English Exercises: Bear guilty of stealing honey

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A.� �Read the following article and�choose the correct preposition to fill in the gaps.

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A wild bear �with a taste for honey �has been found guilty �repeatedly raiding a beekeeper's hives.

The beekeeper��took the bear to court� in Macedonia after spending a year trying to protect his bees �and their honey �the hungry beast.

The sweet-toothed bear didn't show �at court, but he was still found guilty �theft and criminal damage.

Because the bear� is a protected species and has no owner, the state has to pay� �1,750 �the damage �the hives.

The beekeeper

�said he'd tried to keep the bear away from his bees

��buying a generator, putting lights

�up around the beehives and playing really loud music.

But when the generator ran �of power, the lights went �and the music stopped so the bear sneaked back to stick his paws �in the honey hives �again.

Meanwhile the bear

�is still at large in Macedonia - probably looking �his next honey fix!

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�B.�� Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True, F for False.��

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1	The bear was taken to court because it damaged a beekeeper's hives.	�
2	The bear first attacked the hives a year ago.	�
3	The bear was tried without being present.	�
4	The owner of the bear will have to�pay �1,750 for the damage.	�
5	The beekeeper used lighting and music to scare the bear away.	�
6	When the bear came back, its paws got stuck in the honey.	�
7	Now the bear is kept at a large zoo in Macedonia.	�

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C.�� Match the words or phrases�on the left with the definitions on the right. Put the correct letter into the box next to each word.

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1	raid	�	a)	a machine that produces electricity
2	hive	�	b)	to use all of something and not have any more left
3	beast	�	c)	has not been caught
4	sweet - toothed	�	d)	an amount of something you badly want
5	show up	�	e)	to go somewhere secretly
6	generator	�	f)	an animal, especially a large or wild one
7	run out of	�	g)	to take something from a place, usually secretly
8	sneak	�	h)	that likes eating sweet foods
9	is at large	�	i)	a small box where bees are kept
10	fix	�	j)	to arrive, especially at the place where someone is waiting for you