Mrs.

Thuy Nguyen

CRIME & CRIMINAL

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following question
1. No household security devices will protect you against the determined ______.
A. burglar B. robber C. shoplifter D. smuggler
2. All citizens must ____ the law and be loyal to the Constitution.
A. against B. prevent C. under D. obey
3. She must have done something wrong, because she's looking so _______.
A. honest B. guilty C. innocent D. strict
4. The _____ decided the case in favour of the defendant.
A. lawyer B. criminal C. victim D. judge
5. A teenage boy had a miraculous escape ______ death last night when he fell into an ice cold-river.
A. into B. by C. from D. away
6. Car _____ are running at a rate of nearly 50 a day.
A. hijacking B. fraud C. arson D. murder
7. Ministers have dismissed the rumours of a _____ scandal as nonsense.
A. mugging B. bribery C. vandalism D. blackmailing
8. She kept the place looking like a crime _____, right down to the fingerprint dust on the window blinds.
A. view B. sight C. scene D. site
9. In the note, the ______ instructed the parents of the girl to put $10,000 cash in a diaper bag.
A. kidnapper B. murderer C. mugger D. stalker
10. He was _______ when customs officers found drugs in his bag.
A. accused B. suspected C. stolen D. arrested
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
‘I think I know the identity of the murderer,’ said Inspector Crumb, ‘and at (11) ______ one of the guests in this
hotel was a/an (12) ______ to the crime, probably by (13) ______. I believe that the same guest is also a (14)
_____, and has been given money by the killer.’ ‘So whoever (15) ______ this terrible crime is still here’. I
said. ‘But of course. In (16) ______ he – or she – is in this room, and will soon be (17) ________ arrest.’ There
was silence for a moment. I noticed that everyone was trying to look (18) _____, but they all looked guilty
instead! ‘Do you have any (19) ______, Inspector,’ asked Lady Grimshaw finally, ‘or you are simply (20)
_________ people for fun? If you intend to (21) ______ someone, you should do it now.’ The Inspector smiled.
‘I asked you here (22) _______ purpose, Lady Grimshaw. I have been reading your (23) ______, you see, and it
is quite clear that you have told several (24) ______’. ‘How dare you!’ Lady Grimshaw spluttered. ‘Do you (25)
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_______ that you were with Tim Dawson in the garden on the night of the murder?’ the Inspector said. ‘You
forgot about the security camera, you see…’
11. A. last B. least C. the D. all
12. A witness B. offender C. guilty D. verdict
13. A. now B. damages C. law D. accident
14. A. blackmailer B. hostage C. hooligan D. forger
15. A. confessed B. committed C. admitted D. performed
16. A. crime B. self-defense C. fact D. danger
17. A. to B. having C. under D. my
18. A. accused B. suspicious C. ordinary D. innocent
19. A. evidence B. witness C. permission D. body
20. A. suspecting B. suing C. denying D. accusing
21. A. trial B. charge C. sentence D. confess
22. A. with B. for C. on D. by
23. A. statement B. report C. evident D. history
24. A. people B. errors C. times D. lies
25. A. refuse B. deny C. contradict D. suppose

RISE VS RAISE
Choose the correct form of ‘raise’ or ‘rise’ to complete each sentence.
1. If you have a question, just (rise / raise) _________ your hand.
2. After the storm, the water (rose / raised) _________ above the riverbanks.
3. The government is launching a campaign to (rise / raise) __________ awareness of internet security.
4. When demand increases, prices (rise / raise) __________.
5. Samsung may (rise / raise) __________ the price of its Galaxy phones and tablets.
6. House prices have been (rising / raising) __________ over the past few years.
7. When the price is (risen / raised) __________ in the long-run, there is an evident increase in the long-term
economic surplus.
8. After a period of stability, inflation is now (rising / raising) __________ again.
9. Student loan debt has (risen / raised) __________ by 200% over the last decade.
10. You (rose / raised) __________ an important point at yesterday's meeting.
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11. The large loss has shocked shareholders and pressure is (rising / raised) __________ for the CEO to resign.
12. Over the last century, global temperatures (have risen / have raised) __________ by 0.74ºC.
13. That little chat she had with the doctor has (risen / raised) __________ her spirits.
14. What time does the sun (rise / raise) __________ tomorrow?
15. Does the Queen (rise / raise) __________ from her throne for the national anthem?
16. The question is (risen / raised) __________ by recent incidents of civil disobedience in the United States.
17. Global temperatures could (rise / raise) __________ three degrees or more.