Vocabulary exercises

I.

1. k

2. f

3. c

4. h

5. j

6. g

7. i

8. b

9. a

10. d

11. e

II.

1. g

2. e

3. b

4. d

5. f

6. a

7. c

III.

1. 2h 3k

2. 2g 3f

3. 2c 3g

4. 2b 3j

5. 2k 3l

6. 2a 3b

7. 2f 3d

8. 2j 3h

9. 2l 3c

10. 2d 3i

11. 2e 3e

12. 2i 3a

V.

1. d

2. c

3. h

4. m

5. b

6. f

7. a

8. n

9. e

10. i

11. j

12. g

13. l

14. k

VI.

1. occasіonal crіmіnal; 2. assocіate prosecutor; 3. cіty/town/urban polіce; 4. fall wіthіn the jurіsdіctіon; 5. judіcіal jurіsdіctіon; 6. penal code; 7. penal jurіsdіctіon; 8. admіnіster/do/dіspense/dіstrіbute justіce; 9. cіvіl proceedіngs; 10. prosecutor іn attendance/іn court; 11. hіghway patrol polіce; 12. wіtness agaіnst an accused; 13. wіtness for the defense/for the defendant/for the prіsoner.

VII.

1. prosecutor; 2. proceedіngs; 3. wіtnesses; 4. statute; 5. attorneys; 6. jurіsdіctіon; 7. defendant; 8. vіctіm; 9. ambіguіty; 10. prosecutіon.

III.

1. for, of, of; 2. after, to, ahead, with; 3. in, with, in; 4. without, from, for; 5. in, for, by, with; 6. with, of; 7. in, under, of, in; 8. of, with, at; 9. of, of, in; 10. out, of, of; 11. of, to, for; 12. of, of; 13. on, out, in, for; 14. with, within, of.

IV.

1. a, a; 2. _, _; 3. the, the; 4. the, the, a; 5. the, the; 6. the, an, the; 7. the, the; 8. the, the, the; 9. the; 10. the; 11. the, the, the; 12. the, the, the, the; 13. an, the.

V.

1. public prosecutor; 2. witnesses, defendants; 3. prohibition, statute books; 4. victim; 5. prosecutions; 6. extensive discretion; 7. offences, dignity; 8. jurisdictions; 9. Crown Prosecution Service; 10. Director of Public Prosecutions; 11. prosecutor, proceedings; 12. Code; 13. case, scope.

VI.

1. In England and Wales the Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for prosecuting people charged by the police with a criminal offence. 2. The role of the Service is to prosecute cases firmly, fairly and effectively. 3. The Crown Prosecution Service started operating in 1986. 4. The Crown Prosecution Service has headquarters in London and York. 5. The Crown Prosecution Service is an agency of the Home Office. 6. The Crown Prosecution Service co-operates with the investigating and prosecuting agencies of other jurisdictions. 7. Crown Prosecutors must always think very carefully about the interest of the victim of the crime. 8. After the Police have investigated a crime and passed the papers to the CPS, a Crown Prosecutor carefully reviews the papers to decide whether or not to go ahead with the case. 9. The police investigate crimes and charge people. 10. The prosecutor's decision is based on the two tests set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. 11. If the prosecutor thinks that there is enough evidence, and that a prosecution is needed in the public interest, the case is then presented in the magistrates' court.

I.

1. I didn't realise that our conversation was being recorded. 2. How are languages learnt? 3. We were advised not to go out alone. 4. He was accused of stealing money. 5. The computer is being used at the moment. 6. A new ring road is being built round the city. 7. All flights were cancelled because of fog. 8. A new hospital has been built near the airport. 9. The concert has been postponed. 10. When we got to the stadium we found that they had cancelled the game.

II.

1. has been organized; 2. was destroyed; 3. have already been mentioned; 4. are constructed; 5. was appreciated; 6. is being investigated; 7. are housed; 8. are signed; 9. were read; 10. was first published.

III.

1. are employed; 2. grew; 3. called, was injured, wasn't needed; 4. is covered; 5. died, were brought; 6. sank, was rescued; 7. is owned; 8. covers; 9. disappeared; 10. was stolen.

IV.

1. The following examples were made use of. 2. The mounted constables were followed by a great crowd. 3. Не was asked to wait. 4. He was offered this job himself. 5. I was shown the new photographs. 6. The visitors were looked at with great interest. 7. Oliver was told to come near the table and sit down. 8. The new discovery was much spoken about.

V.

1. might have gone; 2. couldn't go; 3. might not recognize; 4. must have gone; 5. should receive; 6. could rain; 7. must have heard; 8. can be; 9. couldn't have seen; 10. should have turned.

VI.

1. She must have been waiting for somebody. 2. He couldn't have done it. 3. You should have been warned. 4. She may be watching television. 5. She might be having lunch. 6. I shouldn't have worked so much. 7. He must have forgotten. 8. It can't be changed now. 9. You needn't have come to the office so early. 10. I would have helped you. 11. You ought to have been here earlier.

VII.

1. In practice such prosecutions are ordinarily undertaken by the individuals who have suffered from the crime. 2. In the United Kingdom the king is the prosecutor in all criminal offences. 3. The Crown Prosecution Service co-operates with the investigating and prosecuting agencies of other jurisdictions. 4. The Crown Prosecution Service is an agency of the Home Office. 5. The head of the Crown Prosecution Service is the Director of Public Prosecutions. 6. The independence of Crown Prosecutors is of fundamental constitutional importance. 7. The police investigate crimes and charge people. 8. The prosecutor's decision is based on the two tests set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors. 9. This discretion arises out of the ambiguity of the criminal law. 10. This is an important factor when prosecutors decide where the public interest lies.