Question

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words/phrases in the box: accuse – appear – break – call in – commit – confess – deny – face – look into pay a fine – plead – put – return a verdict – sentence – serve – take up. Ex: The accused was found guilty and ……SENTENCED….. to five years. I’m ……………………… in court tomorrow and the prosecution will be opposing bail. The owners were ……………………… of setting fire to their own premises. He was made to ……………………… of 200 euros for parking in the wrong place. She was arrested and ……………………… on trial for murdering her husband. The best lawyer in the country ……………………… her case and won. Police are still ……………………… the disappearance of the two children. The FBI has been ……………………… to investigate the crime. You will be ……………………… a number of serious charges when you go before the judge. You have ……………………… a minor offence, so I will be lenient with my sentence. The jury ……………………… of not guilty. If you ……………………… guilty, the judge will probably reduce the sentence. The man ……………………… to the murder and was arrested. Jones was found guilty. He is going to ……………………… a twenty-five month sentence for theft. Of course he deserves to be punished – he ……………………… the law, didn’t he? She ……………………… all charges and insisted on her innocence.

Answer 1

1)appearing

2)accused

3) look into pay a fine

4)faced

5)put

6)taking up

7)called in

8)commited

9)returned a verdict

10)confess

11)pled

12)serve

13)broke

14)denied

Answer 2

I’m CALLING IN court tomorrow and the prosecution will be opposing bail. The owners were ACCUSED of setting fire to their own premises. He was made to PAY A FINE of 200 euros for parking in the wrong place. She was arrested and PUT on trial for murdering her husband. The best lawyer in the country TOOK UP her case and won. Police are still LOOKING INTO the disappearance of the two children. The FBI has been CALLED IN to investigate the crime. You will be FACED WITH a number of serious charges when you go before the judge. You have COMMITTED a minor offence, so I will be lenient with my sentence. The jury RETURNED A VERDICT of not guilty. If you PLEAD guilty, the judge will probably reduce the sentence. The man CONFESSED to the murder and was arrested. Jones was found guilty. He is going to SERVE a twenty-five-month sentence for theft. Of course, he deserves to be punished – he BROKE the law, didn’t he? She DENIED all charges and insisted on her innocence.