Throughout history, people have been the victims of pickpockets．Today, pocket-picking is one of the most rapidly increasing crimes．Pickpockets are increasing【C1】______and developing better methods to practise their skill.【C2】______one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year, no one is really safe【C3】______a skilled pickpocket．His victims, or marks【C4】______they are called, can be rich or poor, young or old．During the 18th century, pickpockets【C5】______in England．Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging which was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets.【C6】______, in time the practice was discontinued．Police official say that most efficient pickpockets come from South America．Many of these expert pickpockets【C7】______in special schools called Jingle Bell School．A pickpocket graduates from a J．B．S.【C8】______he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy(人体模型)that has bells inside its pockets! Some of the【C9】______places of pickpockets are banks, airports, supermarkets, train and bus stations．Oftentimes a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket as his partner．【C10】______being the victim of a pickpocket, it is important to be very careful when in the midst of large gatherings of people.
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