A Victim of Crime

In November 2000 the murder of a 10-year-old boy 1___

many British people. Damilola Taylor 2___ bleeding to death
on some stairs in south-east London. The police 3___ that
some young people 4___ Damilola on his way home from
school and 5___ him in the leg with a broken bottle. The
murder of Damilola 6___ shocking, but a recent survey 7___
that a lot of young people 8___ victims of crime. For 96% of
London's young people (11–15 years) crime 9___ a normal
part of growing up. So normal in fact that most young people
10___ these crimes because they 11___ scared that adults
12___ them or that the criminals 13___ their revenge.
1. a) shocks
c) has shocked
b) shock
d) shocked
2. a) was found
c) has found
b) is found
d) found
3. a) believes
c) is believed
b) believed
d) believing
4. a) are bullying
c) was bullying
b) were bullying
d) is bullying
5. a) stab
c) stabbed
b) stabs
d) has stabbed
6. a) are
c) am
b) is
d) will bePart I
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7. a) shows
c) shown
b) will show
d) show
8. a) became
c) become
b) becomes
d) to become
9. a) is
c) am
b) are
d) be
10. a) don’t report
c) aren’t reporting
b) doesn’t report
d) isn’t reporting
11. a) is
c) am
b) are
d) be
12. a) don’t believe
c) didn’t believe
b) aren’t believing
d) won’t believe
13. a) will take
с. don't take
b) won’t take
d) take