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(改编自四川省成都市第七中学、嘉祥外国语学校2016届高三第二次模拟)Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes __ 1__ (protect). Crime goes up __ 2__ (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go
__ 3__ a holiday.
Always give __ 4 (strange)the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow __ 5 __(clean)off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park __ 6__ cars in your driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. __ 7__ (have)a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor __ 8__ a relative get your mail every day.
Fix a timer in some of your rooms __ 9___ turns lights on and off during different times of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain times. Have motion(运动)sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away __ 10__ you are not at home.