SHORT TEST 11 B 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 Don't touch anything. Maybe the thief left his _________________ in the flat.

2 His children are going to ________________ a lot of money after his death.

3 He couldn't ________________ the crime alone but the police don't know who his partner was.

4 It's taken us six months to ________________ this but we're almost sure who did it.

5 The bank ________________ didn't have time to use his gun. They were too fast for him.

6 I told you I was ________________ but you didn't believe me.

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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 Two people were killed during the Thursday bank __________. ROB

2 I think I know the __________. He's my cousin's neighbour. MUG

3 I don't understand why he could __________ the place and nobody heard anything. VANDAL

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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 They were surprised because __________ alarm didn't ring when they broke __________ kitchen window.

2 He went to prison for software piracy in __________ April, __________ 2005.

3 At first we thought that he was smart because he used __________ gloves. But when we found __________ gloves here, we knew he wasn't a professional.

4 What do we know about __________ victim, officer Drake? Well, all we know is that he worked as __________ accountant.

5 It was __________ controversial idea to install these security cameras in __________ High Street.

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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 He _______________ (spend) 6 years in prison before he _______________ (escape).

2 She _______________ (tell) the police yesterday that she _______________ (not/see) her husband for three months.

3 How long _______________ (you/know) him before he _______________ (steal) all your money?

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