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TitlePresident’s Murderer
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Alex walked in a river because he wanted to
escape from the dogs.
b Felix was sometimes afraid of the Chief of
Police.
c The president wanted Dinon alive.
d Felix went to talk to people at the prison.
e Marta didn’t tell the police about Alex.
f Nobody helped Alex.
g Alex knew the name of the President’s
murderer.
h Adam shot Alex in the street.
i Felix knew that Alex didn’t kill he old
President.
j Eva Hine was happy because Alex was
dead.
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2 Why didn’t the people help the police?
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3 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make
complete sentences.
A
1 Marta gave Alex some hot food ...
2 At three o’clock in the morning ...
3 Alex left the shop by the back door ...
4 Alex slept in the lorry ...
5 Felix was very angry ...
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a ... and he slept in her house.
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b ... and ate the driver’s sandwiches.
c ... Alex said goodbye to Olivia.
d ... because he could not talk to Alex.
e ... because the police were coming.
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4 This is Alex and his wife, Olivia. Fill in the gaps in
the following dialogue using: good, difficult, afraid,
friends, prison.
Olivia: I’m so ............... for you.
Alex: Yes, escape is going to be ..............., I talked
to Pauli on the phone. The police—
Olivia: Yes, but you escaped from ................ . You
have a lot of ................ . Perhaps Pauli can help
you.
Alex: Perhaps. I’ve got some ............... friends.
I know that. But I’ve got a lot of enemies too.
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5 Write a short comment on the story. (Why did Felix
leave his job? Do you think he is going to find the
murderer of the old President? Is he going to have
problems with the Chief of Police? etc.).
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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 A good policeman is always _____.
a F talking b F asking questions
c F listening d F eating
2 A good policeman knows which _____ are right,
and which are wrong.
a F answers b F people c F murderers
d F men
3 The Chief of Police wants Felix to find _____.
a F an old woman b F a murderer
c F a dog d F the President
4 In front of the man were the tall, dark _____.
a F trees b F people c F dogs d F cars
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5 The man’s _____ were tired.
a F arms and head b F legs and body
c F eyes and ears d F legs and eyes
6 He wanted to stop _____.
TEST
a F talking b F listening c F walking
d F running
7 Dogs didn’t need _____, they could find you in
the dark.
a F legs b F ears c F eyes d F heads
8 He walked and ran up the river for about _____
kilometres.
a F one b F two c F three d F four
9 He wanted to sleep for an hour and then go
_____.
a F north b F east c F west d F south
10 People did not _____ in the Chief’s office.
a F talk b F sit down c F stand up
d F eat
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Felix was very _____ for an inspector.
a F old b F fat c F young d F tall
12 Eva Hine, the Chief of Police, was a _____
woman of about fifty.
a F thin b F tall c F fat d F beautiful
13 Adam was _____, and usually worked with Felix
on important jobs.
a F twenty-five b F thirty-five
c F twenty d F thirty
14 Alex Dinon had a wife and _____ young
children.
a F one b F two c F three d F four
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15 Alex Dinon escaped from _____.
a F the old lady b F the President
c F prison d F the trees
16 The old woman’s house was _____.
a F very small b F old c F cold
d F very big
17 The old woman’s husband died last _____.
a F winter b F summer c F spring
d F autumn
18 The lorry driver gave Dinon his _____.
a F clothes b F money c F shoes
d F sandwiches
19 The old President wasn’t a bad man, and he
wanted _____ for the people.
a F more food b F better houses
c F a better life d F more money
20 Alex Dinon wrote a book about _____.
a F the old President b F the army
c F the Chief of Police d F the new President
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Dialogue
Who said this?
21 ‘The dogs can’t follow me across water.’
a F the Chief b F Felix c F Adam
d F Dinon
22 ‘What are you saying? You lost him?’
a F Felix b F the Chief c F Adam
d F the lorry driver
23 ‘How did you escape from prison?’
a F Dinon b F Felix c F Marta
d F the Chief
24 ‘But perhaps he had friends in prison. Perhaps
they know something. I need to talk to people at
the prison.’
a F Felix b F Adam c F Dinon
d F the President
25 ‘What do you think about the new president, then?’
a F Dinon b F Adam c F Felix
d F the Chief
26 ‘We want more food, not more prisoners.’
a F Marta b F Dinon c F Felix
d F Eva Hine
27 ‘We are always three hours or more behind him.’
a F Adam b F Felix c F Dinon
d F the lorry driver
28 ‘Your hands! Oh Alex, what happened to your
hands?’
a F Felix b F Adam c F the Chief
d F Olivia
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29 ‘You see, Olivia, the police know the murderer’s
name, but it’s a secret. They don’t want people
in this country to know the name.’
a F the President b F Dinon c F Felix
d F Adam
30 ‘I’d like to know the murderer’s name.’
a F Felix b F Dinon c F the Chief
d F Adam
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 something that you do not want other people to
know
a F whisper b F secret c F lie d F enemy
32 the noise when a gun is fired
a F shot b F shoot c F stare d F ring
33 a big building for bad people; they live there and
cannot leave
a F airport b F prison c F lorry
d F escape
34 to come or go after someone or something
a F follow b F hide c F lie d F turn
35 to move around; to change direction
a F whisper b F stare c F turn
d F follow
36 not clever; with very slow thinking
a F sadly b F stupid c F shout d F hide
37 the opposite of a friend; someone who hates you
or wants to hurt you
a F enemy b F Chief c F army
d F murderer
38 to kill somebody (not in an accident)
a F murder b F jump c F escape
d F dangerous
39 to move quickly with both feet off the ground
a F light b F field c F jump d F turn
40 to speak very, very quietly
a F stare b F shout c F whisper d F lie
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 The new President wanted Alex Dinon _____.
a F to write a book b F back in prison
c F to go home d F to hide in the trees
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42 It was winter and the weather was cold, so there
were not many _____ in the fields.
a F people b F trees c F police
d F soldiers
43 The old woman gave Dinon some of her
husband’s _____.
a F hot food b F old clothes
c F sandwiches d F coffee
44 Somebody saw Dinon _____ and told the police.
a F at the post office b F in the field
c F at the window d F in the tree
45 Dinon found a _____ in a small town on a river.
a F food shop b F post office
c F police station d F car
46 Felix and Alex were policemen because _____.
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
a F the money was good b F people helped
them c F they liked talking to people
d F people didn’t like them
47 Dinon saw Olivia at _____ house.
TEST
a F the old woman’s b F her sister’s
c F Rudi’s d F Pauli’s
48 Dinon had some good friends, but he had a lot
of _____ too.
a F enemies b F books c F children
d F money
49 Dinon didn’t want to tell his wife _____.
a F that he loved her b F the old President’s
name c F the name of the murderer
d F about his book
50 Dinon was killed by _____.
a F the soldiers b F Felix c F the Chief
d F the new President
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