14. Fill in the missing words.

1. The arsonist had set fire to six homes before he was finally caught and s………….. to fifteen years in prison.

2. "If you want me to keep my mouth shut, it'll cost you £5,000," he whispered. "Don't try to b…... me!" she said.

3. Secret service agents quickly disarmed the men who had tried to a……… the coun­try's leader.

4. With dynamite strapped to his chest, he h……… the plane and ordered that it fly to his country.

5. The young boy tried to p….. the old man's p…….. but the security guard saw what he was doing.

6. The shop detective caught him s and held him until the police arrived.

7. The museum was v……… by a gang of young boys who covered the walls with graffiti.

15. Read the news reports and match each person with the crime described, then write headlines for each news report.

John Pierce	a fraud
Sally Smith	b terrorism
Ann Daniels	c blackmail
Tom Corman	d joyriding
Jerry Parr	e drug trafficking

1. John Pierce, a 15-year-old, was stopped by after a 30-minute chase. He was speeding through the streets of Preston in a car which had been reported stolen several hours before.

2. Film actress Sally Smith was arrested at Charles de Gaulle airport yesterday when over a kilo of cocaine was found in her luggage. She stated that she had no idea the cocaine was in her bag.

3. A 50-year-old housewife, Ann Daniels, was convicted yesterday of collecting money for a charity which does not exist. It is estimated that she had collected as much as £5,000 before her arrest last month.

4. Police have arrested Tom Corman, aged 42. He has been charged with demanding money from several celebrities about whom he says he knows "damag­ing secrets". Police were led to him by well-known actress Delia Diamond, who stated, "He was asking for huge sums of money, but I have nothing to hide."

5. Yesterday in Clatton, police discovered an explo­sive device capable of destroying a 12-storey build­ing when they searched the flat of Jerry Parr, aged 28. Parr is also believed to have planted the bomb which exploded on the platform of Clatton railway station last month, injuring 35 people.

16. Here are some words connected with law and crime. Divide them into three groups in the most logical way.

theft, witness, detective, probation, drunken driving, member of a jury, prison, hijacking, traffic warden, lawyer, judge, fine, flogging, death penalty, smuggling, bribery, community service, rape

17. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets.

Last year our house was broken into while we were 1)…… (happy) out shopping.

It was a 2) ……. (shock) experience, and afterwards there was a 3)……..(length) police 4)……. (investigate).

First a police officer came to take a statement, accompanied by a man who dusted the house for any traces of the burglar's fingerprints. They wrote a report and started looking for the culprit.

Two weeks later they found him and charged him with 5)….. (burgle).

He was subsequently found 6)…… (guilt) in court, as his fingerprints were 7)…… (prove) enough that he had committed the crime.

18. Match the words with the definitions, then say the nouns which describe each criminal.

Verb	Action
1. arson	a) stealing things from people's pockets
2. shoplifting	b) taking somebody by force and demanding money for their return
3. mugging	c) killing somebody for political reasons or for payment
4. burglary	d) stealing objects from shops while posing as a customer
5. murder	e) taking control of a plane using force and forcing the pilot to change course
6. kidnap	f) making false currency, signatures, documents or paintings
7. terrorism	g) attacking people in the street in order to rob them
8. pickpocketing	h) breaking into a house and stealing possessions
9. assassination	i) committing violent acts for political/religious reasons
10. hijack	j) killing someone
11. forgery	k) illegally setting fire to property
12. theft	l) action of stealing