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2013-04-08 作业，下周课上处理。 Part I Skimming and Scanning (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions. For questions 1-7, write Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. (10 points) Identity Theft What happens when you find out that someone has used your name to get a credit card and has run up thousands of dollars in charges that you are now going to have to convince the credit card company that you are not responsible for? What if they opened bank accounts in your name, committed crimes using your name, or worse? Credit Card Fraud Have you ever eaten at a restaurant, paid with a credit card, and forgotten to get your copy of the credit card receipt? Did you know that many of these receipts have your credit card number printed right there for anyone to see and use? And, if youve signed them, your signature is also right there for someone to carefully copy. This can lead to the simplest form of identity theft. With this bit of information, someone can be well on his way to making purchases either by phone or on the Internet using your credit card number. You wont know about it until you get your statement. All they have to have, in most cases, is your mailing address, which can be looked up in a phone book or easily found on the Internet. Or it can happen when your pre-approved credit card offers fall into the wrong hands. All a person has to do is get these out of your mailbox or trash can and mail them in with a change of address request and start spending. Someone can even apply for a credit card in your name if they have the right information. You wont know a thing about it until the credit card com