01choices3 U2 ExtraPractice1
01choices3 U2 ExtraPractice1
2 Circle eight words in the puzzle. Then use the words to complete the sentences below.
i n n o c e n t
a g p m o r v k
c l u e u n j c
r f n h r e j a
g u i l t y u s
s d s b i k r e
m t h i d e y n
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Perfect Simple.
not pack • wake up • rob • work • not eat
1. He ................................................................ many banks before the police captured him.
2. She was cold on the journey because she ................................................................ warm clothes.
3. I ................................................................ an hour before I set out.
4. She was hungry, as she ................................................................ all day.
5. Where ............................................... you ............................................... before you applied for that job?
4 Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple.
Then match the questions in A to the answers in B.
A
1. ............................................... the police ............................................... (arrive) at the crime scene by midnight?
2. What ............................................... the thieves ............................................... (do) before the police captured them?
3. ............................................... she ever ............................................... (solve) a crime before?
4. Where ............................................... they ............................................... (go) before they came home?
B
..... a. No, it was her first time.
..... b. To the park.
..... c. Yes, they did.
..... d. Robbed many banks.
5 Complete the text with the verbs below. Use the Past Perfect Simple.
happen • not expect • prevent • jump • get off • attack • stop
Sixteen-year-old Canaan Bower 1. ............................................... to become a hero when he went out one morning.
But a short time later, he earned that title. He 2. ............................................... for petrol when he heard screaming
from the petrol station’s shop. Without thinking, Bower ran into the shop to help. A man was shouting
and trying to break into a locked room, and a woman behind the door was calling for help. Bower didn’t
know what 3. ............................................... , but he realised the man was dangerous. Before the man even saw
him, Bower 4. ............................................... on him from behind and held him down until the police arrived. Later,
Bower learned that he 5. ............................................... a serious crime.
A short while before, the man tried to grab one of the women’s children after they 6. ...............................................
the bus. She fought back and ran with them into the shop, but the man followed her. By the time Bower
got there, the man 7. ............................................... already ............................................... some customers. But he didn’t have
a chance against Bower. The teen was the star of his school’s wrestling team.