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The passage discusses the increasing risk of losing one's driver's license due to more sophisticated speed detection techniques used by police. It notes that all drivers occasionally exceed the speed limit, risking fines, penalty points, or license revocation if caught. Prosecuting speeders generates revenue for the government as motorists are easy targets and good sources of income, being easier to apprehend than thieves and less troublesome when caught. It encourages readers to take action by ordering a book on how to avoid speed traps and reduce the chances of getting caught.

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CPE Use of English

The passage discusses the increasing risk of losing one's driver's license due to more sophisticated speed detection techniques used by police. It notes that all drivers occasionally exceed the speed limit, risking fines, penalty points, or license revocation if caught. Prosecuting speeders generates revenue for the government as motorists are easy targets and good sources of income, being easier to apprehend than thieves and less troublesome when caught. It encourages readers to take action by ordering a book on how to avoid speed traps and reduce the chances of getting caught.

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Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Survive as a Driver

Does the thought of having your driving licence taken (1) .... from you not bear (2) .... about?
Now that there are more sophisticated (3) .... techniques being employed by the police to
catch speeding motorists, the chances of you losing your licence have (4) .... increased. From
time to time, all of us creep over the speed limit. If caught, we (5) .... the risk of a heavy fine,
penalty points or, worst of all, losing our licence altogether. In this way, the authorities are
able to take away your means of transport, freedom and money. Prosecuting speeding
motorists is an unbeatable way of generating cash for the government, as the motorist is an
easy (6) .... and a good source of income. Hes easier to catch than a thief, is less troublesome
when caught and can probably (7) .... with the money to pay a substantial fine. Fight back
now. Send for your (8) .... copy of How to survive as a driver and shorten the (9) .... of
getting caught in a speed trap. Well show you how.

1 A away B off C out D in
2 A considering B thinking C regarding D imagining
3 A discovery B explosive C detection D revealing
4 A mightily B heavily C gravely D significantly
5 A face B deal C make D take
6 A capture B victim C trap D target
7 A carry out B come through C keep up D come up
8 A provisional B pilot C trial D experimental
9 A possibilities B odds C chances D probabilities

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