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WorksheetsSolutions Pre-Intermediate Unit 9
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins
Grammar
Complete the gaps in Past Perfect.
My parents (a) (not see) the film before, so they rented the DVD
(a) (Peter / phone) before you left the house?
Sue wanted to meet my boyfriend because she (a) (never / see) him before.
The man (a) (spend) time in prison when he was younger.
Mary couldn’t cycle home because someone (a) (steal) her bike.
I knew about the robbery because I (a) (hear) about it on the radio.
When the men arrived, the fire (a) (already / burn) down the barn.
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
‘Judy hasn’t asked me about my holiday,’ said Mike.
Mike said (a)
‘The police are watching your house,’ said my neighbour.
My neighbour said (a) .
‘I don’t want to study medicine,’ said Clare.
Clare said (a)
‘The assistant took my credit card,’ said the girl.
The girl said (a)
‘We didn’t see anything,’ said Mary and Ed.
Mary and Ed said (a)
‘I’m not a fan of horror stories,’ said James.
James said (a)
‘Ben’s gone out,’ said Alice.
Alice said (a)
Rewrite the sentences in direct speech.
We said we were going at 7.30 p.m.
‘ (a) ,’ we said.
The manager said she was looking for someone with good qualifications.
‘ (a) ,’ said the manager.
You said the film had already finished.
‘ (a) ,’ you said.
Peter’s boss said he was late for work.
‘ (a) ,’ said Peter’s boss.
Rose said she had lost her camera at the beach.
‘ (a) ,’ said Rose.
My cousins said they were too tired to visit me.
‘ (a) ,’ said my cousins.
Vocabulary
Choose the correct word.
Police think a ______________ of kids smashed the windows at the library.
bunch
broke
dealer
murdered
nicked
He’s going to prison for life because he ______________ an old man.
bunch
broke
dealer
murdered
nicked
The painting was stolen by a well-known art ___________ .
bunch
broke
dealer
murdered
nicked
Last night someone ______________ into a house on my street.
bunch
broke
dealer
murdered
nicked
I know who _______________ my bike. I’m going to tell the police.
bunch
broke
dealer
murdered
nicked
Read the sentences and complete the words.
The boy said he hadn’t stolen the car. He just wanted to go j_ _ _ _d_ _ _.
(a)
He doesn’t like having kids in his shop because he’s worried about s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s.
(a)
There’s a problem with v_ _ _ _l_ _ _ in our area. There’s a lot of graffiti and kids smash things.
(a)
We went to the police station to report the t_ _ _ _ of my bike.
(a)
Police q_ _ _ _ _ _ _ed the young man because they thought he might be the killer.
(a)
The b_ _ _ _ _r came into the house through a window.
(a)
‘Hands up and don’t move! This is a r_ _ _ _ _y!’ said the man in the mask.
(a)
I read about the m_ _g_ _ _ in the paper and now I don’t walk alone in the streets at night.
(a)
The fire wasn’t an accident. It was the work of a_ _ _ _ _ _ _s.
(a)
Choose the correct word.
Never reply to emails asking for ____________ information.
account
cash
computer
personal
A virus sent all these ____________ emails to block up your inbox.
credit
junk
PIN
password
To get into your email, you need a(n) ____________.
computer
password
PIN
account
Cyber criminals can take money directly from your bank ____________.
cash
computer
account
password
You must never tell anyone your ____________ number.
computer
junk
cash
PIN
Is there a(n) ____________ machine near here? I need some money.
account
credit
cash
personal
Complete the text. Choose the correct options.
Assassination is the murder of someone important for political reasons. One of the most famous assassinations is that of US President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, in November, 1963. The police ____________ Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder.
investigated
questioned
arrested
charged
They said that Oswald ____________ the President from the Texas school book warehouse building, while Kennedy's car was driving past it.
was shooting
shoots
has shot
had shot
However, just two days after the assassination, someone shot Oswald while the police were taking him from the police station to the county ____________.
bank
hospital
cinema
jail
As a result, he was never able to give ____________ in court and tell the full story of what happened.
evidence
justice
innocence
guilt
Read the text and choose the correct answer (чтобы увидеть вопрос, текст нужно пролистать вниз).
Super Gran
It was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in Northampton city centre on Saturday. Suddenly, a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. They were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces.
Their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop, steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. They thought that nobody would stop them. But they were wrong.
As the gang were smashing the window, a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. She ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. The men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. They were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. But now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to help the old lady. The shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. Four of the men were arrested.
The whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. He put the film on the Internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘Granny stops armed robbers’. And what about the old lady? Nobody knows who she is! Police questioned people at the scene, but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared.
1) The story is about a
robbery
mugging
burglary
Read the text and choose the correct answer (чтобы увидеть вопрос, текст нужно пролистать вниз).
Super Gran
It was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in Northampton city centre on Saturday. Suddenly, a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. They were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces.
Their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop, steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. They thought that nobody would stop them. But they were wrong.
As the gang were smashing the window, a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. She ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. The men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. They were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. But now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to help the old lady. The shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. Four of the men were arrested.
The whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. He put the film on the Internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘Granny stops armed robbers’. And what about the old lady? Nobody knows who she is! Police questioned people at the scene, but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared.
2) The crime happened:
during the night
in the middle of the day
in the evening
Read the text and choose the correct answer (чтобы увидеть вопрос, текст нужно пролистать вниз).
Super Gran
It was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in Northampton city centre on Saturday. Suddenly, a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. They were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces.
Their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop, steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. They thought that nobody would stop them. But they were wrong.
As the gang were smashing the window, a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. She ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. The men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. They were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. But now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to help the old lady. The shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. Four of the men were arrested.
The whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. He put the film on the Internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘Granny stops armed robbers’. And what about the old lady? Nobody knows who she is! Police questioned people at the scene, but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared.
3 The old woman
was the only person to react.
was the first person to react.
filmed the gang on her phone.
Super Gran
It was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in Northampton city centre on Saturday. Suddenly, a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. They were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces.
Their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop, steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. They thought that nobody would stop them. But they were wrong.
As the gang were smashing the window, a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. She ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. The men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. They were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. But now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to help the old lady. The shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. Four of the men were arrested.
The whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. He put the film on the Internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘Granny stops armed robbers’. And what about the old lady? Nobody knows who she is! Police questioned people at the scene, but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared.
4 All the members of the gang
were arrested.
escaped on motorbikes.
tried to escape.
Read the text and choose the correct answer (чтобы увидеть вопрос, текст нужно пролистать вниз).
Super Gran
It was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in Northampton city centre on Saturday. Suddenly, a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. They were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces.
Their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop, steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. They thought that nobody would stop them. But they were wrong.
As the gang were smashing the window, a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. She ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. The men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. They were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. But now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to help the old lady. The shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. Four of the men were arrested.
The whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. He put the film on the Internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘Granny stops armed robbers’. And what about the old lady? Nobody knows who she is! Police questioned people at the scene, but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared.
5 The old lady
was questioned by the police.
didn’t tell anyone her name.
phoned the police.
I assess my knowledge of Unit 9 "Crimes and Criminals" as:
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Good
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I need more practice
