Listen to the interview with Thomas Adair, a documentary filmmaker who has closely observed the operation of boot camps. The read the following statements and choose the best response.

1. Thomas Adair basically…

agrees with

a. isn’t sure about

b. …the idea of boot camps.

2. He feels that boot camps give kids a

a. second chance

b. safe place to live

3. Adair says that adult repeat offenders…

a. can

b. can’t

…be easily changed.

4. He feels that traditional prison…

a. helps make

b. doesn’t make

… a difference in changing someone’s behavior.

5. Adair says that a reason why many kids become offenders is that they …

a. ignore

b. don’t have

… structure and guidance.

6. Adair believes that young criminals …

a. are probably

b. can’t be

… responsible for all the problems in the United States today.

7. He is

a. optimistic about the future.

b. pessimistic about the future.

8. Adair thinks that boot camps are good because they help to

a. reform young offenders

b. punish young offenders