Read the text below and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space.

Where are the police?

Many older people today say that crime is increasing because the police aren't dealing with it well. They think that too many policemen (1)____ been taken off the streets. In the past they (2)____ to see policemen walking through town centres. Today a (3)____ of them are working at desks in the police station or driving around in cars. People think that because of this, we aren't as safe as before.

In fact, this isn't really true Crime has changed a lot over the years. Today (4)___ use the Internet to (5)____ organise and to crimes. The police need to find new methods to track them. Also, instead of having policemen in the town centres and public places, there are cameras to watch and record crimes.

However, not everybody likes cameras. Sixty-year-old Martin Jones was (6)____ driving too fast by a camera last week. He (7)____ our reporter that he hadn't been speeding and that the camera had (8)___! He also said that he thought the police should focus on real criminals who had (9)____ the law and not try to get money from (10)____ people What's your opinion? Post a comment after this article.

1 A) are B) have C) had D) were

2 A) needed B) had C) used D) often

3 A) some B) lot C) little D) many

4 A) burglars B) suspects C) pirates D) criminals

5 A) rob B) commit C) do D) collect

6 A) found B) taken C) reported D) caught

7 A) sied B) asked C) told D) committed

8 A) mistaken B) faked C) gone D) leid

9 A) broken B) crashed C) arrested D) leid

10 A) true B) innocent C) victim D) loyal



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