Read the text and fill in the gaps with their correct form of the verbs. 'Centuries ago when a man (a) ________ (accuse) of a crime, he often had to go through a strange test. In one country the local prince used a pot of boiling oil. A metal bar (b) ________ (drop) into the pot. The prisoner then had to put his hand into the oil and (c) ________ (take) out the bar. The prince believed that the oil (d) ________ (burn) the hand of an innocent man. He thought that a guilty man (e) ________ (burn) by the hot oil. There was no record that any prince ever ( f ) ________ (pluck up) the courage to try the justice of this harsh test on himself. Another foolish method (g)________ (use) in Europe hundreds of years ago. A man (h) ________ (accuse) of a crime was taken to a pool or a river. A rock was tied to the man, and he then (i) ________ (throw) into the water. If he floated, people declared him guilty and punished him. Sometimes he was killed. However, if the man ( j ) ________ (sink), people maintained that he was innocent. They pulled him out of the water quickly and released him. We (k) ________ (not know) what happened if he learnt to swim under the water. Today our methods are much better. An accused man (l) ________ (take) to a law court. When the offence is small, a magistrate (m) ________ (judge) the case. If it is serious, the people on the jury ( n )________ (decide) the punishment.