Language Leader Intermediate Unit Test A – Unit 12

1 Add the words that go with behaviour to make word combinations.

0 bad behaviour

1 cr______behaviour

2 hu______behaviour

3 a____-s____ behaviour

4 go______behaviour

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2 Put these words/phrases in the correct column in the table.

fingerprint hostage ransom lawyer prosecutor robbery evidence suspect witness thief offender attorney bank robber
People connected with the law / Things connected with crime / People connected with crime
suspect
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3 Make one sentence in the third conditional using the verb in the brackets.

0 The car didn’t start. We were late. (would)

If the car had started we wouldn’t have been late.

1 I didn’t pass the exam. I didn’t study. (might)

______

2 You couldn’t do the job. You don’t have the experience. (could)

______

3 They didn’t win the election. They broke their promises. (would)

______

4 He was arrested. They found his fingerprints. (might)

______

5 You didn’t lock the door last night. You were robbed. (would)

______

6 The police lost the evidence. The trial couldn’t begin. (could)

______

7 You didn’t think carefully. You didn’t see the mistake. (might)

______

8 Steve stopped to eat something. He missed his plane. (would)

______

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4 Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets to form modals for past deduction. There may be more than one possible answer.

0 Ali _must have seen______(see) something. He was sitting on his balcony at the time!

1 Why did you do that? You ______(know) better.

2 They______(hear) the robber breaking in. They weren’t even at home!

3 Dr Smith ______(be) in the laboratory all day yesterday but I’m not sure.

4 All the evidence says the same thing. It was him. He ______(do) it!

5 His car has been stolen. He ______(check) to see that it was locked, but he didn’t.

6 He ______(think) it was antisocial behaviour but I didn’t.

7 His presentation was awful. He ______(prepare) very well.

8 These strawberries are awful. You ______(taste) them before buying them.

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5 Correct the underlined mistakes and rewrite the phrases.

0 I’m not clean he’s guilty because…

__I’m not certain he’s guilty because…______

1 I am confident that you will find the criminal guilty.

______

2 I want he’s innocent because…

______

3 The things clearly shows.

______

4 The facts of this trial are clear.

______

5 There should be no thought in your minds that this man is guilty.

______

6 I am sure that you will find my suspect innocent.

______

7 You can look at it on two ways.

______

8 I will buy witnesses to confirm that….

______

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Unit Test 12A Key

1 criminal / 2 human / 3 anti-social / 4 good

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People connected with the law / Things connected with crime / People connected with crime
lawyer
prosecutor
attorney / ransom
robbery
fingerprint
evidence / suspect
hostage
thief
offender
bank robber
witness

3 1 If I had studied, I might have passed the exam. / 2 If you had had the experience, you could have done the job. / 3 If they hadn’t broken their promises, they would have won the election. / 4 If they hadn’t found his fingerprints, he might not have been arrested. / 5 If you had locked the door last night, you wouldn’t have been robbed. / 6 If the police hadn’t lost the evidence, the trial could have begun. / 7 If you had thought carefully, you might have seen the mistake. / 8 If Steve hadn’t stopped to eat something, he wouldn’t have missed his plane.

4 1 should have known / 2 couldn’t/can’t have heard / 3 could/may/might have been / 4 must have done / 5 should have checked / 6 might/could/may have thought / 7 couldn’t/can’t have prepared / 8 should have tasted

5 1 defendant/accused / 2 believe/think / 3 evidence / 4 case / 5 doubt / 6 client / 7 in / 8 bring/present

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