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At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur’s (1 – innocent). He had been accused of the (2 – thief) of a valuable Chinese vase, and was also charged with ten other (3 – offend). The value of the (4 – steal) goods was said to be over £10,000. Arthur said in his own (5 – defend) that the vase had been put into his car (6 – accident). He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake, and was almost (7 – worth). The judge did not believe Arthur’s story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8 – crime) and that he deserved a severe (9 – punish). Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five years (10 – prison). Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it.