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• The Jury may sentence Timothy McVeigh to the Death Penalty.
• There were many victims killed in the Oklahoma bombing.
• Reconciliation between a murderer and the victims' families is very difficult to achieve. The families usually do not want to forgive the murderer.
• The jury's verdict for Timothy McVeigh was 'guilty.'
• A good story always has closure.The end of the story is very clear.
• People who are advocating the use of Capital Punishment often believe that violent criminals must be severely punished.
• It is not very cost effective to spend money on things that you don't need.
• Survivors of violent crimes are often emotionally scarred.
• Opponents of the Death Penalty hope that prisons can rehabilitate many criminals.

Match the vocabulary word pronunciations with their definitions below.Click on the icons to hear the words. Write the answers in the blanks.

1) resolution; settlement	A.
2) the jury's judgment	B.
3) people who live through something	C.
4) inexpensive	D.
5) recommending	E.
6) restore; cure	F.
7) penalize	G.
8) ending	H.
9) people hurt	I.
ANSWERS  1)H. reconciliation  2) B. verdict  3)A. survivors  4) G. cost effective  5)E. advocating  6) C. rehabilitate  7)D. sentence  8) F. closure  9)I. victims