C. Shoplifting

C. Shoplifting.

 

1. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) for each of the following questions.
(1) Who is the speaker?

a. A manager of a small supermarket. b. A manager of a big supermarket. c. A manager of a small branch of a big supermarket.
(2) What does he mainly talk about? a. The prevention of shoplifting. b. The causes of shoplifting. c. The psychological trend of shoplifting.
(3) Who constitutes the great part of shoplifters? a. People in their early thirties. b. People in their twenties. c. Teenagers in groups.
(4) Which of the following methods is not used by the manager in preventing shoplifting? a. Putting chains or alarms on goods. b. Hiring store detectives. c. Using closed-circuit television.

2. Fill in the following blanks.
(1) I have to try to prevent it, or else I'll
.
(2) The teenagers do shoplifting for
.
(3) The store detectives walk around like
, otherwise they'll be
.
(4) We have big signs up, saying "
," but that doesn't
.
(5) Putting cash desk at
can prevent the
to walk straight out with things, but it also worries the
who hasn't found what he wanted.
(6) Closed-circuit television is
. In fact, all
methods of prevention are quite
, and naturally they make our prices
, but it has to be done, otherwise
will make all the prices
, and
doesn't want that.