Short_Test_11A_Unit11.doc

SHORT TEST 11 A              Unit 11                                                       

1              Complete the sentences with the words from the box. There are more words than you need.

0              Look here, officer! The     criminal    has dropped his wallet.

1              It was the longest _______________ in history. It took the judge 12 years to give the verdict.

2              He’s a very clever _______________. Even the museum experts didn’t notice that the painting wasn’t real.

3              She’s our only _______________. She had a motive and enough time to do it.

4              The woman managed to _______________ my grandma out of $300.

5              They had to _______________ to Austria because the police were looking for them.

6              I’m not _______________! I’m telling the truth. I didn’t do it.   

2              Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capital letters.

0              She read in a newspaper that Andrew was     shoplifting    in a department store. SHOPLIFT 

1              I think you should tell the police about the last week’s _______________ of the painting. THIEF

2              The _______________ were sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. MURDER

3              He was accused of _______________ at the age of 13. BURGLE

3              Complete the gaps with a, an, the, or – (for no article).

0              It happened on    –    Monday in     the    afternoon.

1              He says he wants to start _______________ new life and he’s going to work as _______________ engineer in South Africa.

2              At 11 o’clock there was only one cashier in _______________ bank. Mr Rob Banks asked _______________ cashier to hand over $100,000.

3              _______________ Browns kept all their money in _______________ living room.

4              _______________ people shouldn’t keep _______________ valuable things at home.

5              We’ve found _______________ handgun in your bedroom, Mr Smith. May we ask what you did after you had _______________ dinner with your wife?

4              Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: Past Simple or Past Perfect.              

0              She     discovered    (discover) that he     had had    (have) a love affair with another woman.

1              _____________________ (they/break) into your house before you _____________________ (buy) the alarm system?

2              And then she _____________________ (see) that somebody _____________________ (steal) her purse from the office.

3              The student _____________________ (say) that he _____________________ (not/cheat) in an exam before.