Oxford Solutions Pre Int Progress Test Unit 8 B PDF
Oxford Solutions Pre Int Progress Test Unit 8 B PDF
Oxford Solutions Pre Int Progress Test Unit 8 B PDF
Grammar
1 Complete the reported speech. Use the correct form of the verb and add pronouns if necessary.
1 ‘I heard a loud scream just after midnight.’
Mr and Mrs Smith said that, on Monday, _______________________ to the shops at the usual time.
The estate agent told us that there _______________________ any problems with drugs in that part of
town.
5 ‘The police have taken fingerprints from every man in the area.’
James said that the police _______________________ fingerprints from every man in the area.
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Ruby Me too! I can’t believe that it took so long for the firefighters to arrive!
Mary The police think someone set fire to the factory on purpose.
Ruby Really? It’s a shame there aren’t any CCTV cameras there.
Mary The owner closed the factory down for the summer to save money.
Ruby I heard that some people lost their jobs.
Mary I hope not. Anyway, the police are interviewing some suspects later today, so let’s see what happens.
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Mary told Ruby that she had seen the fire at the factory the night ________________ . Ruby
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said that she ________________ believe that it had taken so long for the firefighters to
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arrive. Mary ________________ her that the police thought someone had set fire to the
factory on purpose. Ruby said that it was a shame there weren’t any CCTV cameras there.
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Mary said that the owner ________________ closed the factory down for the summer to
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save money. She also said that the police ________________ interviewing some suspects
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later ________________ day.
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 The r_ _ _ _ _ was wearing a balaclava so that nobody knew his identity.
2 The police thought the man was s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ drugs, so they searched his car.
9 The m_ _ _ _ _ snatched the woman’s handbag when she was walking across the platform.
10 The woman caught the b _ _ _ _ _ _ as he was climbing in through the window.
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Murder
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Police have __________________ an investigation after they found a body in the river last
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night. Police officers are currently studying CCTV __________________ of the path next to
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the river, as well as searching a __________________ for clues. They believe that this may
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be a murder. They have __________________ several suspects who were with the victim
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that day, but haven’t __________________ any arrests yet.
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They are __________________ for more witnesses, so if you saw anything suspicious or
have any information about the crime, contact them on 0808-1570994.
Vandalism
People living in the small village of Leek Wootton were scared to go out yesterday evening as
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a group of teenagers wearing __________________ vandalised cars outside people’s
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houses and did lots of __________________ to houses and gardens. Several people phoned
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999 to report the crime and police arrived to patrol the __________________ later in the
evening. Police are asking anyone with information to contact them so that they can identify
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the __________________ .
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Dialogue 1
Dan I don’t think crime is a big problem in this area, do you?
Mike ___
Dan That’s true. There were more burglaries in the city where I grew up.
Dialogue 2
Sam That famous smuggler is now an artist. He says he’s given up his life of crime!
Helen ___
Sam I agree. He loves his new life.
Dialogue 3
Mandy What do you want to do this weekend?
Emma ___
Mandy OK, let’s look in the newspaper and find out which films are on.
Dialogue 4
Stella Peter’s taking his sister to the Run DMC concert this weekend.
Ben ___
Dialogue 5
Clara I think vandals should clean up the mess that they made at the Kingston High library.
Colin ___
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Once, when I was teaching English to children in Cambridge, I died while eating my dinner.
The children were eleven to fourteen years old and there were about one hundred and twenty
of them in the large hall of a boarding school. We were all eating ice cream when I made
strange noises and fell forward onto my plate.
This was not some unusual way of teaching the children about crime, but a murder mystery
game. It was a bit like a play in the theatre, but the whole school was involved. All of the
teachers were either victims or suspects and all of the children were detectives trying to find
out who the murderer was. The children knew the situation was serious as many teachers
were ‘dying’, so they were all very excited!
Lying next to my ice cream, I loved being a ‘victim’. However, I had to remember not to smile
as the teachers dragged me across the floor to get rid of my ‘dead body’ so the students knew
I was really ‘dead’. This was just the start of my murder mystery career!
Soon after that, one of my friends bought a murder mystery game and invited me and several
other friends to a dinner party. We all had to dress up as different characters. The story was
that one of our close friends had been murdered and we were all suspects. We had to tell the
other characters important information and question people about the information they gave.
Then, at the end of the evening, we tried to work out who had done it. I wasn’t very good at
the police investigation part, but I loved playing a part and the excitement of knowing that one
of the people in the room was a ‘murderer’.
Now I run my own company – Murder Mystery Occasions. I organise murder mystery parties
in restaurants or historic buildings. Usually I hire a private room so that the ‘murder’ doesn’t
upset other guests. Castles are particularly popular with my guests because they’re so
atmospheric, so I use them if they’re available. I write the scripts and employ actors to be
some of the key characters. People pay to come along and join in with the fun while having a
wonderful dinner. The murder usually happens somewhere between the starter and the main
course and there is always a lot of excitement when the police arrive to take fingerprints and
interview key suspects. People tell me that’s the best part. Then, at the end of the evening,
there is a prize for the table that guesses who is the murderer, but everybody who comes
along seems to enjoy the drama. So, you could say I’ve made a good, honest career out
of murder!
4 Which part of the murder mystery parties does the writer say her guests enjoy most?
a the police investigation
b the prize ceremony
c the murder
d the food
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Writing
10 You recently went to a dangerous part of town to take some photos. While you were there,
you saw a crime. Your friend Brian is planning to go to the same place at the weekend. Write an email
to Brian (80–130 words) and include the following:
• Describe the area and explain why it’s dangerous.
• Describe the crime you saw taking place
• Say how you / other people reacted.
• Tell your friend how he/she can avoid crime in this area.
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