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
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
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