Dustbin Day Robbery

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Dustbin Day Robbery

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
The three men are discussing their plan for a bank robbery.
(2)
The three robbers don't think dustbin day is a good day for their robbery.
(3)
They plan to take away 15,000 pounds.
(4)
If two of them wear motor-cycle helmets, the bank clerks would be suspicious.
(5)
If Jim goes back and pretends to wake up with everyone else in the bank, people will think he is the thief.
(6)
One of them will wait in a dustcart in front of the bank.
(7)
They plan to take away the money together with rubbish.

2. Identification: Identify the items in Column I with those in Column II with regard to their function in the robbery.
Column I
(1) nerve gas
(2) motor-cycle helmet
(3) dustbin
(4) dustcart
(5) plastic bag
(6) cul-de-sac

Column II
a. to move away the money and robbers
b. to wrap the money
c. a parking lot
d. to put people to sleep instantly
e. to keep people from being recognized
f. to put money in

Answer: (1)—
; (2)—
; (3)—
; (4)—
; (5)—
; (6)—
.

3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) To protect himself from going to
after he opens the canister of nerve gas, Jim is going to wear
with
inside.
(2) They don't want to put the money directly into the
because it will
and they will never be able to
it if it
like that.
(3) Jim has hired a room in the building right
the bank; it is on the
. There they can keep a
, and Fingers can
Ginger and tell him
.

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Dustbin Day Robbery

1. True or False Questions.
(1)
The three men are discussing their plan for a bank robbery.
(2)
The three robbers don't think dustbin day is a good day for their robbery.
(3)
They plan to take away 15,000 pounds.
(4)
If two of them wear motor-cycle helmets, the bank clerks would be suspicious.
(5)
If Jim goes back and pretends to wake up with everyone else in the bank, people will think he is the thief.
(6)
One of them will wait in a dustcart in front of the bank.
(7)
They plan to take away the money together with rubbish.

2. Identification: Identify the items in Column I with those in Column II with regard to their function in the robbery.
Column I
(1) nerve gas
(2) motor-cycle helmet
(3) dustbin
(4) dustcart
(5) plastic bag
(6) cul-de-sac

Column II
a. to move away the money and robbers
b. to wrap the money
c. a parking lot
d. to put people to sleep instantly
e. to keep people from being recognized
f. to put money in

Answer: (1)—
; (2)—
; (3)—
; (4)—
; (5)—
; (6)—
.

3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) To protect himself from going to
after he opens the canister of nerve gas, Jim is going to wear
with
inside.
(2) They don't want to put the money directly into the
because it will
and they will never be able to
it if it
like that.
(3) Jim has hired a room in the building right
the bank; it is on the
. There they can keep a
, and Fingers can
Ginger and tell him
.