Question

One of the easiest ways of (39) ____ a living must be house-sitting. This is where people who are away from their home for a period of time employ others to look after their house and any pets they have.


Many house-sitters over the years have been (40) ____older people who liked the idea of earning some extra money. They won’t get a fixed monthly (41)____, but they live rent free and don’t have much to do. Having the opportunity of moving around and living in different places is another (42)____ of the job.


Of course you need people you can trust living in your house. You don’t want anyone (43)____, so many people use a house-sitting employment agency which fully checks house-sitters’ application (44)____ and makes sure they are (45) ____.


What might get me (46) ____ if I was a house-sitter would be having to go back to my own little place once the job was over. But maybe as a writer who works from (47) ____, I could travel the world, live in luxury and have an income. I haven’t applied yet, but now I’ve learned a bit about how it works and I certainly wouldn’t (48)____ down a housesitting job if one were offered to me.


39

A making B doing C working D being

40

A promoted B striking C voluntary D retired

41

A wage B fortune C salary D payment

42

A employment B attraction C activity D occupation

43

A weird B valuable C rare D balanced

44

A forms B reports C lists D notes

45

A financial B voluntary C suitable D stressful

46

A off B out C down D up

47

A house B home C apartment D flat

48

A look B turn C get D come

Answer 1

Ответ:

39)A making

40)B striking

41)C salary

42)B attraction

43)B attraction

44)A forms

45)C suitable

46)C down

47)B home

48)B turn

Объяснение: