20. A. mirror B.
shelf C.
lock D.
lamp
I
Throughout history,
people have been the victims of pickpockets. Today, ____1___ is one of the most
rapidly increasing ___2___. Pickpockets are increasing ____3___ and developing
better methods to practise their skill. ___4___ one million Americans lose
money to pickets every year. No one is really safe ___5__ a skilled pickpocket.
His victims, or “marks” ___6__ they are called, can be rich or poor, young or
old.
____7____ the 18th
century, pickpockets ___8___ in England. Large crowds people would gather to
watch the hanging ___9____ was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets.
____10____, in time the practice was discontinued.
Police official say that most
___11___ pickpockets come from South America. ___12____ these expert
pickpockets __13____ in special schools called Jingle Bell School. A pickpocket
graduates from a J.B.S. ____14____ he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed
dummy that has ____15____ inside its pockets!
Some of the ___16___
places of pickpockets are banks, airports, supermarkets, trains and bus
stations. ___17___ a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket ___18___his
partner.
___19___ being the victim
of a pickpocket, it is ___20__ to be very careful when in the midst of large
gatherings of people.
