ry | 110 yoCABULARY social problems 1 Read the text and decide which option (A, B, C or D) best fits each space ‘Ask most people for their Top Ten fears, and you'll be sure to find being burgled fairy high on the (1) ..Pa. . An informal survey | (2) among friends at a party last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes broken into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times. To put the record (8) wn.» none of my friends owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware. Three of them are students, (4) ...... » The most typical burglary, it seems, (5) ........ the theft of easily transportable items the television, the video, even food from the freezer. This may have something to do with the fact that the (6) burglar is in his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn't know what to do with a Picasso, (7)... selling a personal stereo or a vacuum cleaner is a much easier (8)... « They are perhaps not so much professional criminals, as hard-up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement. Not that this makes having your house (9) upside down and your favourite things stolen any easier to (10) samme - IN most (11) wns » the police have no luck (12) any of the stolen goods. Unless there is definite evidence, they are probably unable to do anything at all. And alarms or special locks don’t (13) x. to help either. The only advice my friends could (14)... was ‘Never live on the ground floor’ and ‘Keep two or three very fierce dogs’, which reminded me of a case | . included the family’s pet poodle. read about, where the burglars’ (15) 1 Arank B rating Cgrade Diist 2 Acalled up Bheld with Cset about D carried out 3 Astraight Bright correct Dsteady 4 Aas well Bhowever Cin fact Datany rate 5 Ameans B involves Caffects D covers 6 Acommon B medium Caverage D middle 7 Awhereas Bas yet C much as Das soon as 8 Aconcern Bevent C situation D mater 8 A put Bturned Cstood Dpilet 10 A submit B receive accept a 2 agen aa ea D recovering 12 A taking B making C tracking Deem 13 A sound Blook Cshow swat Dest ith 14 Acomeup with B make do with Cgo through wit Deceipts 1S A takings B profit Cloot ns Scanned with CamScanner' CE VANCED LANGUAGE pRACTI F ' ence with a verb from the box. 2 Complete each se! failed held collapsed locked a me spread SUstaineg Sealed evacuated The whole building 4... but fortunately there were no casualties he whole butte a . : flooded area, villages are being .. ~~ by helicopter, reatened to kill their hostages if their demands were nt 2. Throughout the 3. The terrorists th damage from the earthquake, coral buildings prooted and many roads were .. ‘Trees were Uy ‘The two trains collided after one wut little hope of finding other survivors, to stop at signals, The blaze rapidly to neighbouring buildings. Police .. 10 Police .. bomb. 4 5 6 7 Rescue teams .. 8 9 . tear-gas in an attempt to disperse the mob. . off the town-centre for two hours while they searched forty w ‘Complete the text by writing a form of the word in CAPITALS in each space. One of the most (1) ..Wornying... crime statistics in Europe is WoRRY the rise in juvenile crime. Often the root cause is 2)... .. to drugs, an expensive habit which often ADDICT leads young (3) «cise into a life of petty crime. OFFENCE Some parents, unable to cope with their children’s addiction have thrown them out of home, forcing them to live the lives of 4)... - ‘Kate! (not her real name) is one such a dotieae (5)... ince she was 18, Kate has had Hote various brushes with the law, most recently for 6. Le a Order to raise cash to fuel a heroin aa result of that transgression, Kate spent two months Ae Tubbing shoulders with (7) .. put tater GM¥ES counseling, she is now trying to she says, ‘but oe ‘I know the law has to be (8) 00s agree, thou need help more than punishment.’ She ‘I suppose that 8h that most drugs should remain (9) . (10) might stop kids trying drugs, though it wasn't a oat . my case. You have to realize that you can Cut without drugs. And that can take time.’ .. criminals Bet Your life sorte canned with CamScannerVOCABULARY 10 SOCIAL PROBLEMS 4 Correct any errors of spelling or punctuation in each line of the text. Some lines are correct, f a drinking a bottle of vodka, Alan and Richard Potter both 15, decided to go out and do some joyriding, The car they broke into belonged to a Mrs MeDiarmad. Having drivern the car at high speeds along country lanes, they abandonned it in a lay-by, and thumbed a lift home. Mercifully, no other drivers were hurt, although several had to swirve dangerously to avoid the Potter boys. In an experiment which is Proveing to be remarkably sucessful, the two teenagers were obliged to meet the victim of their crime in person. Mrs McDiarmad told them in no uncertain terms that 20 years earlier she had lost a nephew in a car accident caused by a drinken driver. The Potters ended up in tears, and the younger, Alan, has since visited Mrs MeDiarmad on two occassions to apologize for his actions. The scheme Alan and Richard took part in is known, as ‘Face up to it’. It brings together young offenders’ with those they have wronged. Naturally, the victim must agree to participate, and many find themselves simply unable to coperate. The scheme is being operated on a tryal basis in several major cities, and has the aproval of the social services. Early results suggest that young People who take part are considarably less likely to commit any further offences. It is to be hoped that this is indeed, the case with Alan and Richard Potter, 5 Underline the most suitable option in each sentence. 1 The police arrested Jack and took him into custody/detention/prison. In most countries, the capital/death/execution penalty has been abolished. Aman is said to be helping the police with their arrests/detection/inquiries. ‘The judge in the court was wearing a hairpiece/head-dress/wig. Two football fans were later charged with aggression/assault/attack. In some legal systems, the accused is presumed honest/faultless/innocent until Proved guilty. auneon u Iwas given a light sentence because it was my first case/charge/offence. A patrol car stopped me because I was racing/running/speeding in a built-up area. The court case was dismissed for lack of evidence/a jury/defence. 10 “Members ofthe jury, what is your answer/summary/verdic!?” 25 Scanned with CamScanneroo ADVANCED LANGUAGE PRACTICE 6 Complete each sentence with a suitable preposition. 1 The new law on dropping litter comes .n8t42...u0 force next month, 2. Ann was released from prison and now she . probation, 3 Local students have been banned taking part in the demonstration 4. Local people have called for an investigation the causes ofthe fre. 5 Football fans went .. he rampage in the centre of Norwich list nigh, 6 She claimed that the selling of habit-forming drugs was getting of control. 7 The carleft the road and crashed 8 Several guests at the hotel were robbed ... 9 David, 19, has been sleeping a park bench for the past six months 10 The police have charged Helen attention. driving without due care and 7 Replace the words underlined in each sentence with a word from the box. abolished deported neglected rioted swerved cheated dispersed pardoned squatted swindled At the end of the demonstration, the crowd went off in different directions The government has done nothing about this problem for years ‘The employees were cheated out oftheir pensions by the managing director. wr Hundreds of football fans acted violent] ly in the city streets. .. David was officially released from. prison when the police discovered n new evidence. oe a Brian was an illegal alien and when he was caught he was made to leave the country, Jim and Sue lived illegally without payii rent in a house in South London for '¥° years. s Jane was asked to leave the examination after she acted dishonestly and was caught. Capital punishment was brought to an end some time ago in most countries . 1 5 The police car turned suddenly to avoid a pedestrian, and crashed. Scanned with CamScanner