Grammar
1 Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.
The other day I (1) ……………………… (check) my emails when I (2) ……………………… (see) one from a clothes shop. It said, ‘You (3)
……………………… (can) be the winner of a special prize!’ and it asked me to give my address and telephone number. I (4)
……………………… (type) in my details when my sister came in. She saw what I was doing and shouted ‘Stop!’ She said it was a
fraud and it wasn’t really a clothes shop. I’m so happy I (5) ……………………… (not give) them my details.
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Vocabulary
2 Complete the text with the correct noun form of the words given.
I saw an interesting (1) ……………………… (discuss) about crime on TV last night. The presenter was saying that nowadays there is less
serious crime like (2) ……………………… (burgle). However, things like (3) ……………………… (vandal) and (4) ……………………… (pirate)
are more common. She said that they are all crimes and that there is no (5) ……………………… (different) between them. The other
people on the programme didn’t agree with her.
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3 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the text.
When the police (1) ……………………… a case, they normally look for evidence. If there’s no evidence, they can’t
(2) ……………………… anyone of the crime. They analyse the evidence carefully and when they are ready, they question the (3)
……………………… . They only (4) ……………………… that person when they think they can (5) ……………………… the case.
1 A suspect B accuse C investigate
2 A charge B accuse C collect
3 A boss B detective C suspect
4 A charge B analyse C collect
5 A investigate B question C prove
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Reading
4 Read the article about art fraud, then choose the correct answer.
For over 17 years, Shaun Greenhalgh and his elderly parents, George and Olive, sold copies of real famous
paintings and statues to museums and art dealers all over the world. How did they do this for so long? Why
did no one think that these pieces of art were not real? Where did Shaun learn to copy art so cleverly? No
one knows the answers to these questions! The man himself is definitely not talking about it!
In 2006 the police arrested Shaun and his parents, and Shaun went to prison. The story of Shaun's arrest
shocked the whole art world – they are calling this one of the biggest art crimes in history.
Everyone is amazed that no one suspected the family for such a long time. When the police finally found
them, the family was living in a small house in Bolton. There wasn’t a big art studio. Shaun did his work in
a shed in the garden.
This was where he made his amazing copies – everything from paintings and drawings to statues and plates.
Shaun worked with tools from a local shop and used tea to make the objects look old. The work didn’t take
him long either. He copied one famous Egyptian statue of a Pharaoh’s daughter in less than a month!
Shaun did the copies and then his father, 84-year-old George, took them to museums and galleries to sell
them. George invented stories about Shaun’s art to persuade the museums to buy it. Shaun was a good artist
and George was a good salesman. The British Museum, The Tate Modern and other famous places all bought
copies from the family.
Some experts believe that Shaun’s art had a value of more than ten million pounds and the family probably
made over a million pounds from their crimes. So why were they still living in an old house? Why didn’t they
buy expensive things or go on nice holidays? No one knows. Many people believe that Shaun copied the art
work because he couldn’t sell his own paintings and statues, not to make money. He just wanted to be a real
artist.
D. Clay (implied by statues/plates)
1. What does the word "shed" most likely mean in paragraph
3?
A. A large modern art room
B. A small wooden building 4. What is the main idea of the article?
C. A simple outdoor housing A. A surprising art crime by a skilled but unknown artist.
D. A secret underground room B. A family’s secret life in a small house.
C. The importance of checking art authenticity.
2. What can we know about the art experts who bought fake D. How to make fake art look old with tea.
art of Shaun?
A. They were inexperienced in telling forgeries. 5. Which is the best title of the article?
B. They believed the stories George invented. A. "The Greenhalgh Family’s Quiet Life"
C. They wanted to help Shaun become famous. B. "The Art Faker No One Knew About"
D. They knew the art was fake but still bought it. C. "How to Sell Fake Art to Museums"
D. "A Father and Son’s Business"
3. Which material did Shaun NOT use to create his fake
artworks?
A. Tea
B. Tools from a local shop
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Listening
5 You will hear a conversation. Listen and choose the correct answer. You will listen twice.
1. Why did the train stop for an hour?
A. The train hit a car on the track.
B. The robbers were ready to leave.
C. There was something wrong with the engine.
D. The police needed to catch robbers on the railway.
2. How did the robbers try to run away?
A. By hiding in a train.
B. By running along the railway track.
C. By climbing a bridge quickly.
D. By acting like passengers.
3. What does the word "chasing" mean in the context?
A. Running after to catch someone.
B. Following slowly to watch.
C. Driving a car quickly.
D. Hiding from the police.
4. How did the woman feel about the train delay?
A. She was angry because it wasted her time.
B. She found it exciting like a movie.
C. She was bored and kept reading her novel.
D. She felt scared of the robbers.
5. What is the main topic of the conversation?
A. A review of a crime novel.
B. Complaints about train delays.
C. An unexpected event during a journey.
D. Tips for protecting yourself from robbers.
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