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Vocabulary exercises

1. Read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each gap.

The young man lived in a slum area of the city all his life and it was just a matter of time before he was in (1)…………….. with the law. At school, which he hardly ever attended, not only did he (2)……………….

The school property but he was also a bully, frightening and beating up other children. When he was fifteen, he was (3)………………..for breaking into a local shop. At the age of sixteen, he was (4)…………….with assault. He got off with two years’ (5)……………………for this and was set free. Within six months, he was back in (6)……………after he had been arrester for stealing cars. This time, he was (7)………………….to two years in prison. After his release, he again turned to crime. This time it was bank robbery. At his trial he pleaded (8)……………..., despite the fact he had been caught red-handed. He was found (9)…………………….and the judge sentenced him to ten years (10)………………

School sociologists blame his background, while others say he was just bad.

  1. A problems B defense C trouble D court

  2. A mug B vandalize C thieve D rob

  3. A accused B charged C sentenced D arrested

  4. A charged B accused C released D suspected

  5. A punishment B bail C probation D fine

  6. A court B probation C jail D trial

  7. A punished B accused C committed D sentenced

  8. A guilt B suspicious C innocent D free

  9. A suspicious B guilty C illegal D against

10. A prison B probation C offence D imprisonment

2. Complete the word patterns with words from the box. Laser

Accuse charge suspect apologize get away let off sentence blame

  1. _____________ somebody with a crime.

  2. _____________ somebody ____________ with a warning.

  3. _____________ somebody of (doing) something.

  4. _____________ somebody of (doing) something.

  5. _____________ with a crime.

  6. _____________ somebody for a crime.

  7. _____________ somebody to time in prison.

  8. _____________ for (doing) something.

WORD FORMATION

1. Fill in the spaces in the following text using a suitable form of the words given in brackets.

The ________________ (systematize) of fingerprints reached Britain in 1901 and proved

­­­­­­_____________ (use). In 1930, Scotland Yard set up its first _______________ (classify) system to enable officers to compare fingerprints found on the scene of crime with those of___________________ (crime) known to the police. Fingerprint technology has advanced __________ (great) since then. Different types of powder are used to (strong) the impression of the fingerprint before it is taken. Another ______________ (revolutionary) has been in the way that fingerprints are identified. Today, the first _______________ (searching) is done by the computer, which then produces a ________________ (select) of possible matches. The final ____________________ (identify) however is done by police experts.

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