Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison — Reading comprehension exercise

B1 / B2 / C1


STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 8


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. Some of the drug traffickers Joseph Bongiovanni protected _____________.
2. Bongiovanni's sentence was _____________.
3. The disgraced lawman was _____________ taking a quarter of a million dollars in bribes from the mafia.
4. The judge who sentenced Bongiovanni thinks that five years in prison _____________.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Bongiovanni in the article?
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Did you know? Crime and justice passages use a distinctive vocabulary — sentencing, prosecution, federal charges — that's common in American English news. Familiarity with this register is particularly useful for learners heading to English-speaking countries or following English-language media.

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