HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE WHO JUST DISAPPEAR
Exercise 6:Have you ever wondered what happens to people who just disappear? Some go forever,and other turn up again. Those who do come (1) _____ are able to clear (2) _____ themystery of their strange absence. But those who do not return, will continue to (3) _____us. Some of the most common (4) _____ are: “murdered by a colleague” or “_____ awayby aliens in a spaceship”.There was the (6) _____ in Warwichshire, where a little girl of eight disappearedmysteriously. Her parents has died when she was a baby, and her uncle had been (7) ____after her. At the age of eighteen, she was going to inherit the family wealth and property.The uncle was (8) ______ to find her and panicked: he decided to (9) _____ up anotherlittle girl and (10) _____ she was his niece. Police investigations discovered what he haddone and he was (11) ______ with murder. He was (12) _____ guilty and in those daysthat meant the death penalty1. A. in B. back C. out D. away2. A. away B. down C. up D. by3. A. puzzle B. wonder C. deceive D. question4. A. replies B. excuses C. facts D. explanations5. A. given B. taken C. moved D. driven6. A. happening B. crime C. time D. case7. A. taking B. looking C. running D. caring8. A. unable B. failed C. impossible D. made9. A. make B. look C. dress D. ring10. A. believe B. like C. pretend D. look like11. A. accused B. charged C. punished D. taken12. A. found B. not C. decided D. discovered