Activate! B2 Extra Vocabulary Tests

Test 10

Developed by Pearson Longman Hellas

2009

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1. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best completes the sentence.

1 Bill wishes he had never … into the school computer system because he got into a lot of trouble.

A charged

B hacked

C fined

D caught

2 I wish I could go back in time because then I would never have been … by the police for what I

did.

A hacked

B arrested

C fined

D imprisoned

3 The police took the criminal to the police station in order to … him with the murder.

A charge

B arrest

C fine

D imprison

4 Although many people were involved in painting the graffiti it was obvious that Jamie was the …

.

A gang

B witness

C ringleader

D judge

5 There was lots of … to prove he had done it and as a result he was sent to prison.

A evidence

B jury

C trial

D clues

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6 On account of the fact that Louise had never been caught shoplifting before she only had to pay

a(n) … .

A sum

B sentence

C amount

D fine

7 The thief will … five years in prison and consequently he will not see his family and friends for a

very long time.

A go

B sit

C take

D spend

8 I wish you wouldn’t … all the time; why can’t you be a good child?

A defraud

B misbehave

C forge

D organise

9 The man was found … of murder and sent to prison for twenty-five years.

A dishonest

B innocent

C guilty

D certain

10 The thief grabbed her bag and … off down the road with it.

A put

B did

C burst

D made

11 The … of the famous gangster will be covered by all the newspapers and the TV channels.

A trial

B court

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C law

D sentence

12 Two … saw the crime taking place and told the police what they had seen.

A defendants

B juries

C victims

D witnesses

Marks / 12

2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 Jack the Ripper’s crimes became so well-known that he is now considered one of the most

infamous/misfamous

murderers in history.

2 While he admitted that he had

anti-frauded/defrauded

his company of over a million pounds, he

promised to pay it all back.

3 Despite the fact that Jack is very

desocial/anti-social

, he has never done anything illegal.

4 She was fired from her job because it became obvious that she was

dishonest/mishonest

and not to

be trusted.

5 He is such a naughty boy that when he doesn’t

disbehave/misbehave

it’s quite surprising!

6 Turn the dial

declockwise/anti-clockwise

until you hear a click.

7 I

disagree/misagree

with you; I don’t think babies should be punished for crying.

8 I’m sorry, I think I must have

misunderstood/disunderstood

; I thought you said Monday not

Tuesday.

Marks / 8

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3. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.

1 The film

Catch Me If You Can

is about a …………….. who practised his crime in 1960s USA.

FORGE

2 In order to persuade people that he was an honest man, he worked as a …………….. airline pilot.

RESPECT

3 He studied for years in order to become a famous college …………….. .

LECTURE

4 The sign said that in case of fire, you should …………….. the glass and ring the alarm.

REMOVAL

5 I wish I could work for the FBI; they are one of the best crime-fighting …………….. in the USA.

ORGANISE

6 His …………….. was to do sixty hours of community service. PUNISH

7 She did everything she could to prove her …………….. .

INNOCENT

8 Many …………….. go on to commit more serious crimes after their first prison sentence.

CRIME

9 If you have a reputation for being …………….., you will never get a job.

HONEST

10 My brother has always been …………….. and as a result he has never got along with my

parents, his teachers, or the police.

REBEL

Marks / 10

4. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first

sentence using the word given.

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1 He was freed after serving five years in prison.

SET

He ………………………….. after serving five years in prison.

2 He managed to trick me with his story.

TAKEN

I was completely ………………………….. his story.

3 Andy thinks that everything is my fault.

BLAMES

Andy ………………………….. everything.

4 He pretended to be a postman and robbed people’s houses. POSED

He ………………………….. and robbed people’s houses.

5 Nobody ever found out about his crime.

AWAY

He managed to ………………………….. his crime.

6 Jenny has disappointed me. LET

Jenny has ………………………….. .

7 The defendant deceived her so that she believed he was a neighbour.

TRICKED

The defendant ………………………….. that he was a neighbour.

8 How did you manage to find tickets to Madonna’s concert? HOLD

How did you manage to ………………………….. tickets to Madonna’s concert?

9 He finally had to confront his own guilt.

FACE

He finally had to ………………………….. his own guilt.

10 They put him in prison for ten years.

IMPRISONED

He ………………………….. for ten years.

Marks / 10

Total Marks / 40