25.

Choose the right answer:

The suspect is to have been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.
a. accused b. affirmed ANS: C banuit c. alleged d. announced

44.

the right preposition:

The appointed attorney felt gratified that the arrestee had no choice but to confide ...... him.
a. with b. over c. in d. through

ANS: C Appointed=a fixa,a stabili,a numi ------attorney=avocat,reprezentant-----felt =a simti---gratified=a recompensa,a mitui 32.

Choose the right answer:

In the sentence: A judge may permit a departure from this presumptive sentence either an increase or decrease in the length of the term if specific justification is shown. the expression departure from means:
a. a deviation or variation from standard c. the act of forgiving an offence and of

procedure or established practice.

b. the act of leaving or going away.

dismissing the charges against the accused. d. a subjective choice made in the ruling of a judge, due to emotional involvement.

ANS: A departure from=abatere de la

59.

Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes: The client asked his lawyer, Ms. Ann Straight: Do you think I should plead guilty?

?
a. The client asked his lawyer whether c. The client asked his lawyer whether

did she think he should plead guilty.

b. The client asked his lawyer whether

she thinks he should plead guilty.

d. The client asked his lawyer whether

she thought he should plead guilty.

ANS: B 63.

she did thought he should plead guilty.

Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes: Officer Jenkins: When the driver exited the car, a bag of crack cocaine fell to the ground.

?
a. Officer Jenkins said that when the c. Officer Jenkins said that when the

driver had exited the car, a bag of driver exited the car, a bag of crack crack cocaine had fallen to the ground. cocaine had fallen to the ground. b. Officer Jenkins said that when the d. Officer Jenkins said that when the driver was exiting the car, a bag of driver exited the car, a bag of crack crack cocaine fell to the ground. cocaine would fall to the ground.
ANS: C 65.

Turn the following Direct Speech into Reported Speech, by making any necessary changes: Slow down or Ill get out of the car!

?
a. She begged me to slow down, c. She encouraged me to slow down and

otherwise she will get out of the car.

b. She invited me to slow down so that

to get out of the car.

d. She threatened to get out of the car if I

she could get out of the car.

ANS: D 71.

didnt slow down.

Choose the right answer:

The victim: How long does it take you to catch the driver? The victim wants to know how long ................... to catch the driver.
a. it takes us b. it took us ANS: A c. does it take us d. did it take us

74.

Choose the right answer:

The client: If I didnt smoke, my life insurance premiums would be lower. The client said that if ................., his life insurance premiums .................. lower.
a. he did smoked, would be b. he hadnt smoked, would have been ANS: D c. he didnt smoke, will be d. he didnt smoke, would be

82.

Choose the right answer:

In the sentence My lawyer told me to look before I leap, to look before I leap means:

a. to consider the possible consequences

c. to proceed in an action without regard

before taking action;

b. to look carefully at the place one is

to the possibility of danger involved in it.

about to jump on;

ANS: A To leap=a trece peste,a sari 83.

Choose the right answer:

In the sentence: Two amendments were tabled by the opposition in their last session. the British idiom to table an amendment means:
a. to postpone discussing an amendment c. to submit an amendment for

indefinitely;
b. to take a vote on the amendment by

consideration by a legislative body.

show of hands;
ANS: C 91.

Choose the right answer:

The idiom to walk a tightrope, which is an expression initially used in circus acrobatics, is now used in everyday language and it means:
a. to act very carefully so as to avoid c. to risk losing two offers at the same

either of two opposite bad situations;

b. to act recklessly, endangering ones

time due to a delayed decision;

d. to balance two competing ideas or

life;
ANS: A 92.

groups.

Choose the right phrasal verb:

The Labor Party ............. the destruction of all war-time measures in restraint of civil or industrial liberty.
a. stands for b. stands against ANS: A c. stands down d. stands back from

93.

Choose the right phrasal verb:

The Constitution of the United Kingdom is .......... of statute law, common law, and conventions.

a. made up b. made out ANS: A 99.

c. made over d. made by

Choose the right answer:

The electors shall meet in their respective states and vote ................... for President and Vice-President.
a. by bulletin b. by show of hands ANS: C c. by ballot d. by oral consent

106.

Choose the right answer:

?When the judge pronounced the sentence she ................... and lost all hope to be free again.
a. fell to her face b. started to make faces ANS: C 112. c. put on a long face

Choose the right preposition:

Knowing that the defence case stands .......... his testimony, the best expert in town was brought to stand by the Prosecution.
a. on b. over ANS: A c. for

113.

Choose the right preposition:

If the Defence has no further questions, the witness may step ..........
a. off b. down ANS: B c. out

118.

Choose the right idiom:

Due to a miscarriage of justice, he succeeded in ............................... murder.

a. making off with b. getting away with ANS: B 120.

c. running off with

Choose the right preposition:

The matter was so delicate, that the judge had to think it ...... before announcing the verdict.
a. up b. over ANS: B c. out

121.

Choose the right idiom: The judge could no longer ......... his holding the court in contempt.

?
a. put off with b. put down to ANS: C 125. c. put up with

Choose the right preposition:

Everybody considered that the judge had a reason to let him ... like that.
a. off b. on ANS: A c. away

128.

Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law systems and civil law systems:

?
a. In the civil law system, the judge c. In the common law system, the

ascertains the applicable law and the jury determines the facts b. In the common law system, the judge ascertains the applicable law and the jury determines the facts
ANS: B 129.

examining magistrate and the judge investigate and adjudicate the case.

Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law systems and civil law systems:

?
a. Most countries with civil law systems c. Most countries with civil law systems

use what is known as the inquisitorial system. b. Most countries with common law systems use what is known as the inquisitorial system.
ANS: A 132.

use what is known as the adversarial system.

Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law systems and civil law systems:

A determinate sentence means that

a. the judge imposes a fixed term of c. the judge sentences the offender to a

incarceration with no early release through parole. b. the judge grants the convict the possibility of parole.
ANS: A 134.

term that falls within a narrow range prescribed by law.

?Choose the correct definition for homicide:

a. A homicide is the crime of killing c. A homicide is the crime of killing

someone deliberately.
b.? A homicide is not necessarily a crime

someone unlawfully and maliciously, or with premeditation.

in itself, since it can be committed without criminal intent and without criminal consequences.
ANS: B 135.

Choose the correct definition for misdemeanor:

?
a. Misdemeanor is a serious crime such c. Misdemeanor is a less serious crime,

as murder, arson, rape, robbery or kidnapping.

b. Misdemeanor is a synonymous term

for which the penalty is usually a fine, a jail sentence of less than a year or both.

for homicide.

ANS: C 136.

Choose the correct sentence about the two legal systems: common law systems and

civil law systems: In common law jurisdictions, a court not of record is ..

a. a court that keeps permanent records c. a court of limited jurisdiction.

of its proceedings.
b. a court that keeps no records of its

proceedings.
ANS: B 142.

?Choose the correct definition for the Crown Court:

a. The Crown Court is the higher court of c. The Crown Court is the court of last

first instance in criminal cases, which hears civil cases as well as criminal appeals from the Magistrates Courts in England and Wales. b. The Crown Court is the Supreme Court which hears civil cases as well as criminal appeals from the Magistrates Courts in the U.S.A.
ANS: A 143.

resort, the highest appellate tribunal of the New York State.

Choose the right answer:

The Supreme Court is the Last Court of Appeal. What does this mean?
a. No other court has higher decisionc. It is the most powerful court in the

making power.
b. Citizens can appeal its decision (take

U.K. with authority over all the other courts.

the same case) to lower courts.

ANS: A

151.

?Read the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution and decide what purpose it serves: We the People of
the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
a. The purpose of the Preamble is to c. The purpose of the Preamble is to

introduce an official document and to set out the main points in it. b. The purpose of the Preamble is to make the citizens aware that they can change the constitution whenever is necessary.
ANS: A 156.

mark an important historic event without precedent.

Choose the right answer:

In U.K. the Prime Minister is, by tradition, the ..

a. First Lord of the Treasury b. Lord Chancellor ANS: A c. Foreign Secretary

158.

Choose the right answer:

In U.K. the is the head of the judiciary.

a. Lord Chancellor b. Chancellor of the Exchequer ANS: A c. Home Secretary

176.Choose the right answer:

?If the parties choose to have a jury trial, determining the facts is the task of the ...
a. grand jury b. petit jury ANS: B c. bench trial

?187. Choose the right phrasal verb:

Knowing that the defence case . his testimony, the Prosecution brought the best

expert in town to the stand.

a. stands on b. stands over ANS: A c. stands for

?189. Choose the right phrasal verb:

I don't see why politicians who commit crimes should be .. so lightly.
a. let off b. let down ANS: A c. let in

?190. Choose the right phrasal verb:

It was just a rumour that the Home Office intended to . all asylum-seekers in London.
a. lock in b. lock down ANS: C c. lock up

?193. Choose the right phrasal verb:

I'm concerned because the crime figures are .. We need urgent measures!
a. going up b. going down ANS: A c. going on

?199. Choose the right preposition:

She thinks that people who harm children should be banged . for life.
a. in b. up ANS: B c. down