January 15-21, 2007
Dead British soldier let down by lack of body armour: coroner
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1. Why did Steven Roberts die?
A. He was very old.
B. He committed suicide.
C. He had no body armour.
D. He was sentenced to death for a crime.

2. Who killed him?
A. friend
B. terrorist
C. madman
D. executioner

3. Where did that happen?
A. Iraq
B. US
C. Britain
D. North Korea

4. What did Roberts complain about before his death?

A. his wife
B. too much work
C. lack of equipment
D. not enough holidays

5. Why is the British government blamed for this problem?
A. People always blame the government for everything.
B. Everything happened as a result of BritainŐs colonial
C. The events happened on the order of the Supreme
D. The defence secretary delayed ordering necessary


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. breach
A. renewal
B. violation
C. improvement
D. encouragement

7. inquest
  A. finding
B. execution
C. accusation
D. investigation

8. hurl
A. eat
B. carry
C. carve
D. throw

9. bid
A. attack
B. murder
C. attempt
D. defence

10. pursue
A. avoid
B. reject
C. follow
D. consider

 

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