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THE SHOPLIFTER

Mark Diamond was a thief. He had been to prison several times. Last time he was sentenced to ten months in prison for shoplifting when he tried to steal a silver necklace for his girlfriend Jane.

On the day he left prison, first he had a good meal in a cafe, then went to the cinema. He enjoyed being free again. He took a long walk in town looking at the windows. He had a few dollars and wanted to buy a present for his girlfriend Jane. He saw a pretty silk dress in one window but he didn’t like colour, he saw a green cotton blouse in another shop window but he didn’t like the cut of the blouse.

He looked at a fur coat in another shop but it was too expensive. Then he saw a nice leather bag and first he thought that Jane would also like it. He was just going to buy it but he changed his mind and thought it would make a poor present.

Then he went into a jeweller’s shop. There he saw a nice gold bracelet on the counter. He always wanted a present like that. He had a quick look around and saw nobody was watching him. The assistant was showing a diamond engagement ring to a customer. The next minute the gold bracelet was in Mark’s pocket and he started for the door.

At that moment, he felt a hand on his shoulder. “Young man”, said the owner of the shop, “I saw you steal a bracelet. I’ll have to call the police”. Mark went pale. “Oh, no. Don’t do that. I’ll pay for the bracelet. Yes, I’ll pay for it”.

The owner of the shop took a look at the gold bracelet and said, “All right. It’ll be £600”.

“Well”, said Mark, “Couldn’t you show me anything cheaper? I really don’t want to spend that much”.

Choose the best answer:

1. Mark Diamond was

a) an honest man

b) a crook (ошуканець, шахрай)

c) a hard-working man

2. He had spent a few months in prison because

a) he had wanted to buy a present for his girlfriend

b) he had been caught shoplifting

c) he had no money to buy a silver necklace

3. When he left prison

a) he felt very happy

b) he decided to steal again

c) he forgot about his girlfriend

4. At a jeweller’s

a) he was shown a diamond ring

b) he saw a nice ring

c) he saw a gold bracelet on the counter

5. Nobody was looking at him, so

a) he left the shop

b) he decided to steal a bracelet

c) he asked the assistant to show him a bracelet

6. As Joe was afraid of being arrested

a) he ran out of the shop

b) he offered to pay the price of the bracelet

c) he asked the jeweller to take a look at the bracelet

7. When Joe heard how much the bracelet cost

a) he asked for some less expensive

b) he went pale

c) he promised to pay £600.

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