VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

2 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters have been given.

Use the definitions in brackets to help you.

Stacey tries to do at least one good deed (action) every day to show that she cares about

people.

1 The police received an a___________ (from an unknown person) tip about who had started

the fire.

2 The police are offering a r___________ (prize) of £10,000 to anyone who can help find the criminal.

3 The criminal tries to take a___________ (unfair demands) of elderly people by offering to

help them and then stealing their money and valuables.

4 I noticed a s___________ (possibly dishonest or dangerous) person hanging around

outside my building so I called the police.

5 After he was arrested he was locked in a c___________ (small room in prison) for the night.

_____/5

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3 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

After years of trying to locate her lost sister, Amanda felt happy and fulfilled when she finally

found her.

1 My friend Dan is always doing favours for people, and he asks for nothing in ___________.

2 Talking to the public about his experiences on the streets gave the homeless man a sense

of ___________.

3 When the police found my stolen car in perfect condition it really made my ___________!

I was so happy to have it back!

4 If you wait a bit, I'll give you a ___________ with cleaning the kitchen.

5 A kind word can really make a ___________ to a homeless person who generally feels

alone and ignored.

_____/5

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the

Passive Voice.

A large amount of money was raised (raise) by the charity last weekend.

1 Were you taking notes of the issues that _____________ (discuss) in the meeting?

2 The woman explained that her book _____________ (publish) before the accident took place.

3 We know who the murderer is and the man _____________ (look for) around the country now.

4 It's the first time that a local market _____________ (organise) in my neighbourhood.

5 I really hope the burglars _____________ (punish) severely.

_____/5

5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use have

something done.

Every five years someone paints a new portrait of the Queen.

Every five years the Queen has her portrait painted.

1 Someone is writing a new song for me right now.

I ______________________________ right now.

2 Are you sure that someone will water your plants when you're on holiday?

Are you sure that you ____________________________ when you're on holiday?

3 He was too busy, so he asked someone to post the letter for him.

He _____________________________because he was too busy to do it himself.

4 I think that someone has sent this book to me by mistake.

I think that I __________________________________ by mistake.

5 Last weekend someone was painting Monica's kitchen.

Last weekend Monica _________________________________.

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USE OF ENGLISH

6 Complete the sentences with the missing words.

QUESTIONSWHENLOOKINGFORAHOUSE

A recent study has shown that the most common question among people who want to rent

a house is: “Is there an Internet connection?” If the answer is negative, the following

question tends to be, “Can it 1_____________ installed, then?”

What else do people worry about while looking for a place to live? About their security.

It's hardly surprising as most people don't want to 2_____________ their house

burgled.

That's the reason why a few UK public institutions have started a special web page

where you can find information about crime rates in your area. For 3_____________,

you will be able to see how many people 4_____________ the law last month and how

serious their crimes were. You will even see how many cases are 5_____________

investigated at the moment.

_____/5

7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not

change the order of the words in brackets.

An important criminal (just / arrest) has just been arrested, so the police are preparing a

press conference.

1 Yesterday in court, the accused (find / guilty / crime)

_________________________________she had been charged with.

2 Next week the Canadian police might (release / dangerous / hacker / prison)

_________________________________.

3 You can't go into the living room – the (carpets / clean)________________________

by a professional company right now.

4 A 14-year-old (exclude / school) ___________________________ after she organised

a protest in the canteen.

5 I don't agree with William but I have to accept (point / view) ___________________.

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READING

8 Read the texts. For sentences 1–4 choose correct text A–C. Two sentences match one

of the texts.

A

HELP OUT AT YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANK

We need volunteers to operate food banks in our area. Traditionally, food banks gave food to

the homeless but, in these days of low wages and high prices, even

some families with parents in work need them. We are not asking for financial help. The food

is provided by supermarkets, charities, schools and other organisations. Local business

leaders have helped to finance our centres. What we need from our volunteers is time. We

need people to check that the food isn’t out of date, pack it in boxes and, most importantly,

chat with the people who come into the centres. We will train you to give help and advice to

people with serious problems as well as providing addresses and phone numbers of

government funded organisations that people can contact if they need emergency financial

help for debts or rent.

B

BE A PART OF YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Would you like to play a bigger part in helping your community? Why not sign up to join

a neighbourhood watch scheme? Being part of a neighbourhood watch scheme in your area

makes you feel safer because you know other people are keeping an eye out for any

suspicious behaviour and reporting it to the authorities.

If you join up, you will receive emails with reports of burglaries or other problems in your area.

These will also give advice on things such as securing your home at night or when you are out

and what to ask if people come to your door claiming that they are collecting money for

charities.

In addition, we are trying to persuade the government to make funding available for burglar

alarms for the less well-off. At the moment this hasn’t been offered but we are hoping that the

situation might change if more people join a neighbourhood watch scheme and sign our

petition.

C

HELP MAKE ‘REHABILITATION IN THE WORKPLACE’ A SUCCESS

We are calling on all business people to help us with our new Rehabilitation in the Workplace

scheme. The aim is to provide work for people who have recently been released from prison

and who are finding it hard to return to life in the community. Despite some opposition from

those who think that we should be doing more to help those who haven’t committed any

crimes, we believe this will bring benefits to everyone.

It can also help you cut costs. This is an official scheme set up by the Prime Minister. Half of

the wages and all the employment insurance and taxes of anyone on the scheme will be paid

for you. A trial of the scheme has been running for the last six months in the London area and,

if you wish, you can read reactions of employers who have taken on employees on our

website.

1 The scheme has been criticized
by some people.
2 The scheme requires volunteers
to have access to the Internet.
3 The scheme receives food from
different sources.
4 The scheme has only operated in
one part of the country so far.