Vocabulary: crime

1 The son of billionaire businessman Michael Jones was ________

yesterday. The ___________ have demanded a ____________ of
$5,000,000.

2 Political extremists ____________ a Saudi Arabian airliner early this

morning and forced the pilot to fly to Libya.

3 A fifty-six year old man was ___________ in the street outside the railway
station late last night. A man carrying a knife threatened to kill the man if he
didn’t hand over his wallet.

4 The police have arrested six men at Terminal 2 of the international airport as
they were trying to __________ three kilograms of heroin into the country.
The drugs were hidden in the men’s underwear.

5 Police have charged a fifty five year old man with _________ after the body
of his wife was found in the couple’s flat this morning.

6 Mr Lucien Chan, principal of the Truth and Purity College in Causeway Bay
claims he was ___________ after a neighbour photographed him leaving the
Hot Lips hostess bar late on Friday evening and threatened to send the
photographs to the media unless Chau paid him $100,000. Chau claimed he
had lost his way and simply entered the bar 'to ask for directions'.

7 Police are investigating a fire which destroyed the Lucky Millionaire

Karaoke bar early this morning. A police spokesman has said that they
hadn’t ruled out _________ . The owner of the bar is widely believed to
have connections to organized crime.

8 A property agent has been arrested in connection with a multi-million

dollar property _______. It is believed that customers paid Charlene Tang
over $20 million for properties in mainland China that did not exist.

9 The driver of a bus that ran over and killed an elderly woman on Saturday
has been charged with _______________ . The woman was crossing the
road at a pedestrian crossing when the accident occurred.
Answers

1 The son of billionaire businessman Michael Jones was kidnapped

yesterday. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of $5,000,000.

2 Political extremists hijacked a Saudi Arabian airliner early this morning and
forced the pilot to fly to Libya.

3 A fifty-six year old man was mugged in the street outside the railway station
late last night. A man carrying a knife threatened to kill the man if he didn’t
hand over his wallet.

4 The police have arrested six men at Terminal 2 of the international airport as
they were trying to smuggle three kilograms of heroin into the country. The
drugs were hidden in the men’s underwear.

5 Police have charged a fifty five year old man with murder after the body
of his wife was found in the couple’s flat this morning.

6 Mr Lucien Chau, principal of the Truth and Purity College in Causeway Bay
claims he was blackmailed after a neighbour photographed him leaving the
Hot Lips hostess bar late on Friday evening and threatened to send the
photographs to the media unless Chau paid him $100,000. Chau claimed he
had lost his way and simply entered the bar 'to ask for directions'.

7 Police are investigating a fire which destroyed the Lucky Millionaire

Karaoke bar early this morning. The bar was empty when the fire broke out.
A police spokesman has said that they hadn’t ruled out arson . The
owner of the bar is widely believed to have connections to organized crime.

8 A property agent has been arrested in connection with a multi-million

dollar property fraud. It is believed that customers paid Charlene Tang
over $20 million for properties in mainland China that did not exist.

9 The driver of a bus that ran over and killed an elderly woman on Saturday
has been charged with manslaughter . The woman was crossing the
road at a pedestrian crossing when the accident occurred.