cent co-operative with the Florida Marine Patrol. There is no indication of any alcohol involvement on his part and he has voluntarily given us a blood sample to show us that very thing."

It’s not the first time the singer has been involved in a serious accident. Five years ago, she and her nine-year-old son were badly injured when their tour-bus crashed in Pennsylvania. News Item 2: Lottery Winners Only yesterday they were celebrating a twenty million pound lottery win. Today the Benson family have become victims of crime. Their home in Hull was ransacked by burglars. Police are trying to establish if they were deliberately targeted or whether it was a case of bad luck following good. While the couple were celebrating their win, opportunist thieves were staking out the quiet cul-de-sac before breaking in to the Bensons' semi-detached home. "What do you think of the people who did it?" "Yeah, but don’t tell him." "I do have an opinion of people like that. Just one word: low-life." Ironically the Bensons' home is just around the corner from the shop where they bought the lottery ticket. Everyone knew where the so-called lucky couple lived. The thieves took advantage, making what police described as an untidy search. Now Brenda and Terry Benson are sifting through the mess, trying to see what was stolen. Well there was two items in there that are irreplaceable. One was her mother's bracelet –who's no longer with us- and the other was the pearls I bought her for our thirtieth wedding anniversary. And I am willing to state this. I won't say how much, but if anybody will return them, I'll give them a reward. But at least there's sympathy from the neighbours. "Anybody is bound to be upset if their house is burgled, it doesn't make any difference how much money they've got." "You can't believe it, can you? You know, that people would do such a thing. I mean, 'cause the Benson's are such a lovely family." Many people around here are blaming Camelot for what's happening, exposing the couple to the publicity about their win. Of course the twenty million pound lottery

jackpot will go a long way to compensate what's happened, but nothing can take away the invasion of privacy. News Item 3: Chicken Waste Where there are chickens, there's muck and when your chicken coop houses tens of thousands of feathered tenants, the amount of waste it produces mounts up. Coping with agricultural waste is something rural folk are used to. But here at Eye in East Anglia local townpeople are amongst those benefiting from an unexpected by-product of modern poultry farming: electricity. Just outside the town stands a unique power station. 50 trucks laden with litter arrive every day from more than 200 poultry farms in the area. The plant, operated by a company called Fibropower, runs on chicken litter: droppings, straw and wood shavings utilizing a product that until now had simply been a problem. The litter being packed into these storage pits will soon be transformed into electrical power. Part of a unique and environmentally-friendly way of generating energy. The furnaces burn the fuel at temperatures in excess of 800ºC ensuring that all the material and unpleasant fumes are burnt. The effectiveness of this plant at Eye has already led to the company opening another in the North of England and a third is currently being considered. With over a 1,000,000 tons of poultry litter waste produced each year in the U.K., it is a source of power that is unlikely to run out and it gives a whole new meaning to the expression "battery chickens". Text 3: Missing

Anita: The day that Mark disappeared he'd gone out that way... it was a calm day, the sea wasn't rough... it was quite calm... it was quite nice weather, dry... he'd gone that way and they found his boat at Dodman Point turned upside down. Mark didn't return here... I don't know where he's gone, not from here... I don't even like this place. Narrator: It's a long time since Anita Brown has been to the village of Mevagissey in Cornwall. The memories are just too painful. Four years ago her son Mark, he was then 26, set off alone from here to go fishing in his small boat. A few days later the boat was found washed up at Dodman Point a dozen or so miles away. No body was ever found. Mark's mother refuses to believe her son is dead.

Anita: If someone dies, you know, you live with that, you never forget it, but you live with it, but when someone disappears and you don't know, you are never at rest, you know, your mind doesn't let you rest. It's there, day and night.

Narrator: On the face of it, the case of Mark Brown looks straightforward enough. A boating accident. The body lost somewhere at sea. But Anita believes there are strong reasons for thinking her son is still alive.

Anita: Mark had a lot of pressures on him. He wasn't his normal cheerful self. He was telling me a few of his problems, but also afterwards I discovered a lot of court fines and motor offence fines. When Mark moved away from here, then if anything went wrong, if he had any problems or anything, he would disappear from where he was living at that time which would be a sort of a couple of months even. I would either find Mark by phoning around to various people or Mark would contact me to say he was lodging somewhere else.

Narrator: Anita believes Mark arranged his own disappearance and became one of the 250,000 people who are listed as missing every year in Britain. On the day Mark vanished he did a number of unusual things. His mother is convinced that Mark isn't dead but in hiding.

Anita: He went out in the boat on his own, which was unusual, he also didn't take food, or drink or a torch which Mark... Mark would have taken food anyway because he suffered with his stomach if he didn't eat he'd end up with terrible stomach cramps so he did eat at normal times, also he took his wallet with him, which is something that he'd never did, he wouldn't take his wallet, not on the boat with him, but this time his wallet disappeared. I know Mark is somewhere... I don't know where but I've just got that feeling that he is. Text 4: Picasso in Horta In the summer of 1909 Picasso decided to bo back to Spain. He decided to go back to the sacred place of his childhood Horta de Ebro, which is nowadays only three hours drive Southwest of Barcelona, but in those days took all day to get to. The last seven hours had to be done on mule back and it was a very arduous journey indeed up to these mountains on the borders of Catalonia and Aragon. He set off in June with Fernande Olivier, his mistress at the time and spent some time in Barcelona, he had to see his family. Unfortunately, Fernande got ill when she was in Barcelona and they had to put off their trip to the mountains for two weeks. And Picasso got more and more irritated, more and more cross with Fernande for being ill. He could never stand the fact that the women in his life got ill. And as a result of this he produced some marvellous drawings of enormous importance. The sequence of drawings of this little courtyard at the back of his hotel are important in that they are the first time that Picasso breaks the homogeneity of the form and he no longer draws houses and walls and objects as a solid form. He breaks into them. They seem to become transparent. One of the problems of life in Horta was the fact that he was not married to Fernande Olivier and the villagers were rather puritanical, above all, the family, of the Pallares family where he'd lived on his previous visit and where he had been a sort of a young hero to them. He worked on the farm. They loved him. They treated him as a son. Now that he returned with this rather flashy Parisian lady on his arm, they were not at all happy

and they refused to receive him. Indeed he had such problems with the visitors, or rather she had such problems, that one night when they were asleep in the inn, some old spinsters who disapproved of this relationship threw stones at their window and Picasso came out on the balcony, brandishing a revolver that he always took with him. A revolver that had belonged to Jarry, the poet, and fired a few shots at these mean old bitches and they went off and didn't come back and bother him. We know a lot about Fernande's reactions because she wrote a lot of letters when she was there. She was feeling ill and she had a lot of time on her hands and the letters to Gertrude Stein are angry, whining, self-pitying, complaining about Picasso's treatment of her, saying she was so ill, that he was so heartless and that all he thought about was his work and so on and so forth.

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Eating habits and health

Candidate A

According to a survey carried out in the United States,eating junk food regularly increases the risk of becomingobese and developing type 2 diabetes. For 15 yearsexperts have been analysing the eating habits of threethousand people and what effects these had on theirphysical condition. It was found that people who go tojunk food restaurants twice a week have put on 4.5 kilosin weight more than those who only go one day.

Taken and adapted from: http://www.loquesomos.org

Candidate B

Some people don't have a healthy diet andgain a lot of weight. Some of these peoplesuffer from obesity, which may be serious;even if they go on a diet, they won't loseweight. In such cases the problem may besolved thanks to an operation that reducesthe size of the stomach. This operation isintrusive but guarantees that the person willlose weight and not regain it.

Rami Mikler: Surgery to lose weight(http://www.susmedicos.com/obesidad.html)

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1. Look at the picture and ask your partner for details about his/her picture to find similarities anddifferences between them.

2. Tell your partner what your text is about. Listen to each other and then exchange opinionsabout the topic and the content of the texts.

3. To know more on the topicIn turns, ask your partner three questions about the following subjects and answer his/herquestions. Start with the first one.

- a childhood memory related to food,- his/her eating habits (diet, times, place...),- changes in his/her diet,- how to make a particular dish,- advice on where to eat while travelling in his/her region.

Finally, the examiner may ask you some questions related to the subject.

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