4 UNIT 4 TEST | Higher B2

Listening Grammar
1 UT Track 4  Listen to an interview with a 3 Complete the dialogues with one word in
private detective who is talking about her each gap.
job. Choose the correct words and phrases 1 A: I        meet you at the café if you like.
to complete the sentences. Then write a B: Actually, I        having lunch at home
word or phrase from the interview which so let’s meet at the park instead.
has a similar meaning to the word or 2 A:        we stay in this afternoon?
phrase in bold.
B: Yes. The weather forecast said it’s       
1 Emmeline didn’t want to be a private detective to snow anyway.
at the beginning of her career / until very
3 A: We’re        a surprise party for Sanjay
recently.         
this Saturday. Can you keep it a secret?
2 Following the subject of an investigation can
B: Of course. I        say a word.
require many hours of work / require a large
amount of energy.         4 A: Do you know if Jade        going to the
concert this evening?
3 Private detectives sometimes have to collect /
destroy physical signs which could help solve a B: I’m not sure. I’ll ask her        I see her
case.         in class later.
4 Emmeline sometimes happens to find out / 5 A:       
  you still planning to go to
remove things she’d prefer not to share with a Finland in the holidays?
client.         B: No, the flights are too expensive. We
5 Emmeline is pleased that she can make people’s        probably go to France instead.
lives better on a regular basis / on a few
occasions.        

4 Underline the mistakes in the future forms

and correct them.
2 UT Track 4  Listen again and decide 1 They’ll have built the monument for 50 years by
whether each statement is true (T) or false next year and it’s still not finished.
(F).                                                      
1 Emmeline became a private detective because 2 Will she be having the chance to look at the
she possessed the necessary skills. notes before tonight’s meeting?
T/F                                                      
2 Private detectives do not tend to spend a lot of 3 Dad will be coming home early this evening after
time solving serious crimes. all. He’s got too much work on.
T/F                                                      
3 A private detective who operates outside of the 4 The workmen won’t have been finishing the
law might be risking imprisonment. work by next week. The job is more complicated
T/F than they thought.
4 Emmeline felt that the supermarket shouldn’t                                                      
have let the employee off for stealing. 5 I imagine they’ll still announce the election
T/F results by the time I go to bed.
5 Finding out about the lies people tell each other                                                      
is rewarding for Emmeline.
T/F

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5 Complete the text with the correct form of 6 Complete the second sentence so that it
the verbs in the box. has a similar meaning to the first. Do not
change the word given. Use two to five
be | join | need | pay | use words, including the word given.
Solving mysteries 1 If you borrow my phone, you must bring it
Inspired by the great detectives like Sherlock straight back.
Holmes, many people dream of cracking LONG
unsolved mysteries. There are lots of You can borrow my phone
organisations which offer amateur detectives the                  it straight back.
chance to take part in mystery weekends. 2 Unless my train is delayed, I should be there by
However, these mysteries are often far from easy five o’clock.
to solve, even for the professionals. If you want to
succeed, you (1)        to learn a few key PROVIDED
skills. The first is having an eye for detail and I should be there by five o’clock
noting down everything you see. Put simply, if                  delayed.
you (2)        attention to the details, 3 I’ve packed her some sandwiches because she
you’ll miss something important. Secondly, you might get hungry.
should develop your powers of concentration. If CASE
you are unable to concentrate on the clues, you
probably (3)        able to solve the I’ve packed her some sandwiches
mystery. Another essential skill is the ability to                  hungry.
come to a logical conclusion. You will only figure 4 Exit the building immediately in case of a fire.
out the solution if you (4)        your IF
powers of logic and reasoning. Finally, practice
You should exit the building immediately
makes perfect. If you really want to become a
                 a fire.
master detective, (5)        an amateur
detective group and start practising! 5 Renata will come shopping with us if she doesn’t
have to work late.
UNLESS
Renata will come shopping with us
                 to work late.

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Reading

The future of crime

A A newspaper article in the late 1990s made some interesting predictions about the crimes of the future. It
described a high-tech attack in which a gang of thieves takes a bank manager prisoner, using mobile phones and
electric guns. After disabling the alarms and telephone system, the gang forces the manager to hand over the
codes for the bank’s computers. Then it’s just a question of logging on and stealing the money. Just twenty years
later, however, this situation seems unlikely because hackers could just take the codes without even leaving their
bedrooms.
B Although the writer was right about crime becoming more innovative, they underestimated the technological
advances to come. In a short space of time, the internet changed the way we communicate and criminals were
quick to realise that it’s the perfect way to avoid being caught. Rather than being present at the crime scene,
cyber criminals can do their work from hundreds, or even thousands, of kilometres away. As a result, ‘traditional’
crimes like bank robberies and burglaries are down around sixty percent. Instead, there has been a crime wave in
areas such as internet fraud, which guarantees bigger takings with less chance of being caught. For example, in
2013, a gang of international criminals used the internet for a huge credit card trick, which earned them more than
45 million dollars in just half a day.
C Until now, most cyber criminals have focused on the theft of personal information and bank details. However,
with the ‘Internet of Things’ this is likely to change. The latest technological developments have seen a growing
number of physical objects connected to the internet. For example, computerised voice assistants are now
accessible and affordable for many homes. These little boxes can be used to control door locks and alarms, as
well as communicate with the outside world. While this might mean added convenience for the homeowner, for
the cybercriminal it’s something else to be hacked for criminal gain. Because of this, it’s not difficult to imagine a
situation where a hacker decides to kidnap someone, simply by locking them inside their own home and cutting off
communication with the outside.
D Another area of daily life which will be under greater threat is transport. Fortunately, hijacking is a relatively
uncommon crime, which doesn’t affect many of us. However, hackers have already demonstrated their ability to
take control of the onboard computers on cars in order to control the cruise control and braking systems. With the
self-driving cars of the very near future, hackers will actually be able to control the entire car, even as the owner is
sitting inside it. The same is likely to be true of aircraft and just about any other form of transport which is controlled
by a computer. This raises the possibility that there will be more hijacking for criminal gain.
E Nevertheless, the most worrying thing is that humans themselves could be the target of cyber attacks.
Thousands of people around the world have mechanical body parts and many are now connected to the internet.
For example, the pacemaker is a common device which is implanted in the body and ensures that the wearer has
a regular heartbeat. The latest pacemakers are then accessible via the internet so that doctors can monitor the
heartbeat and make adjustments. However, if doctors can control it, so can hackers, and the consequences of
criminals gaining access to pacemakers is unimagineable.

7 Read the article and match the summaries (1–5) with paragraphs A–E.
1 Predictions about the future of crime failed to take into account the development of the internet.     
2 It’s likely that cyber criminals will be able to seize control of vehicles in the not too distant future.     
3 According to a journalist writing some years ago, criminals would make use of technology to assist them in
certain types of crime.     
4 The writer thinks it’s quite possible that criminals will be able to use internet technology to imprison people
in the places they live in.     
5 A worrying consequence of developments in technology is that people could become the subject of attacks on
their bodies.     

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8 Read the article again. For each question
write a short answer using a maximum of
four words.
1 According to the 1990s newspaper article,
what would the robbers require the bank
manager to do?
2 What criminal activity has seen a significant
reduction as a result of advances in computer
technology?
3 Which parts of a house could a criminal
take over and prevent people from leaving
their homes?
4 What have computer hackers already managed
to do which gives them control of some aspects
of cars?
5 What possible development in criminal activity
does the writer find extremely worrying?
                 
Vocabulary
9 Complete the sentences with one word
in each gap. The first letter is there to
help you.
1 The police have promised to catch the criminals
and bring them to j      .
2 Most people agree that there is a lot of
e       that global warming is a man-
made problem.
3 This is a very complicated case so we expect the
t       to last at least two months.
4 When a not guilty verdict was reached, the
a       was allowed to go free.
5 In serious cases, the members of the
j       are not allowed to have contact
with friends or family.
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10 Complete the sentences with one word
from each box in the correct form.
beat | break | came away | for | forward
get | make in | up
1 As soon as the meeting finished, he picked up
his bag and        the door.
2 If someone tries to        through a
window, it should set the alarm off.
3 After the robber saw himself on the news,
he        and admitted what he had done.
4 On the news, a man was        by some
hooligans for no obvious reason. He was quite
badly hurt.
5 Joel has        with not doing his
homework again. I can’t believe Miss Johnson
always lets him off.
11 Complete the sentences with the word
crime and the words in the box. There are
two extra words you do not need to use.
lab | organised | petty | prevention
rate | scene | wave
1 There’s not much violent crime in my area but
there is a lot of             .
2 Once the police have gathered the evidence,
they’ll take it to the              
for analysis.
3              groups tend to operate
in different countries and are involved in crimes
like smuggling.
4 Apparently, there is a very
low              in my village and
some people still leave their doors unlocked.
5 According to a police spokesman, no evidence
was found at the             .
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3 A: What do you think is a suitable punishment

12 Choose the correct words (a, b, c or d) to for burglary?
complete the text.
B:             
  they should have
It seems that whenever you open a newspaper, to apologise to the victim and do community
you come across more crime stories. You get the service.
impression that there’s a huge (1)    
4 A: Do you think painting graffiti is a serious
affecting the country. However, it’s not all bad
problem?
news; some criminals are actually helping in the
fight against crime. For instance, one man, who B:             
  if it’s good artwork.
had robbed a shop, hid in a cupboard. Thinking 5 A:             
  it, people should go
he had (2)     the crime, he shared a photo of to prison any time they commit a crime.
himself in the cupboard on social media. Thanks B: B
 ut I don’t think there would be enough room
to his notification, the police discovered his in prison for that.
location and he was arrested. In another
incident, it was the criminal’s car which

(3)     the criminal in to the police. In this
case, a driver had hit a pedestrian and failed to 14 Read the discussion questions below.
stop. This is a serious crime, for which a driver
Write at least two sentences in response
can face (4)    . Luckily, however, the
computer on the woman’s car detected that she to each question.
had hit someone and called the police to report 1 What crimes do you think there will be more of
the accident. The woman was arrested, although in the future?
she was later (5)     and allowed to leave                                                      
the jail.                                                      
1 a) crime rate b) crime wave                                                      
c) crime prevention d) crime scene
2 What is the best way to prevent youth crime?
2 a) got away with b) broken in
c) come forward d) beaten up                                                      
3 a) got b) gave                                                      
c) turned d) handed                                                      
4 a) judge b) jury 3 What is the best thing to do if you see someone
c) imprisonment d) evidence stealing something?
5 a) held up b) let off                                                      
c) turned in d) made for                                                      
                                                     
4 Why do you think some people keep committing
crimes?
Speaking                                                      
                                                     
13 Complete the dialogues with the words and
                                                     
phrases in the box.
5 If a poor person steals food for their family,
should they be punished?
It’s hard to say | Do you think | As I see
To my mind | I don’t think it matters                                                      
                                                     
1 A:              that drivers should
                                                     
get an automatic fine for going too fast?
B: Y
 es, they should because it can be very

dangerous.
2 A: What’s the best way to stop people
downloading films illegally?
B:             
  but maybe they
should be banned from using the internet.

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Use of English
15 Write a form of the word in capitals in each
gap to complete the text.
Dealing with crime
Many people believe that the
best way to deal with
criminal behaviour is by
providing a suitable
(1)        such as
being sent to prison. This
may make the victims feel
better but some people argue
that (2)        fails to
prevent criminal activity.
However, it is possible that a
lot of crime is
(3)        if it is dealt
with differently. This may be
particularly true in relation
to youth crime.
(4)        are less
likely to stop and think about
their actions than adults, so
they are more likely to make
mistakes. However, this
inability to make rational
decisions is often
(5)        by adults.
They just see a child who
needs to be punished in
order to stop their criminal
tendencies. Therefore, it is
important children are
taught to think about the
consequences of their
actions from an early age.
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16 Complete the second sentence so that it
has a similar meaning to the first. Do not
change the word given. Use two to five
words, including the word given.
1 He’ll go to prison if he doesn’t convince the
judge that he’s sorry for his behaviour.
SO
He won’t go to prison
PUNISH                  the judge
that he’s sorry for his behaviour.
2 They didn’t get arrested for the robbery because
there were no witnesses.
PRISON AWAY
They                  the
robbery because there were no witnesses.
PREVENT 3 It’s likely that Katherine will have made the cake
by the time we get home.
FINISHED
Katherine                  the
YOUNG cake by the time we get home.
4 Unless somebody offers some information, it will
be difficult to find the people who did the crime.
FORWARD
If                  any
information, it will be difficult to find the
UNDERSTAND people who did the crime.
5 Two men hit and kicked my neighbour because
he asked them not to drop rubbish in the street.
UP
My neighbour                 
two men because he asked them not to drop
rubbish in the street.
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Writing
17 Look at the writing task below. Then complete the sentences with the words and phrases in
the box.

You have recently read an article in a magazine for young people on the subject of ways to reduce
youth crime in your neighbourhood. One of the suggestions in the article was to build a youth club
providing after-school activities.

as | because of this | for example | since | such as

1 In many towns and cities there is a problem with youth crimes        vandalism.
2 It’s important to deal with the problem,        youth crime has a very negative effect on the community.
3 Some people suggest having more after school facilities,       , a climbing wall or sports field.
4 There are very few things for young people to do in my area.       , young people who are bored
sometimes turn to crime.
5 A new youth club would be very welcome        it would give young people a safe place to meet
their friends.

18 Write two paragraphs of a letter to the editor of the magazine giving your opinion on the
suggestion made. Include your own suggestions for reducing youth crime in your neighbourhood.
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     

Total score

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