PART 1 (EXAM 1) - READING - FCE CAMBRIDGE FIRST CERTIFICATE PRACTICE TEST/EXERCISE

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The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that has taken place since 1966 on the streets of Notting Hill in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK, each August and lasts three days. Q. 5) The carnival has attracted around one million people, many in special costumes, in the past years, Q. 1) making it the largest street festival in Europe, and one of the biggest in the world. Q. 2) Despite the cloudy skies, this year's carnival brought the streets to life and there was little reported crime, unlike in 2009 when there were two murders. In response, the authorities had to make some changes. To avoid the narrowest streets in Notting Hill, Q. 3) the route for the carnival was changed, more stewards were added and given better training, and finally Q. 4) the closing time of 9pm was strictly observed. In some parts, Q. 6) crowds of four and five people deep lined the route to try and see the event, albeit with difficulty. On apartment balconies, some residents partied, while in the street even Q. 7) some police got into the party spirit, dancing to all Q. 8) different kinds of music from samba and Reggae to Rap music. All crime was not prevented though, and 56 arrests, 30 for pick-pocketing and Q. 9) three for robbery, were made. The chairman of the Notting Hill Carnival Trust, Chris Mullard, felt that the criticism of the event had been ill-founded and wished people could see Q. 10) the carnival for what it was, a wonderful opportunity to project the multiculturalism that metropolitan London represents.

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