Question

Task 1. Complete each sentence with a word from the list. Use each word once only.




• accused      • evidence      • guilty      • lawyer      • statement     
• charged      • fine      • jury      • sentence      • suspect




a)    
The customs officers arrested Bob and
…………………. him with smuggling.

b)    
The police spent all morning searching the
house for………………………. .

c)    
Jean left her car in a no-parking area and
had to pay a/an …………………….....

d)    
Unfortunately at the end of the trial my
brother was found …………………....

e)    
The trial took a long time as the
…………………... couldn't reach a verdict.

f)     
George won his case because he had a very
good defence ……………………....

g)    
The police visited Dawn and asked her to
make a/an ……………………………...

h)    
Because of his past criminal record, Brian
was the main …………………………...

i)      
Pauline decided to sue the police because
she had been wrongly ………………………....

j)      
The murderer of the children received a
life …………………………...

Answer 1

a)    The customs officers arrested Bob and charged him with smuggling.
b)    The police spent all morning searching the house forevidence.
c)    Jean left her car in a no-parking area and had to pay a fine.
d)    Unfortunately at the end of the trial my brother was found guilty
e)    The trial took a long time as the jury  couldn't reach a verdict.
f)     George won his case because he had a very good defence lawyer
g)    The police visited Dawn and asked her to make a statement
h)    Because of his past criminal record, Brian was the main suspect
i)      Pauline decided to sue the police because she had been wrongly accused
j)      The murderer of the children received a life sentence