Ex. 1. Pair the verbs in column A with a suitable phrase in column B. A B
1) accuse someone a) in cold blood
2) arrest someone b) into custody
3) ban c) a witness
4) break d) telephone boxes
5) charge someone e) for armed robbery
6) commit f) a prison sentence
7) cross-examine g) a case
8) hijack h) with murder
9) hold up i) smoking in public places
10) murder someone j) of shoplifting
11) pinch k) the alarm
12) serve l) a crime
13) sound m) some money
14) take someone n) a plane
15) try o) the law
16) vandalize p) a bank

Nowadays there are a lot of different devices preventing teens to read. Children spend much time playing computer games or surfing the internet instead of reading books. As for me I like reading books about adventures or detective stories. In my free time I usually go for a walk with my friends. I try to be more in the open air and to do sport. In winter I ski or skate. In summer I often swim or jug in the park. In cold days I go to gym. And of cause like all teens I spend some time to surf the internet.

1. In the simplest (превосходная) account the costs are divided into "variable" and "fixed"
2. Double-entry is the most accurate (превосходная) method of book-keeping
3. Before the last (предельная) war less than half (сравнительная) the beef consumed in the UK was produced at home
1. В простейшем отчёте расходы делятся на "переменные" и "постоянные".
2. Двойная запись является наиболее точным методом бухгалтерского учета.
3. Перед последней войны менее половины говядины, потребляемой в  Великобритании, производилось внутри страны.