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3．Mary：I really don't know what to do this summer．I can't afford to just sit around，and there don't seem to be any jobs（61）available．（avail）Lucy：Why don't you try house-sitting？Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went away（62）onvacation．Mr．Dodd（63）hired（hire） Margaret to stay in their house because he didn't want （64）itleft empty．
Mary：You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house？
Lucy：It wasn't that （65）easy（ease）．She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants．And （66）when Eric house-sat for Dr．Cohen，he had to take care of her pats．
Mary：House-sitting sounds like a good job．I guess it's little like baby-sitting，except you're taking care of the house instead of （67）children（child）．
Lucy：The Student Employment Office still has a few jobs （68）posted（post）．
Mary：Do you have to fill out （69）an application？
Lucy：Margaret and Eric had to interview with the homeowners and provide three references each．
Mary：That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job．
Lucy：Well，the homeowners want some guarantee that they（70）can trust the house-sitter．
分析 暑假学生能做什么工作？Lucy告诉Mary可以给外出度假的人家看房子，帮着除草浇花、照顾宠物什么的．不过需要提供三分担保以确保看房人的品质．
解答 61．available 62．on 63．hired 64．it 65．easy 66．when 67．children 68．posted 69．an 70．can
61．available：考查形容词 Mary说这个暑假想做点事，但是似乎又没有什么可做的工作．形容词available做后置定语修饰jobs．
62．on 考查介词 Lucy建议找一个看房子的工作．她说她的朋友Margaret在去年暑假Dodd一家出门度假时为他们照看房子了．度假用固定搭配on vacation．
63．hired 考查时态 Dodd先生雇佣Margaret呆在他们的房子里．因此用hired是hire（雇佣）的过去式做谓语．
64．it：考查代词 Dodd先生不想让房子空着．因此用it代指his house．
65． easy：考查形容词 并非那么容易．that相当于so，所以后面用形容词easy做系动词wasn't的表语．
66．when 考查连词 Eric为 Dr．Cohen家看房子时，他还要照顾她的那些宠物．由语境可知此处用when．
67．children 考查名词 看房子就像看孩子，只不过你照看的是房子而不是孩子．instead of后面没有冠词，因此用复数形式children．
68．posted 考查语态 学生就业办公室还有几个已经公布的工作．从语境中可知post和jobs 是被动关系，所以用posted．
69．an 考查冠词 你还需要填申请表吗？application是可数名词，而且是元音开头，因此用an．
70．can 考查情态动词 房子的主人需要一些他们可以信任这个看房人的担保．由语境可知此处用情态动词can．
点评 考生在对题目进行作答之前，要先对题干进行详细阅读，检查题目中是否有提示词语存在；而后判断出所填词语在句子中所充当的句子成分，例如，主语、谓语等；最后根据其所充当的句子成分，加之其所处句子的语态等，选择词语的正确形式，例如，动词的现在分词或者过去分词，或者形容词的比较或者最高级的使用等．
在句子中没有提示词或者标志词存在时，考生要根据句子中所填词语的位置，判断所填词语的词性，例如，连接词、定冠词或者不定冠词、代词或者介词等．定冠词以及不定冠词的位置通常在名词之前，起到对名词进行限制的作用．而代词则分为形容词性物主代词、名词性代词、指示代词和不定代词等．在运用介词的时候，往往考查介词的固定搭配，其中包括动词、形容词等与介词的搭配．
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| History | ●Homemade selfie sticks could date from 1925 when amateur box cameras required photographers （73）makeuse of remote shutter devices． |
| ●A"telescopic extender"for compact handheld cameras was granted a （74）patentin 1983． | |
| ●Although Quik Pod got excellent reviews，the term"selfie stick"was not in （75）fashion/style/popularityuntil 2014． | |
| Usage | ●When taking photos，people can press a shutter button on the stick handle or press a button on a wireless （76）remotecontrol，or use the camera's built-in timer． |
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