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PART ONE: READING COMPREHENSION
Passage 1
Troughout history, people have been the victim of pickpockets. Today, pickpocketing is one of the most rapidly increasing crimes. Pickpockets are increasing in number and developing better methods to practice their skill. Approximately one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year, and no one is really safe from a skilled pickpocket. His victims or, ‘marks’ as they are called, can be rich or poor, young or old.
During the eighteenth century, pickpockets were hanged in England. Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging, which was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets. However, in time the nractice was discontinued. The reason: while people attentively watching the anging of a pickpocket, other pickpockets skillfully stole the money of the spectators!
Police officials say that the most efficient pickpockets come from South America. Many of these expert pickpockets are trained in special schools called “Jingle Bell Schoois”. A pickpockets graduates from J.B.S when he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy (mannequin) that has bells inside its pocket.
Even the most well-dressed, respectable person may be a pickpocket. Some of the favourite places of picpockets are banks, airports, racetracks, supermarkets, elevators, and train and bus stations. Oftentime a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket as his partner. Another kind of pickpocket works outside or inside bars and specializes in stealing from women is called a ‘purse snatcher’.
To avoid being the victim of pickpocket, it is important to bevery cautious and alert when in the mids of a large gatherings of people.
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