Question

7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.

Verbs:

(consider   |   get (×2)   |   get used to   |   not receive   |   report   |   prosecute   |   try)

1. His probation officer ___________ always ___________ to get him involved in counselling programmes.

2. She ___________ excellent marks in every exam she took in her four years at law school.

3. My brother ___________ into trouble with the police in his teens, but he’s grown out of that now.

4. Stories about the kidnapping ___________ constantly ___________ in the news for weeks after the interview.

5. The family ___________ by the police for anti-social behaviour, but then the key witness disappeared.

6. He ___________ the prison routine, so freedom, when it came, was a real shock.

7. Over the years, petty criminals ___________ always ___________ a sentence the public think is appropriate.

8. The accused’s lawyer ___________ an appeal, but most people thought he’d be unlikely to win it.

Answer 1

1. His probation officer was always trying to get him involved in counselling programmes.
(Nhân viên quản chế của anh ấy luôn cố gắng để đưa anh ấy tham gia các chương trình tư vấn.)

2. She got excellent marks in every exam she took in her four years at law school.
(Cô ấy đạt điểm xuất sắc trong mọi kỳ thi cô ấy tham gia trong bốn năm học luật.)

3. My brother got into trouble with the police in his teens, but he’s grown out of that now.
(Anh trai tôi gặp rắc rối với cảnh sát khi còn là thiếu niên, nhưng bây giờ anh ấy đã thay đổi.)

4. Stories about the kidnapping were constantly being reported in the news for weeks after the interview.
(Những câu chuyện về vụ bắt cóc liên tục được đưa tin trên các bản tin trong nhiều tuần sau cuộc phỏng vấn.)

5. The family was prosecuted by the police for anti-social behaviour, but then the key witness disappeared.
(Gia đình đó bị truy tố bởi cảnh sát vì hành vi chống đối xã hội, nhưng sau đó nhân chứng quan trọng đã biến mất.)

6. He got used to the prison routine, so freedom, when it came, was a real shock.
(Anh ấy đã quen với nếp sống trong tù, vì vậy khi được tự do, đó thực sự là một cú sốc.)

7. Over the years, petty criminals have always received a sentence the public think is appropriate.
(Trong suốt nhiều năm, những tên tội phạm vặt luôn nhận được bản án mà công chúng cho là phù hợp.)

8. The accused’s lawyer considered an appeal, but most people thought he’d be unlikely to win it.
(Luật sư của bị cáo đã cân nhắc việc kháng cáo, nhưng hầu hết mọi người đều nghĩ rằng anh ta khó có thể thắng.)

Answer 2

1 is always trying

2 got

3 got

4 was - reported

5 was prosecuted

6 got used to

7 have always received

8 considered