Solutions Pre-Intermediate Unit 8

When the police caught the (a)   ( = criminal) at the airport, he was carrying a suitcase full of cigarettes.

Police have launched a/an ................ after they found a body in the river last night.

• investigation

• suspect

• suspicion

• arrest

The police have interviewed several ................ who were with the victim that day.

• fingerprings

• arrests

• clues

• witnesses

If you saw anything ................ , please contact the police.

• suspect

• suspicion

• suspicious

• suspected

Many people in Bristol city center phoned 999 to report .............. in their houses last night.

• burglaries

• clues

• investigation

• prisoners

The ............... are watching houses to see when people go out for the evening,

• burglers

• burgleries

• smugglers

• stealers

Somebody broke ......... their house through an open window.

• into

• up

• down

• through

If someone sets fire to an empty building, the crime is called (a)   .

The police ............ the house for clues.

• searched

• investigated

• suspected

• broke into

Which type of .................. is more serious - shoplifting or robbery?

• steal

• theft

• thief

• burglary