When i was doing my law (0) … , i got to know a famous criminal lawyer who had (1) … many people. one week, he was involved in a very controversial murder (2) … and i decided to go along and watch the proceedings. the defendant was (3) … of having murdered his wife. one night, they had a violent (4) … . at one point, the man put his hands around the woman's neck. he (5) … . that he had not been trying to strangle her but that he was acting in self defence. she collapsed and soon afterwards he (6) … asleep from exhaustion. when he woke up and saw his wife, he was horrified to (7) … that she was dead. he phoned the police to (8) … . the crime and they came and arrested him. the man was (9) … with murder. if he had been (10) … guilty, he would have received a long prison (11) … , since (12) … . punishment had already been abolished, but it was still very serious. various experts were called to (13) … . evidence about the woman's death, but they couldn't agree about exactly how she had died. the (14) … thought the evidence was so confusing that it took them three whole days to (15) … a verdict. in the end, they decided the man was innocent, and he walked away free. 0 a) career b) title c) degree d) certificate с) 1 a) fought b) defended c) battled d) protected 2 a) trial b) court c) judgement d) decision 3 a) blamed b) prosecuted c) accused d) arrested 4 a) gossip b) argument c) conversation d) chat 5 a) told b) held c) claimed d) pleaded 6 a) fell b) dropped c) slid d) went 7 a) establish b) prove c) confirm d) discover 8 a) state b) inform c) report d) notify 9 a) judged b) sentenced c) charged d) held 10 a) found b) stated c) shown d) revealed 11 a) time b) punishment c) stay d) sentence 12 a) mortal b) death c) fatal d) capital 13 a) witness b) testify c) speak d) give 14 a) jury b) team c) committee d) panel 15 a) make b) arrive c) reach d) have