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VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences with a suitable word to show that you understand the meaning of the words in bold.
1 They breed many types of ................................................ .
2 I did the job thoroughly, so my boss was ................................................ .
3 Shoplifting happens a lot in ................................................ .
4 There was a robbery at the local ................................................ .
5 At his trial, it will be decided if he’s ................................................ .
6 Gambling is dangerous because you can lose a lot of ................................................

2 Choose the correct answer.

1 A police officer’s duty is to enforce / comply / defy the law.
2 Let’s form a pool / reward / cell of ideas and come up with a solution.
3 The government should enforce / outlaw / bypass online gambling because it can be very harmful.
4 The new king agreed to repeal / fine / convict the law which had prevented women from driving.
5 The trial / court / offender lasted for over a week.

3 Match A to B to form logical sentences. Pay attention to the phrasal verbs in bold.
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1 Please don’t bring up
2 Please pick me up this morning because
3 Don’t put me down because
4 Put the books down
5 I was brought up
6 They set me up so
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.......... a it’s offensive.
.......... b on the table.
.......... c in a small town.
.......... d the subject of money when we meet him.
.......... e everyone thought I was guilty.
.......... f I don’t have a car.

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below.
guilt | defy | forbid | convict | enforce | thief

1 They had to let her go because she was obviously not ................................................................... .
2 You can’t chew gum in Singapore. It’s ................................................................... .
3 Jake was convicted of ................................................................... and sentenced to two years in prison.
4 She was let off the hook because she didn’t have any previous ................................................................... .
5 Law ................................................................... needs to be improved in this area.
6 The criminal looked ................................................................... until the judge sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

5 Complete the text with the words or phrases below.

get into trouble | reward | charged with | go straight | convicted | offenders | concerned | behind bars

When 1 ................................................................... break the law and are caught, they expect to be punished. Depending on
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the seriousness of the crime that they have been ................................................................... , this punishment may mean that
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they have to spend time ................................................................... . But, once their prison time has finished and they are
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allowed to return to the outside world, it’s vital that they’re given help to ................................................................... and
become valuable members of society.

One way to do this is to help them find work, but this isn’t always easy. When employers find out that an
applicant has been 5 ................................................................... of a crime, they’re often 6 ................................................................... that the
potential employee will 7 ................................................................... again. That’s why, a few years ago, the government
decided to give a 8 ................................................................... to employers who offer work to ex-criminals and employ them
at least two years. It’s a policy which is really making a difference.

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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the words below.

be | better | have | must | shouldn’t

1 We’d ................................................................... check that the doors are locked before we go out.
2 The thief knew the secret code. It ................................................................... have been someone who works here.
3 When the police arrest someone, they ................................................................... to spend a lot of time filling in forms.
4 You ................................................................... have taken your expensive watch on a camping holiday. It was very risky.
5 I can hear a noise. It could ................................................................... burglars. Go and look!

2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Use 2-5 words, including the word given.
1 I advise you to report the theft. BETTER
You ................................................................... the theft.
2 It’s possible that we left a window open when we went out. MIGHT
We ................................................................... a window open when we went out.
3 The police didn’t manage to find any evidence. ABLE
The police ................................................................... any evidence.
4 It was necessary for us to show ID before we were allowed in. TO
We ................................................................... ID before we were allowed in.
5 It would have been better if I’d called the police. HAVE
I ................................................................... the police.
6 I’m sure Luke isn’t guilty. He’s too honest. BE
Luke ................................................................... . He’s too honest.

3 Complete the sentences in a logical way.

1 a I just heard a noise outside our window. It might be ....................................................................................... .
b I just heard a noise outside our window. We’d better ....................................................................................... .
2 a There’s a police car outside the shop. The police must have ....................................................................................... .
b There’s a police car outside the shop. We should ....................................................................................... .
3 a The test was really hard. I couldn’t ....................................................................................... .
b The test was really hard. I should have ....................................................................................... .

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
come | phone | find | get | be | worry

1 You’d better ................................................................... your parents to tell them you’re OK.

2 Don’t worry about your wallet. Someone at school might ................................................................... it and handed it in to the office.
3 We needn’t ................................................................... about security at the concert. It was very well organised.
4 You should ................................................................... with us. We had a great time.
5 Do you think we’ll be able ................................................................... our money back?
6 Let’s go to the show in the town centre. It might ................................................................... fun.

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5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the affirmative or negative.

What would you think if you saw a student from your school being taken away by the police? “She
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................................................................... (must / do) something terrible.” “She ................................................................... (might / steal)
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something.” “Perhaps she hit another student.” “I ................................................................... (better / cheat) in my test
today if that’s what the punishment is!”
Well, what actually happened is that a 12-year-old student in Queens, New York, had written on her
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school desk. Of course, this is wrong. She ................................................................... (should / write) on the desk. It
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................................................................... (must / be) really annoying for schools to spend money on desks and then have
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to have them cleaned. Schools should be ................................................................... (able / punish) students but surely they
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................................................................... (need / call) the police!
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The girl was taken to the local police station and ................................................................... (have to / stay) there for
several hours. A spokesperson for the local education authority later admitted that the arrest probably
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................................................................... (should / happen). The girl’s punishment was eight hours of community service,
a book report and an essay on what she’d learned from the experience.