Task 3. Use the word in capitals at the end of each
line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Arthur's life of crime
At his last trial,
nobody believed in Arthur's (1)…………………….. .
INNOCENT
He had been accused of
the (2)………............ of a valuable Chinese vase,
THIEF
and was also charged
with ten other (3)………………………. . The value
OFFEND
of the (4) ……………......
goods was said to be over £10,000. Arthur said
STEAL
in his own (5)
………………...…... that the vase had been put into his car
DEFEND
(6) ……………..... . He
also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake,
ACCIDENT
and was almost (7) …………...
. The judge did not believe Arthur's story.
WORTH
He told Arthur he was
a hardened (8) ……………... and that he deserved
CRIME
a severe (9)
………………….... . Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five
PUNISH
years (10)... . Arthur
just smiled. He had spent most of his life
PRISON
in prison and so he
was used to it.