Question

Complete the text. Choose the correct options, A, B, C or D. Ronnie Biggs is probably one of the most famous 1 _______________ in Britain. In August 1963, with 14 other gang members he stole 2.6 million pounds from a mail train travelling 2 _______________ Glasgow and London. This was an 3 _______________ large amount of money at the time. However, the police caught him in September and he 4 _______________ to prison for 30 years. But Biggs only stayed in prison 5 _______________ July 1965, when he escaped and eventually ran away to Australia with his wife and sons. They 6 _______________ there for 3 years when the police found out that they were in the country. So Biggs had to run away again, this time to Brazil, but without his family. Biggs lived a relatively 7 _______________ life in Brazil for over 30 years but returned, voluntarily, to the UK in 2001. The police 8 _______________ him as soon as he got off the plane and sent him back to jail. Since then he 9 _______________ various health problems and, as a result, he 10_______________ from prison in 2009. 1 A arsonists B burglars C murderers D robbers 2 A between B from C in D at 3 A absolutely B definitely C deliberately D extremely 4 A has been sent B had sent C sent D was sent 5 A for B from C since D until 6 A had been living B have lived C lived D were living 7 A enjoy B enjoyable C enjoying D enjoyment 8 A arrested B asked C flew D invited 9 A had B had had C has D has had 10 A has been released B has released C released D was released

Answer 1

1 D robbers 2 A between 3 D extremely 4 D was sent 5 D until 6 A had been living 7 B enjoyable 8 A arrested 9 D has had 10 D was released