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Unit 8 Detective stories
Reading 2
Revision
Fill in the blanks and retell something about the murder in West Town.
Early today, the body of a _____-year-old man was found in West Town. The victim was a computer_________. He was last seen _________ his office in East Town at about _______ yesterday. The police believe that the murder took place between _______ last night and _______ this morning.
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engineer
leaving
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
1 a.m.
The police are now checking the scenes for more ______ and asking anyone who saw anything ________ near Corn Street last night to contact us. They are also wondering if the victim had any _______.
The victim was ________ with a knife and _____ to death. According to the record, he was _______ of computer _______ and ________ with __________ into several computer systems over the last year.
So far, the only ________ is a short thin man who was seen _________ down Corn Street. A ________ reported that he was _________ heavily and had ______ on his shirt. But he _______ that he was not guilty.
The victim’s parents have offered a _______ of 50,000 yuan for more useful information.
clues
unusual
enemies
wounded
bled
guilty
crimes
charged
breaking
suspect
running
witness
breathing
blood
insisted
reward
1. He was last seen leaving his office in East Town at about 7 p.m. yesterday.
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
被动形式:sb. be seen doing sth.
see/hear/watch/find sb. do sth. 看见/听到/看着/发现某人做了某事
被动形式:sb. be seen/heard/watched/found to do sth.
Language points
Practice:
1. I find Lucy crying in the classroom.
= Lucy ____ ______ _______ in the classroom (by me).
2. We often hear the girl sing happily.
= The girl is often heard _____ _____ happily.
is found crying
to sing
2. We’re asking anyone who saw anything unusual near Corn Street last night to contact us.
(1) contact vt.联系
contact sb. 联系某人
e.g. Please contact us through the Internet.
(2) contact n.联系
make contact with … 与……