4. Choose the correct variant and provide the necessary prepositions: 1. He was (accused/charged) … a serious crime, but (convicted/acquitted) in a
law court.
2. They were (acquitted/convicted/accused) … murder and sent to prison.
3. Tomorrow he will be (tried/accused) … his crimes in Chicago District Court.
4. My neighbour (convicted/charged/accused) me … not locking the front door
for the night.
5. “How dare you (charge/accuse/acquit) me … something I haven’t done?” he
said to his parent.
6. In the 1960s they were (accused/charged) … oath-breaking, convicted and
sworn to secrecy. Only after the collapse of the USSR they were
(tried/acquitted/convicted) and rehabilitated.
7. The prosecutors (convicted/charged/acquitted) the man … theft and
presented evidence to the judge and jury.
8. The police found that he had prior (convictions/accusations/charges) for
unlawful use of drugs and spent in Texas prison 8 years in total.
9. After the witness’ testimony all the (accusations/charges/convictions) were
dismissed and they were (convicted/charged/acquitted) and released in the court
room.
10. When I was leaving the shop, the security guard
(acquitted/accused/charged) me … stealing some chocolates.
11. He was arrested by the police and (charged/acquitted/accused) … a
criminal offence but released on a $200,000 bail. However, he escaped from the state
and didn’t appear in court on the fixed day of (conviction/accusation/trial).
12. The fact that he had no prior (convictions/charges/trials) was taken into
account by the judge
- Yes, a lot. Most of them were groups of tourists from abroad.
-What can you say about exhibits?
- They were wonderful Some of them were quite old and very valuable.
- Did you have a guide or an audio guide?
- I was alone. But I joined a group of toursits and listened to their quide.
-What were your impressions?
- I was very impressed by the collection of works of art and by the knowledge of the guide. He seemed to know everything about the exhibits and their creators.