With a VISA card in your hand, the world opens up to you. With more than 24 million places across the world accepting VISA, you can use your VISA card instead of cash to pay for your everyday purchases — whether you are shopping at the grocery store, dining at a restaurant, filling your car with petrol or buying the perfect gift on your travels. You can even use it to get cash from more than one million ATMs around the world.
To avoid even that inconvenience, you can take the following basic precautions:
When you get your card:
Sign the signature panel immediately;
If you have been given a PIN （personal identification number ）to use at a cash machine or in shops , memorizes it— never write it down;
If you choose your own PIN, or change the one you were given, avoid obvious choices such as your date of birth or telephone number;
Do not tell anyone you PIN;
At home
Keep your sales and cash machine receipts and check them against your card or bank statement;
If any amount is incorrect or you spot a transaction you id not make, call the bank or other organization that issued your card immediately;
Keep a list of your card numbers, along with the telephone numbers you should call if they are lost or stolen;
In the shop
Check the sales slip to ensure the amount is correct and the total has been filled in before you sign;
Make sure the retailer gives the card back to you , along with your copy of the voucher（收据）;
Keep your card close to you—beware of pickpockets （扒手）;
Do not leave your card in your car’s glove compartment;
Telephone and mail order shopping :
When you place an order over the telephone or by mail, give your card number only if you are confident about the company’s reputation;
Your might be asked for you VISA card security code the three digits at the end of the card number printed on the signature panel. Give the seller that code but never give your PIN.
1．If you were asked for your VISA card security code, what would you do ?
A．Never tell the card number to anybody
B．Check the card number and never give your PIN
C．Give your card number only if you are confident about the company
D．Call the bank or other organizations for help
2．What’s a VISA card?
A．It’s a card that you can use to pay for something
B．It’s a card which includes a PIN, without that it is penniless
C．It’s another form of money, which can buy anything around the world.
D．It’s something that you can place an order over the telephone or by mail
3．What’s the title of the passage?
A．VISA Card Is Important B．ATM’s Replacement – VISA Card
C．Inconvenient , Safe But Cheap D．VISA Card –Another World Opens to you
4．Which of the following statements is right?
A．We can buy anything in the shop with a VISA
B．If your VISA card is stolen, you should tell the bank your card number
C．In case of forgetting your PIN, you can tell your mother your PIN
D．You can put your VISA card in your car if there’s nobody around you