Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes ____ (protect). Crime goes up ____(rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on a holiday.

    Always give ____(strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow ____(clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park ____ car in your driveway.

Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. ____(have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor ____ a relative get your mail every day.

    Fix a timer in some of your rooms ____ turns lights on and ____during different time of the day. Some TVs also comes with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have a sensitive light outside your house that ____(keep) thieves away when you are not at home.