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complete the newspaper headlines.
1 Someone stole/was stealing Ted's car yesterday.
. burgle . vandalising . break 2 Sue was driving/drove quite fast when the
. spray painted ' rob ' arrest police officer was stopping/stopped her.

TEEN PAYS LARGE FINE FOR 1I 9$1'$/,6+,1* The judge was sentencing/sentenced the thief
STATUE NEAR CITY HAtt to one year in prison.
$55(67 Tom listened/was listening to music while he
drove/was driving.
The thieves were running/ran away when they
TOCAL HEADMASTER SHOCKED BY STUDENTS WHO were hearing/heard the police sirens,
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%5($. he escaped/was escaping from the back door.
THTEVES 4) ....................... rNTO ART GALLERY
TWO PAINTINGS MISSING The old woman was screaming/screamed when
she was seeing/saw a stranger in her house.
TEENAGER CAUGHT AFTER TRYING TO
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TWO MASKED MEN 6) ........................................
LONDON'S TARGEST BANK EARLYTHIS MORNING simple or the past continuous.

*. Fill in: stor, internotionol, maintenance,

It was just after 11 pm on 7th January, 2005. Mr and
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conflicting, iron, bulletproof .
Mrs McKinnon 1) :HUHVOHHSLQJ .. (sleep) upstairs
........
,17(51$7,21$/ ...... scandal
.....,....... KHDUG
There was an in their bedroom when they 2) .........
when the police arrested a Russian spy, (hear) a loud noise coming from downstairs. Mr
The bank has two 0$,17(1$1&( workers ...........
McKinnon quickly 3) MXPSHG (jump) out of
who can fix any problems in the building. bed and 4) UDQ ......... (run) downstairs to the
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The Picasso painting is the ......,.. ........
front door. But he 5) GLGQWVHH (not/see)
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attraction in the museum, anyone. Then, he 6) ........ .. (walk) into
The cashier works behind %8//(73522) the dark living room andT) VDZ ........ (see) a

glass. man standing there. The man 8) ......... ZDVZHDULQJ

Eight ,521 .......... pegs hold the (wear) dark clothes and he 9) KHOG
painting's frame in place. (hold) a bag over his shoulders. Mr McKinnon 3
I read &21)/,&7,1*
......... rumours in the 10) DWWDFNHG
........... ........ (attack) the man and
newspapers about who stole the painting. 11) ...........
WKURZ (throw) him to the floor'. Then,
he 12) \HOOLQJ (yell) to his wife to call the
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police. His wife 13)........... (come) into
the living room and 14) WXUQHG (turn) on
1 The theft of the statue from the museum UHDOLVHG
the light. Then, Mr McKinnon 15)
caused/carried a scandal. ZDV
(realise) that the burglar 16) ........................ (be)
2 The guard admitted/accepted leaving the door
just the grandad trying to take out the rubbish!
unlocked at the museum.
3 The thief served/made a prison sentence.
4 The burglar committed/did the crime late at
night.
The photographer made/shot pictures of the
sculpture with his camera.
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