M: 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 available.
W: Why don’ t you try house-sitting Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went on vacation. Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didn’t want it left empty.
M: You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house
W: Yes, but it wash’ t that easy. She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants. And when Eric house-sat for Dr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pets.
M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’ s little like babysitting - except you’re taking care of a house instead of children.
W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted.
M: Do I just have to fill out an application
W: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the homeowners and provide three refere
A. Stay at home.
B. Go to an evening class.
C. Take a vacation.
D. Get a job and earn some money.
I don’t know what to do about my mother. She is always criticizing me — the way I dress, the way I speak or look. I can’t even read a book without her interrupting me to ask what it’s about and tell me whether I should be reading it or not, and why. And of course every moment of my time away from her has to be accounted for. I try to tell her to stop interfering with my life, but it doesn’t seem to help. And I’ve no one to advise me, my father is dead and I have no brothers or sisters. It’s not as if my mother has any worries; we’re fairly well off and she doesn’t have to work, only do the housekeeping. Now I’ve met a wonderful girl whom I want to see a lot, but I’m afraid to bring her to the house — when she meets my mother she won’t want to see me any more. I’m nineteen years old, and I’m anxious to be independent.
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