1 Check the meaning of the words below. Complete the newspaper article with one word in each gap.
(Kiểm tra nghĩa của các từ dưới đây. Hoàn thành bài báo với một từ trong mỗi chỗ trống.)
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arrested |
authorities |
convicted |
court |
drug dealer |
judge |
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operation |
prosecutor |
raided |
sentence |
summing up |
suspicion |
Carl Jones, a well-known 1__________, has finally been 2__________ for leading a family-run drugs 3 __________. Carl and four relatives were brought before a high-court 4 __________ to hear their 5__________ for their part in a drug supply ring.
6__________ Ian Wright QC told the 7__________ that Carl and his wife’s lavish lifestyle had made them conspicuous to the 8__________, as they still claimed state benefits. The drugs network was taken apart after police 9__________ their houses and the couple were immediately 10__________.
In 11__________, the judge told the couple that driving top-of-the-range sports cars around the housing estate where they lived was bound to cause 12__________.
arrested (v-ed): bắt giữ
authorities (n): chính quyền
convicted (v-ed): buộc tội
court (n): tòa án
drug dealer (n): kẻ bán ma túy
judge (n): phán xét
operation (n): hoạt động
prosecutor (n): công tố viên
raided (v-ed): đột kích
sentence (v): xét xử
summing up (v-ing): tổng kết
suspicion (n): nghi ngờ
Bài hoàn chỉnh
Carl Jones, a well-known 1 drug dealer, has finally been 2 arrested for leading a family-run drugs 3 operation. Carl and four relatives were brought before a high-court 4 judge to hear their 5 sentence for their part in a drug supply ring.
6 Prosecutor Ian Wright QC told the 7 court that Carl and his wife’s lavish lifestyle had made them conspicuous to the 8 authorities, as they still claimed state benefits. The drugs network was taken apart after police 9 raided their houses and the couple were immediately 10 convicted.
In 11 summing up, the judge told the couple that driving top-of-the-range sports cars around the housing estate where they lived was bound to cause 12 suspicion.
Tạm dịch
Carl Jones, một tay buôn ma túy nổi tiếng, cuối cùng đã bị bắt vì cầm đầu một đường dây ma túy do gia đình điều hành. Carl và bốn người thân đã được đưa ra trước thẩm phán tòa án cấp cao để xét xử bản án của họ vì tham gia vào đường dây cung cấp ma túy.
Công tố viên Ian Wright QC nói trước tòa rằng lối sống xa hoa của Carl và vợ đã khiến họ bị chính quyền chú ý vì họ vẫn đòi quyền lợi nhà nước. Mạng lưới ma túy bị triệt phá sau khi cảnh sát đột kích vào nhà họ và cặp đôi này ngay lập tức bị kết án.
Tóm lại, thẩm phán nói với cặp đôi rằng việc lái những chiếc xe thể thao cao cấp quanh khu nhà ở nơi họ sống chắc chắn sẽ gây ra sự nghi ngờ.
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part.
The government recently launched a national road safety campaign.
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part.
We are depleting our natural resources nowadays.
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined part.
We think football can help to promote the idea of a multicultural society.
Choose the best answer
Nuclear, wind, solar powers are _______ energies.
Choose the best answer
The government has pledged to reduce the number of ________ used in food production.
Choose the best answer
There is a recycling bin in the car park where you can dispose _____ your drinks cans.
Choose the best answer
Land erosion is normally caused by widespread _________.
Choose the best answer
If we _______ the environment together, we can minimize serious pollutions.
5 VOCABULARY Copy and complete the diagram with the words in bold from the text that collocate with crime. Which words come before crime and which come after?
(Sao chép và hoàn thành sơ đồ với các từ in đậm từ văn bản đi liền với tội phạm. Những từ nào đứng trước “crime” và từ nào đứng sau?)
Crime collocations
(Cụm từ tội phạm)
6 Replace the underlined words with some collocations from exercise 5.
(Thay thế những từ được gạch chân bằng một số cụm từ ở bài tập 5.)
1 We must stop them from doing something illegal.
2 Police officers offered advice on ways of stopping crimes from happening.
3 There was a sudden increase in the number of crimes in Birmingham last month.
4 There were fewer rapes and murders last year.
5 All the data on documented criminal activity is available to the public.
6 The threat of long prison sentences doesn't prevent people from doing things they shouldn't.
6. Which of the global problem or social issues are the most serious in your country/hometown? Tell your partner?
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part.
People should not use toxic fertilizers in growing plants.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST meaning to the underlined part.
Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen.
