How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? Around the holidays, many families don't consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.
Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return. Nothing says "Hey, we are not home!" like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mail and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.
Set several different lights in your house on random timers. Don't leave your outdoor lights on all the time. Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights. If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time,it means that nobody is home to turn it off.
If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them. When thieves see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home.
Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thieves, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don't know what is inside, then they are less likely to run the risk of breaking in.
This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday. Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.
What is the main idea of the passage?
通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了在度假期间，确保家里的安全和防止家里被偷窃的几条建议。A项(告诉我们如何防止假期期间的偷窃)最能概括全文内容。故选A。
If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should________.
根据第三段第一句"Set several different lights in your house on random timers."可知，在你的房子里用随机定时器设置几盏不同的灯。由此可推知，当你在其他地方度假时，你房子里的灯应该以一种不规律的方式开着。故选A。
To make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?
根据最后一段最后一句"Nothing can truly protect your home unless you haveit monitored by a professional home security system.”可知，没有什么能真正保护你的家，除非你的家被专业的家庭安全系统监控着，即作者建议在家中配备安全系统。故选D。
Most of the tips mentioned in the passage seem to______.
根据文中给出的建议——要么让你信任的邻居帮你取邮件和报纸，要么让邮递员帮你保管邮件，直到你回来，或者在你的房子里用随机定时器设置几盏不同的灯等——可推知，这些建议都在设法营造家里有人的假象，从而给窃贼留下错误的印象。故选C。
The underlined word"deter"probably means"____"
根据倒数第二段第二句“This is effective to deter possible thieves, as no one can see what is in your house.”可知，因为没有人能看见你的房子里有什么，所以这对阻止可能出现的窃贼是有效的。由此可推知，deter意为"阻止"。discover:发现；discourage:阻拦，阻止；surprise:使惊奇；attract:吸引。故选B。