单选题 The case last October was important because ________.
[A] the store got the dresses back [C] other shops found out about the equipment
[B] the equipment was able to frighten shoplifters [D] the kind of evidence supplied was accepted by court

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推断题。文章第四段提到Selfridges百货商店以拍摄到的录像带为证据成功指控了扒手,最后总结说这是一件重要的判例案件,由此推断,这种证据(录像带)被法庭接受是该案件的重要性之所在,所以D正确。