Name:  ________________________

Class:  ________________________

VOCABULARY 

1  Complete the missing words. The first letter is there to help you.

0    As a punishment for a serious crime, people usually have to go to p r i s o n.

1    The police tried to catch the criminal, but he managed to e _ _ _ _ _.

2    Unfortunately, this building was badly damaged by v _ _ _ _ _ _.

3    There was a r _ _ _ _ _ _ at the local bank yesterday.

4    A w _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who saw what happened in a crime.

5    T _ _ _ _ means taking things that don’t belong to you.

6    You may need the help of a l _ _ _ _ _ if you have a problem with the police.

7    The thief left f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the scene of the crime. 

8    The police caught the s _ _ _ _ _ _ that they think was responsible for the crime.

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2  Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words which you don’t need. 

get	push         steal	solve     arrest       chase
look	jump       rob	break

0    Some people   get   a reward if they help to catch a criminal.

1    The police had to _________ the criminal through the shopping centre.

2    Don’t leave your bicycle unlocked because someone will _________ it.

3    The police will _________ someone if they’re sure the person is guilty.

4    Sherlock Holmes used to _________ for clues with his magnifying glass.

5    The thief managed to _________ over a wall and run away.

6    Let’s hope detectives can _________ the crime committed in town last week.

7    If someone manages to _________ into a house, they will probably take something.

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GRAMMAR

3  Write the second sentence in the passive, so that it means the same as the first.

0    People catch lots of fish in this river. Lots of fish are caught in this river.

1    My mum drove me to school yesterday. _______________________________________ 2  Someone hid my phone under my bed! My phone _______________________________

3    Two policemen chased the thieves along the street.

_____________________________________ by two policemen.

4    Friends often ask me about my unusual name.

_____________________________________ by friends.

5    Young people still read detective stories nowadays.

_____________________________________ by young people nowadays.

6    I’ve got lots of things in my bag that I don’t use.

I’ve got lots______________________________

_______________________________________ 7  This shop sells hundreds of crime novels.

Hundreds of _____________________________

_______________________________________

8  Conan Doyle wrote some of the Sherlock Holmes stories in the 19^th century.

Some of the Sherlock Holmes stories _________

_______________________________________

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4  Complete the sentences using have something done, and the words in brackets.

0    I’ve got to get a passport, so I need to have my photo taken (take / my photo).

1    Tom’s hair is too long. He wants to _________________ (cut / it). 

2    I _________________ (steal / my bike) when I was in a shop yesterday.

3    Peter _________________ (paint / face) at the fair last week.

4    My bike’s not working. I’ll have to _________________ (fix / it).

5    My eyes aren’t great. I’m going to _________________ (test / them).

6    I like these photos on my phone. I want to _________________ (print / them) when I go into town.

7    For Rita’s birthday, we’re going to

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_________________ make / a cake) to celebrate.

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ENGLISH FOR SPEAKING

5  Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue. There are two options you don’t need to use. 

Jez:      Hi, Rosie! What are you doing here? Rosie:  0  G Jez:      Right, so why are you standing in the middle of the pavement. then? Rosie:  1 ___  Jez:      So what’s the problem? You’ll be fine! Rosie:  2 ___ Jez:      Well, just stay with me. It’s all right. Anyway, where’s the dog? I can’t see one! Rosie:  3 ___ Jez:      Oh, that’s Wilf, the dog that lives near me. It makes a lot of noise, but it’s really friendly! Rosie:  4 ___ Jez:       Look come on. We’ll say hello to it. Don’t worry! Here, doggie. Rosie:  5 ___ Jez:      You see? I told you. He’s a lovely dog, really!

A    Well, I suppose I can try and walk past. B    I’m not very keen on doing that. C   It’s there, further down the road. D  Well, I’m not sure. I’m just a bit nervous around dogs. E    OK. Oh, yes, it is friendly! Look at its tail! Hello, Wilf! F    Do you really think so? G   Oh, hi, Jez. I’m just going for a walk. H   Um… well, I’ve just seen a dog I don’t like very much.

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ENGLISH IN USE

6  Complete the story by using prefixes to make the opposite of the word in CAPITALS.

0    John looks quite unhappy at the moment, doesn’t he? HAPPY

1    Don’t believe everything that people tell you. Sometimes people are quite ___________. HONEST

2    I’ve looked on the website for help with homework, but most of it is quite ___________.

RELEVANT

3    I’ve deleted all my texts that are ____________.

IMPORTANT

4    I’ve tried to speak to our new neighbours, but they’re a bit ____________. FRIENDLY

5    It’s ____________ to travel to some countries without a passport. LEGAL

6    Mum gave £10 to my brother but only £5 to me.

It’s so ____________! FAIR

7    I gave up reading this crime novel. It’s really

____________. INTERESTING

8    We never know what time the bus to town is going to arrive. The service is very

____________. REGULAR

9    Ben told me how to do this maths problem, but the answer’s still ____________. CORRECT

10  I can’t read my brother’s handwriting at all. It’s totally ____________. LEGIBLE

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