31. Read the questions. Be sure you've got them well in mind.

1. Why did Mr. Newbery shoot?

2. What was the judgment?

3. What did the judgment cause?

4. Was Mr. Newbery right, trying to defend himself?

32. Start scanning the text.

82-year-old man who shot burglar must pay him $ 4000

An 82-year-old man who shot a burglar who was trying to break into his allotment shed was ordered to pay him $ 4000 damages yesterday. Ted Newberey had been sleeping in a shed to try to stop vandals destroying his allotment. He fired through a hole in the door when he heard voices outside. Mark Revill, 28, was hit in the chest and arm by 50 shotgun pellets as he and another man tried to smash their way into the shed.

They had gone there to steal, knowing that the pensioner had a television set and a washing machine in the shed.

Mr Newbery had slept in the shed every night for four years because of vandalism, the court was told by the defense. That night, he heard a loud banging on the door and a voice saying: «If the old man's in there, we'll do him». He was absolutely terrified, and fired the gun in self-defense. As the result of the incident, Mr Revill lost two fingers, and has partially lost the use of one arm.

Mr Justice Rougier ruled that Mr. Newbery had acted out of all proportion to the threat. He had not acted in panic, but had planned his response in advance, and it had been reckless to shoot the shotgun through a hole in the door, while not being able to see what he was shooting at. Mr Justice Rougier awarded Revill $4000 for his injuries and loss of earnings.

The judgment coursed an immediate public outcry. Tim Molloney the Mayor of Erewash, launched an appeal to raise money to pay Mr Newbery's bill, and started the fund with a contribution of $100. Since then, money has been pouring in from all over the country. A London restaurateur was one of the dozens to call «The Times» to express his anger over the affair. Husseyin Ozer, 42, said he would sell his Rolex watch to pay the award. «I'm outraged. The old saying that an Englishman's home is his castle doesn't seem to be true any more», he said.

Answer the questions.

33. You will read a news bulletin. For questions 1 - 7, choose the correct answer а, в or c.

1. The first news item is about

A a murder

В a kidnapping

С a robbery

2. Richard Steen's wife is believed to

A be dead

В be searching for her husband

С have gone to another country.

3. Glenda Branston was kidnapped

A as she was arriving at her office

В as she was leaving home

С as she was leaving work

4. The vandals were aged between

A six and thirteen

В eight and thirteen

С eight and thirty.

5. The parents of the vandals

A were given a warning

В had to pay for the damage

С had to buy new cars.

6 What did the Paterson family first think was causing the noise?

A the water system

В a ghost

С an animal

7 When did Rosie the Chimp disappear from the zoo?

A three weeks ago

В four weeks ago

С this morning

J: Good evening. This is the six o'clock news bulletin with Jeremy Craig.

L: And Lucinda Thorpe.

J: Police are still searching for the killer of 36-year Richard Steen, whose body was found on the beach at Rockton-on-Sea last night. Steen had been shot through the head and although reasons for his death are not clear, the police believe that his wife Michelle Steen might have been involved as she seems to have left the country.

L: The wife of business tycoon Roger Branston was safely returned to her home in Clankton this morning after police raided the house where her kidnappers were holding her. Glenda Branston was kidnapped last Wednesday as she was leaving her office in Castle Street by two men who told her husband that they would kill her unless he gave them £100,000. Fortunately, Mrs Branston was able to phone the police while her kidnappers were sleeping and they were able to rescue her and arrest the two men.

J: A group of six vandals aged between eight and thirteen were caught by police last night as they were leaving a city centre indoor car park after causing damage to several cars. The children were given a warning by the police and their parents have been ordered to pay for the damage to vehicles involved. As a result, the city council promised to install security cameras and increase the number of security guards in all of its indoor car parks.

L: And now on a lighter note. After three weeks of living in fear of the strange noises coming from attic in the middle of the night, the Paterson family of Glenwich Close in Clankton can finally sleep at peace again. When James Paterson first heard sounds coming from his attic he was convinced that there were problems with his water system. however, after his plumber told him that everything was in perfect working order, James and his family started to worry that they might have a ghost up there. Eventually, the Patersons decided to set up a video camera to try and catch the culprit. To their amazement, when they played back the tape the next day, they discovered that their ghost was in fact a chimpanzee. Gideon Shaft, one of the zookeepers from Clankton Zoo went to collect Rosie the chimp from the Patersons' attic this morning. He told reporters that Rosie must have moved into the attic after disappearing from the zoo four weeks ago. He added that he was delighted to have her back safely.

J: Well, that's all for this evening. We hope you will join us again at the same time tomorrow. So until then, goodnight.

L: Goodnight.