Free Exercises: Cambridge ESOL Exercises
Exam: FCE CAE CPE
Exercise: Multiple Choice Cloze Open Cloze Word Formation Keyword Transformation
FCE Word Formation: Criminal Behaviour
For questions 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet below.
Example
| 0 | G | L | O | B | A | L |
|---|
The increase in city crime is a (0) phenomenon. Some people
say that a lot of crime in this country is because of (1) and
the new people arriving from other countries bring different
(2) values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this
idea because the most common crimes are (3) produced
and not imported from other countries. (4) is one of the
biggest crimes in my city with bus shelters and shop windows
being popular targets. Another popular crime is (5) parking
fines, which is unlikely to be because of immigrants because
most of them do not own cars.
The (6) point of view is that young local people feel angry
when they can’t get a job and in order to (7) the change
in their environment, they strike out at easy targets. This
would explain why bicycle (8) is more common than car
crime these days, especially in rich (9) where most cars
are protected with electronic alarms.
Another reason, though, for so many bicycles getting stolen
might be that the (10) is not very severe compared to car
stealing which can land you in prison for a number of years.
say that a lot of crime in this country is because of (1) and
the new people arriving from other countries bring different
(2) values and attitudes to the law. I don’t agree with this
idea because the most common crimes are (3) produced
and not imported from other countries. (4) is one of the
biggest crimes in my city with bus shelters and shop windows
being popular targets. Another popular crime is (5) parking
fines, which is unlikely to be because of immigrants because
most of them do not own cars.
The (6) point of view is that young local people feel angry
when they can’t get a job and in order to (7) the change
in their environment, they strike out at easy targets. This
would explain why bicycle (8) is more common than car
crime these days, especially in rich (9) where most cars
are protected with electronic alarms.
Another reason, though, for so many bicycles getting stolen
might be that the (10) is not very severe compared to car
stealing which can land you in prison for a number of years.
GLOBE
MIGRATE
CULTURE
LOCAL
VANDAL
PAY
OPPOSE
HAND
THIEF
NEIGHBOURS
PUNISH
MIGRATE
CULTURE
LOCAL
VANDAL
PAY
OPPOSE
HAND
THIEF
NEIGHBOURS
PUNISH