SHORT TEST 11 A Unit 11

1 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.

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0 Look here, officer! The criminal has dropped his wallet.

1 It was the longest _______________ in history. It took the judge 12 years to give the verdict.

2 He's a very clever _______________. Even the museum experts didn't notice that the painting wasn't real.

3 She's our only _______________. She had a motive and enough time to do it.

4 The woman managed to _______________ my grandma out of $300.

5 They had to _______________ to Austria because the police were looking for them.

6 I'm not _______________! I'm telling the truth. I didn't do it.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capital letters.

0 She read in a newspaper that Andrew was shoplifting in a department store. SHOPLIFT

1 I think you should tell the police about the last week's _______________ of the painting. THIEF

2 The _______________ were sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. MURDER

3 He was accused of _______________ at the age of 13. BURGLE

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3 Complete the gaps with a, an, the, or - (for no article).

0 It happened on - Monday in the afternoon.

1 He says he wants to start _______________ new life and he's going to work as _______________ engineer in South Africa.

2 At 11 o'clock there was only one cashier in _______________ bank. Mr Rob Banks asked _______________ cashier to hand over $100,000.

3 _______________ Browns kept all their money in _______________ living room.

4 _______________ people shouldn't keep _______________ valuable things at home.

5 We've found _______________ handgun in your bedroom, Mr Smith. May we ask what you did after you had _______________ dinner with your wife?

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past Simple or Past Perfect.

0 She discovered (discover) that he had had (have) a love affair with another woman.

1 _____________________ (they/break) into your house before you _____________________ (buy) the alarm system?

2 And then she _____________________ (see) that somebody _____________________ (steal) her purse from the office.

3 The student _____________________ (say) that he _____________________ (not/cheat) in an exam before.

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