March 28 - April 03, 2005

Man facing 26 years for lying wins hearing
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1. How many more prisoners does California have today compared to 25 years ago?
A. double
B. four times
C. seven times
D. twenty-five times

2. How long did Reyes stay in prison before his "three-strikes" conviction?
A. three years
B. five years
C. seven years
D. twenty five

3. How do people feel about the three-strikes law?
A. They want it.
B. They don't like it.
C. They don't know about it.
D. They demonstrate against it

4. What is the three-strikes law?
A. People who commit violent crimes must go to prison for a long time.
B. Anybody who has been to prison for at least 25 years must stay there for life.
C. Criminals who regret their crimes can get three strikes instead of a prison sentence.
D. Anybody who gets convicted of a crime for a third time must go to jail for a minimum of 25 years.

5. Why does Tallman want Reyes to go to prison?
A. Tallman doesn't like Reyes.
B. Reyes attacked Tallman during one of his crimes.
C. Reyes continued to commit crimes although he had been to prison before.
D. Tallman thinks that some time in prison will make Reyes become a better person.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. appeal
A. protest
B. petition
C. rejection
D. opposition

7. plausible
  A. proven
B. certain
C. convincing
D. reasonable

8. felony
A. crime
B. perjury
C. robbery
D. burglary

9. amid
A. against
B. replacing
C. in spite of
D. along with

10. dissent
A. explain
B. support
C. disagree
D. stand up for

 

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