Cloze thieves

Theft occurs everywhere (Cloze text)
An elderly woman told the police that, as she entered a restroom, she was jostled by a woman behind her. A few minutes later, as she ……… (1) about topay for a moustache remover at a nearby store, she discovered that her wallet was ……….(2) from her purse. Apparently the woman who had bumped into her had cleverly …………(3) her wallet. This typeof theft is called pick-pocketing.
Perhaps an even more personal kind of theft is known as housebreaking, or ………..(4) . After such an intrusion, the victims often report a feeling ofviolation. They seldom regain the comfort and security level they used to have in their home. They constantly feel like they are being watched; they feel that if they go out, the burglars will againcome in. They feel uncomfortable when they are home, and they feel uncomfortable when they aren’t home.
Burglars get lucky or make their own luck. Sometimes homeowners forget to lock alltheir windows or doors. Sometimes burglars will break a window, cut through a screen door, or force open a side door.
Thieves have no shame. They ………(5) steal from anyone that they think isvulnerable. Of course, that means the elderly are their frequent victims. Some thieves are very clever; some are very lucky. All of them make an honest person’s life more difficult. It’s too badthat all of them can’t be caught and converted into honest people.
Imagine that: a world with no ……..(6) , a world where you can park your bicycle unsecured on the sidewalk, or leave yourpurse unattended in your shopping cart. Is this only a dream? Some say that if you can dream ……….(7) it, it can happen.
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