Contrary to popular (0) … most burglaries take (1) … during the day. The quick dash you (2) … to the shops before they close or to (3) … the children from school are ideal opportunities. Burglars know about these things and what time they are (4) … to occur. The garage door which you (5) … open because you didn’t have time to shut it before you drove away is as (6) … as an invitation card. Your best protection is to make (7) … that when the burglar does come to your house, he decides it is not worth the (8) … of breaking in. Your precautions have to be good enough to put him (9) …. For most people the first (10) … to better security is to frighten themselves (11) … really believing that their house could be burgled. And (12) …, if it happened, would be pretty unpleasant. Anyone who has suffered the (13) … can tell you that the shock of finding your (14) … home vandalised is at least as painful as the actual financial (15) … you suffer.
1 A part B way C place D action
2 A do B take C go D make
3 A collect B pick C take D catch
4 A probable B surely C possible D likely
5 A forgot B left C let D put
6 A well B much C good D fine
7 A clear B sure C safe D care
8 A alarm B trap C risk D threat
9 A off B out C up D away
10 A lesson B point C part D step
11 A into B to C with D of
12 A which B that C what D then
13 A state B fact C knowledge D experience
14 A well-known B usual C familiar D regular
15 A price B loss C lack D cut
Contrary to popular (0) … most burglaries take (1) … during the day. The quick dash you (2) … to the shops before they close or to (3) … the children from school are ideal opportunities. Burglars know about these things and what time they are (4) … to occur. The garage door which you (5) … open because you didn’t have time to shut it before you drove away is as (6) … as an invitation card. Your best protection is to make (7) … that when the burglar does come to your house, he decides it is not worth the (8) … of breaking in. Your precautions have to be good enough to put him (9) …. For most people the first (10) … to better security is to frighten themselves (11) … really believing that their house could be burgled. And (12) …, if it happened, would be pretty unpleasant. Anyone who has suffered the (13) … can tell you that the shock of finding your (14) … home vandalised is at least as painful as the actual financial (15) … you suffer.
1 A part B way C place D action
2 A do B take C go D make
3 A collect B pick C take D catch
4 A probable B surely C possible D likely
5 A forgot B left C let D put
6 A well B much C good D fine
7 A clear B sure C safe D care
8 A alarm B trap C risk D threat
9 A off B out C up D away
10 A lesson B point C part D step
11 A into B to C with D of
12 A which B that C what D then
13 A state B fact C knowledge D experience
14 A well-known B usual C familiar D regular
15 A price B loss C lack D cut