Стр.145 Unit 11 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс

Practise your English

1. You are going to read an article about two strange events. Read it quickly. What happened?
2. Read the article again. Use the word in capitals to form one word that fits each gap.
   

   The Bennington Triangle

   You may have heard of the Bermuda Triangle, but do you know about the Bennington Triangle? Bennington is a 1) ________ in Vermont, USA. Between 1920 and 1950 Bennington hit the headlines due to a number of unexplained 2) ________. In 1949, for example, a man called James Tetford was on a bus near Bennington. There were 14 other passengers on the bus at the time. Later they all told 3) ________ that they had seen Tetford asleep in his seat. However, when the bus reached Bennington, there was no sign of him. Where could Tetford have gone? To this day, nobody knows. Equally 4) ________ is the story of 18-year-old Paula Weldon. In 1946 she went walking in the countryside near Bennington. Another couple walking just behind Weldon remembered seeing her go round a bend in the path. But when they went round the same bend, the girl had vanished. Despite 5) ________ a wide area, the police never found any sign of Weldon or any 6) ________ which could explain what happened to her.

   Quick chat

   What could have happened to the people in Bennington?

3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given.
   1. Your behaviour was criminal.
   2. The police said that they would help us.
   3. The judge ordered him to pay for the damage.
   4. My parents won’t let me go out after ten.
   5. I’m sure that was a UFO.
   6. I’m certain that wasn’t a ghost.
   7. Jane should have done her homework, but she forgot.
   8. Tony met me last year and he hasn’t forgotten.
4. Choose the best answer.
   1. The judge gave the jury a day to make a decision.
      A jury   В lawyer   C culprit   D suspect
   2. The police have arrested two suspects.
      A suspects   В culprits   C witnesses   D victims
   3. The detective who investigated the case gave his evidence in court.
      A judge   В jury   C detective   D suspect
   4. Police are asking for any witnesses who saw the crime to come and speak to them.
      A culprits   В victims   C suspects   D witnesses
   5. Robert James couldn’t have committed the crime because he has a perfect alibi.
      A culprit   В weapon   C alibi   D motive
   6. Very often the motive for crimes is money.
      A victim   В weapon   C motive   D alibi