Inspector crumb investigates

'I think I know the identity of the murderer’, said Inspector Crumb, 'and at (1)____one of the guests in this hotel was a/an (2)____to the crime, probably by (3)____I believe that the same guest is also a (4)____, and has been given money by the killer’. 'So whoever (5)____this terrible crime is still here’, I said. 'But of course. In (6)____he - or she - is in this room, and will soon be (7)____arrest’. There was silence for a moment. I noticed that everyone was trying to look (8)____, but they all looked guilty instead! 'Do you have any (9)____, Inspector’, asked Lady Grimshaw finally, 'or are you simply (10)____people for fun? If you intend to (11)____someone, you should do it now’. The Inspector smiled. 'I asked you here (12)____purpose, Lady Grimshaw. I have been reading your (13)____, you see, and it is quite clear that you have told several (14)____.' 'How dare you!' Lady Grimshaw spluttered. 'Do you (15)____that you were with Tim Dawson in the garden on the night of the murder?' the Inspector said? 'You forgot about the security cameras, you see...

	A) last	B) least	C) the	D) school
	A) witness	B) offender	C) guilty	D) verdict
	A) now	B) damages	C) law	D) accident
	A) blackmailer	B) hostage	C) hooligan	D) forger
	A) confessed	B) committed	C) admitted	D) performed
	A) crime	B) self-defence	C) fact	D) danger
	A) to	B) having	C) under	D) my
	A) accused	B) suspicious	C) ordinary	D) innocent
	A) evidence	B) witness	C) permission	D) body
	A) suspecting	B) suing	C) denying	D) accusing
	A) trial	B) charge	C) sentence	D) confess
	A) with	B) for	C) on	D) by
	A) statement	B) biography	C) evident	D) history
	A) people	B) errors	C) times	D) lies
	A) refuse	B) deny	C) contradict	D) suppose

7 Choose the most suitable word for each space.

Ask most people for their list of Top Ten fears, and you'll be sure to find (1) ____ burgled fairly high on the list. An informal survey I carried out among friends at a party last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes (2) ____ into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times. To put the record straight, (3) ____ of my friends owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware. Three of them are students, in fact.

The most typical (4) ____, it seems, involves the (5) ____ of easily transportable items - the television, the video, even food from the freezer. This may have something to do with the (6) ____ that the average burglar is in his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn't know (7) ____ to do with a Picasso, whereas selling a Walkman or a vacuum cleaner is a much easier (8) ____. They are perhaps not so (9) ____ professional criminals, as hard-up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement. (10) ____ that this makes having your house turned upside down and your favourite things stolen any easier to (11) ____.

In most cases, the police have no luck (12) ____ any of the stolen goods. Unless there is any definite (13) ____, they are probably unable to do anything at all. And alarms or special locks don't seem to help either. The only advice my friends could (14) ____ was 'Never live on the ground floor' and 'Keep two or three very fierce dogs', which reminded me of a case I read about, where the burglars’ (15) ____ included the family’s pet poodle.

	A) been	B) having	C) being	D) out
	A) robbed	B) broken	C) taken	D) entered
	A) none	B) some	C) all	D) few
	A) burglary	B) item	C) one	D) invariably
	A) carrying	B) robbing	C) example	D) theft
	A) information	B)fact	C) idea	D) knowledge
	A) where	B) how	C) what	D) whatever
	A) matter	B) price	C) event	D) one
	A) many	B) much	C) that	D) rarely
	A) Given	B) So	C) Not	D) Despite
	A) believe	B) accept	C) do	D) attempt
	A) taking	B) about	C) tracking	D) recovering
	A) case	B) burglary	C) investigation	D) evidence
	A) come up with	B) get by with	C) bring up with	D) put in with
	A) takings	B) profit	C) loot	D) receipts

8 For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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