Английский язык. Цыбина Е.А - 37 стр.

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arrested innocent charged appeal dropped
pardon judges plea apprehended hunt
suspect tried executed statements denied
The story began when a man called Timothy Evans was … for the murder of his
wife and baby. He was … with the double murder, but a shot time later one of the
charges was … and he was … for the murder of his daughter only. During the …
Evans accused the man whose house he had been living in, John Christie, of the
crimes, but no attention was paid to him. The … found Evans … and he was … to
death. An … was turned down and he was … in 1950.
Some time later, more women’s bodies were discovered in Christie’s house:
two, three, four, five, six. John Christie was the police’s chief … and they started a
nationwide … for him. He was soon … . Alleged … by Christie while he was in …
cast doubt on the Evans handing. When he went to …, Christie … that he had
murdered Mrs. Evans, but in private it was said that he … to that crime. His … of
insanity with regard to other murders was rejected and he was … of killing his wife.
Soon afterwards there was an … into the … of Timothy Evans. The … decided
that justice had been done and Evans had been rightly hanged. It was only in 1966
that another … was set up. This time it was decided that Evans had probably been …
and he was given a free … . Better late than never, as they say.
57. Now a quiz on some points of law – English style. The answers may well be
different in your country. Simply answer the question Yes or N. The answers
according to English law are printed at the end of the quiz.
1. Is it a crime to try and kill yourself?
2. Is it illegal to help somebody to commit suicide?
3. Can you be executed for murdering a policeman?
4. If, after a murder, all the victim’s relatives plead: ‘Please don’t prosecute!’ can
charges against the suspected culprit be dropped?
5. If two armed thieves break into a house, guns in hand, and one of them shoots
and kills the house-owner, is his accomplice guilty of murder?
6. If I surprise an intruder in my lounge at night stealing my millions, have I legal
right to assault
him with a weapon?
7. If I set a trap – a fifty-kilo weight just above the front door – for any burglars
who might try and enter the house, am I breaking the law?
8. After a divorce or legal separation, can a wife be required to pay alimony to
her ex-husband?
9. If I promise to marry my girlfriend and then change my mind shortly before the
wedding, can she take me to court?
10. If you said to your teacher in the middle of one of his lessons: ‘You don’t know
the first things about teaching!’ could he bring a civil action against you?
11. Would I be in danger of committing an offence if I put an advertisement for my
school in the paper saying: ‘Male white teacher required’?

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