Investigation and Legal

1. The kidnappers demanded a ________ of $509,000.

2. The Minister accused the farmers of ________ the potato shortage in order to force prices up.

3. The men ________ the millionaire’s small daughter and demanded a large sum of money for her return.

4. The police managed to ________ down the owner of the car.

5. My enquiries did not ________ any information of value.

6. The police _____ their attention to the events that led up to the accident.

7. When I came through the customs at the airport I had to pay ________ on a clock I had bought.

8. At the election you must mark your paper, fold it and drop it into the ________ box.

9. Many local authorities realize the need to make ________ for elderly people in their housing programs.

10. The _______ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.

11. At the end of his trial he was ________ of murder.

12. When he was questioned by the police, the thief didn’t ________ the truth.

13. The police are ________ the suburbs for the missing car.

14. The prisoners had spent almost a year digging a ________ before the guards discovered it.

15. If your handbag has been stolen, you must ________ it to the police immediately.

16. The accused man was able to prove his innocence at the trial and was ________.

17. The police were able to trace the criminal because he left his ________ on the door handle.

18. The judge ________ the criminal to twenty years in prison.