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1 1. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence. 1 The criminal was to prison for fourteen years by the judge. A jumped B taken C sent 2 Crimes are solved by hard-working members of the force. A spy B killer C police D detective 3 After many months, the was caught and charged with selling secrets to the enemy. A killer B spy C detective D thief 4 That man can t have been or he would have been sent to prison for the crime. A hilarious B innocent C obvious D guilty 5 There had to be a(n) as to how the man had been killed and I was determined to find it. A evidence B track C clue D suspect 6 It said on the radio that the suspect had been by police yesterday afternoon. A suspected B committed

2 C sent 7 In the comedy, a woman is... to court by her five-year-old son because she won t let him stay up late. A sent B taken C committed 8 The murder was on the night of Friday the 13 th of June. A done B arrested C broken D committed 9 If you the law, you will be punished. A break B take C go against D jump 10 Just because Amy was there doesn t mean she stole the money; don t to conclusions! A step B run C jump D leap 11 The jury found the man and he was allowed to go free. A criminal B suspect C guilty D innocent

3 12 Two saw the man leaving the jeweller s holding a black bag. A witnesses B lawyers C suspects D martyrs Marks / Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals. 1 Somebody must have.. your house because your computer and your money are missing. BURGLAR 2 Look! He s going into that house when there s no one home! He must be a... THEFT 3 The.. was found guilty and will spend the rest of his life behind bars. MURDER 4 This machine may be able to.. when someone is telling a lie. DETECTIVE 5 I have a.. that the diamonds were stolen by someone in the family. SUSPECT 6 You ll need to get a.. to defend you in court. LAW 7 Only the most dangerous.. are held in this prison. CRIME 8 The police don t have enough.. to arrest the man. EVIDENT Marks /

4 3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. 1 Sam is a very careful driver. Sam... DRIVES 2 The police are definite that they will arrest the suspect tomorrow. The police will.. the suspect tomorrow. ARREST 3 It s not possible for me to give evidence in court. I can t.. evidence in court. GIVE 4 The detective gave the suspect a direct look. The detective.. into the suspect s eyes. LOOKED 5 You must wear smart clothes to the dinner. You.. for the dinner. DRESS 6 He always behaves very politely to his teachers. He.. to his teachers. IS 7 We are certain that you committed this crime. We are certain that you.. this crime. GUILTY 8 Two detectives asked the woman a lot of questions. The woman.. two detectives. WAS Marks / 8 4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1 The police searched everywhere/definitely for clues, but the criminal must have been very clever because they couldn t find a thing

5 2 The detective is fairly/obviously sure that he knows who the criminal is, but he wants more evidence to be gathered before he arrests a suspect. 3 The murder must have taken place inside/outside because the police found the gun and the body on the kitchen floor. 4 The film was carefully/quite daft but the children must have liked it because they laughed a lot. 5 Why are you playing that DVD so nicely/loudly? You must be deaf. 6 I can t find my bag in anywhere/anywhere; maybe somebody has stolen it. 7 The thief must have walked quickly/definitely into the house, stolen the computer, and then walked backed out again. 8 Well done, Emily. You said thank you very nice/nicely. 9 I m rather/possibly tired after our walk; I think I ll go to bed. 10 I m certainly/pretty sure that Angela took the money. 11 The children walked slowly/slow home from the police station. 12 That man is rather/obviously the murderer because when he was caught by police he had blood on his clothes. Marks / 12 Total Marks /

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