Task 1 choose the best answer.
the police think the robbers broke in / locked up from the upstairs window.
was anything robbed / stolen? the killer made off / got away with it because he left no clues.
make sure you lock up when you leave.
there have been many shopliftings / burglaries in the area.
we took / brought everything with us when we left.
jane took / brought her sister with her when she came over last week.
the police found a lot of fingerprints / footsteps so it should not be difficult for them to catch the thief.
the police have not arrested / accused anyone for the murder yet.
task 2 complete the gaps with the name of the criminal.
a person who lights fires.
into people’s houses to rob them.
things from a shop.
killed someone.
a person who takes someone and demands a ransom for their return.
brings things into a country.
task 3 choose the best answer. the police investigated / had investigated for days before they finally arrested / had arrested someone.
they had been dusting / dusted for fingerprints when they discovered the murder weapon.
gerry admitted that he had arrived / had been arriving home before his wife.
don said he heard / had heard a strange noise just before the fire broke out.
the burglars had been looking / had looked for something in the bedroom and when they didn’t find it, they came downstairs to search.
task 4 complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in the box. big • boring • dangerous • quiet • short • tall 1. this is by far thehouse we’ve ever lived in. it’s huge!
2. this street is.than the one we used to live in. boy, was that a noisy street!
3. matthew is much.than anyone else in class. that’s why he’s in the basketball team. we look alike, but she’s not as as i am. i’m only 1.50 metres tall! this has to be the..area to live in. there’s nothing to do here at weekends. the area we used to live in was……….than this one. burglaries were a common occurrence.
