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Vocabulary
1 Circle the word or phrase that doesn’t belong.
1. tabloid • press • lock • reporter
2. burglar alarm • headline • lock • safe
3. useful • harmful • helpful • thoughtful
4. robbery • thief • witness • suspect
5. attack • break the law • cover the news • grab

2 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets and the suffix -ful or -less.
1. Your idea wasn’t very …………………… . Please try and be serious. (help)
2. Be …………………… ! You might fall. (care)
3. The situation is …………………… – nothing can be done. (hope)
4. I’d love this gadget for my birthday. It looks really …………………… (use).
5. Jill was wrong to say that. She’s so …………………… sometimes. (thought)
6. I thought that getting a tattoo would be …………………… , but it really hurt! (pain)

3 Replace the words in bold with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.
prevent • scoop • get away • skilful • cover the news • grab
1. Unfortunately, the thief managed to escape. ……………………
2. Did you hear about Mrs Jones? Someone took her bag and ran off with it. ……………………
3. Having more police cars around is a good way of stopping crime. ……………………
4. Janet dreams about getting a news story that no one else knows about. ……………………
5. Dave Smith is an extremely talented young reporter. ……………………
6. He spent five years working as a reporter in China. ……………………

4 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below.

hold a press conference • published • masked • news source • painful • harmful
1. The President is going to …………………… this afternoon.
2. Denise Rothman was only 16 years old when she …………………… her first book.
3. Two …………………… men stole a Picasso painting from the city’s museum.
4. Which …………………… do you usually use to get your information?
5. My operation was really …………………… . I was in hospital for a week.
6. Please don’t smoke. It’s …………………… to your health.

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5 Match A to B to form sentences.

A B
1. This broom is useless … ...... a. of the Coldplay concert.
2. There’s going to be a live broadcast … ...... b. on the kitchen door.
3. The suspect … ...... c. when he hacked into their website.
4. Please change the lock … ...... d. because it’s broken.
5. Kyle broke the law … ...... e. is a 25-year-old man.

6 Complete the sentences to show that you understand the meaning of the bold words
1. Mark is very thoughtful. He always .........................................................
............................................................................................................... .
2. The alarm went off so we ........................................................................
............................................................................................................... .
3. On the front page, I .................................................................................
............................................................................................................... .
4. My dog is harmless – she .......................................................................
............................................................................................................... .
5. Jake bought a safe because ...................................................................
............................................................................................................... .
6. The witness was helpful because ...........................................................
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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple.
1. ………………………… you ………………………… (hear) the news? They caught the masked thief!
2. He ………………………… (work) for this newspaper since 2005.
3. The police ………………………… (arrest) three suspects.
4. I’m really hungry. I ………………………… (not eat) all day.
5. Dave Tomms ………………………… just ………………………… (publish) his seventh crime novel.
6. My girlfriend Paula ………………………… (not met) my parents yet.

2 Complete the sentences with the time expressions below.

two years ago • yet • since • never • last night • just
1. The suspect escaped from prison at midnight ………………………… . The police are still looking for him.
2. I’ve lived in Manchester ………………………… 2006.
3. Sue hasn’t seen the new James Bond film ………………………… .
4. I started my university course ………………………… . I hope to finish next year.
5. I’ve ………………………… been to that restaurant. Let’s go on my birthday.
6. Thanks, but I’m not hungry. I’ve ………………………… had a sandwich.

3 Complete the sentences with correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple and the Past Simple.
1. Harry ………………………… (lock) the door and put the keys in the drawer.
2. We ……………… just ………………………… (receive) a report from the White House.
3. Since 2010, police patrols ………………………… (prevent) hundreds of robberies in this area.
4. I ………………………… (not read) the newspaper article yet, but I’m sure it’s interesting.
5. Our burglar alarm ………………………… (go off) at 10.00 last night.
6. ……………… Ingrid ever ………………………… (work) in a bakery?

4 Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence.

1. By the time we arrived, the burglar had run away.
a. We arrived and the burglar ran away.
b. The burglar ran away before we arrived.
2. Julie went on holiday after she had finished the project.
a. Julie finished the project and then went on holiday.
b. Julie finished the project when she was on holiday.
3. We had already bought a new flat when we sold our old one.
a. We sold our flat and then bought a new one.
b. We bought a flat before we sold our old one.

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple and the Past Simple.
1. …………………… you …………………… (phone) the police before you …………………… (leave)?
2. We …………………… (already / tell) Jenna the news when you …………………… (see) her.
3. By the time I …………………… (get) home, the reporters …………………… (be) at the house for two hours.

6 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple,
Past Perfect Simple and Past Simple.
The Bicycle Thief

The Canadian police believe that Igor Kenk, a Toronto resident, 1. …………………… (steal)
more bicycles than anyone else in the world. Kenk was born in Slovenia. When he was a young
man, Kenk 2. …………………… (go) to Toronto and opened a bicycle repair shop. After a while,
he 3. …………………… (collect) so many bicycles that people 4. …………………… (become)
suspicious. They 5. …………………… (be) sure Kenk was stealing bicycles. By the time the
police 6. …………………… (arrest) Kenk, he 7. …………………… (manage) to steal almost
3,000 bicycles! Kenk went to prison, but what 8. …………………… (happen) to the bicycles?
Since Kenk’s arrest, some of the original owners 9. …………………… (receive) their bicycles,
but hundreds of other bikes 10. …………………… (go) to a local school that has a course on
bicycle repair.