CLOTHES

I) Complete the passages by choosing the correct answer. Only ONE answer is correct:

A: Who´s that ........................(1).........................man over there?

B: That´s Alan. He´s talking to Dr. Michos.
A: She´s very well-dressed. She ...........................(2) ...........smart. How often does she come to the club?
B: Only ............(3)........week. She ................(4).................so she can´t come every day.

1. a. Nice young b. young nice c. nice and young d. young and nice
2. a. Looks always b. always looks c. is always looking d. always is looking
3. a. once a b. once the c. one time a d. one time the
4. a. work hardly b. works hard c. work hard d. works hardly

A: .............(5).............beautiful car, Kate!

B: Yes, it´s better than the old one, but I think Kevin drives .................(6).......... I don´t enjoy ............
(7)..........out with him now. I´m sure we .............(8).............an accident sooner or later.

5. a. How b. What a c. What d. Such

6. a. So fast b. too much fast c. too quick d. too much quick
7. a. Go b. to go c. that I go d. going
8. a. Have b. are having c. going to have d. will have

A: We´re going to the concert tomorrow. June´s going to buy the tickets. ..........(9)............ to come?
B: Well, I don´t know. I´d rather ..........(10)..........come. My exams are next week.
A: .........(11).........be silly! Your exams are easier than ours, and we´re going!
B: Oh, all right. When June ........(12).........the tickets, buy one for me.

9. a. Will you b. would you c. will you like d. would you like
10. a. Not b. not to c. to not d. I won´t
11. a. Not b. Don´t c. Don´t go d. Not to
12. a. Will get b. shall get c. gets d. get

A: Here you are! Are you wet?

B: Graham is. I´m not.
A: How´s that? I don´t understand.
B: Well, while we were playing in the park we saw the clouds ..........(13).....towards us. . Then Miss Smith
saw us, and she ......(14)......an umbrella. But it wasn´t big enough for the three of us.
A: So what ......(15) .........?
B: I got under Miss ........(16) ..........umbrella, and Graham didn´t. So he got wet.

13. a. Come b. coming c. to come d. they came

14. a. Was carrying b. carried c. was wearing d. wore
15. a. Did happen b. happened c. did you d. you did
16. a. Smith her b. Smith c. Smiths´ d. Smith´s

II) Write ONE word in each space to complete the sentence:

1. ......... is only one plane to Athens .........Sundays ........winter. It leaves Heathrow ..... three o´clock ..... the
afternoon.
2. Her dress has the same pattern .......yours, and it´s made ......wool, too.
3. ...........annoying! And apart from that, she´s the ...... attractive girl at the party!
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4. Could you ........ me the way to the station? Yes, of course. Take the first ................ ....... the right and you
´ll see it in ............. .........you.
5. Is Kevin .........work today? No, he´s .....holiday. He won´t go back to work ....... next Monday.

III) Useful verbs

wear = the clothes you use: “I wear a suit to work.”

get dressed = the process of putting on clothes: “I get dressed after I have my shower.”

get undressed = the process of taking off clothes

do up = to “close” a piece of clothing: “Do up your coat before you go outside.”

undo = to “open” clothing: “My hands are so cold I can’t undo the buttons.”

zip up = to use the zip to close some clothing: “Zip up your jacket.”

unzip = to use the zip to open some clothing: “Help me! I can’t unzip this jacket.”

You also put on and take off pieces of clothing.

IV) Choose the correct answer.

1. I want to buy __ trousers.

 a pair

 a pair of

 pair of
2. My old trousers __ fashionable now.

 aren't

 doesn't

 isn't
3. He needs some new football __

 boots

 sandals

 shoes
4. __ a coat when you go outside. It's cold.

 Put off

 Put on

 Take off
5. My new scarf is made of __

 a silk

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  silk

 the silk
6. I need __ for winter.

 a new sock

 new sock

 new socks
7. In summer I usually wear __ on the beach.

 a flip-flop

 flip-flops

 wellies
8. He __ fashionable clothes.

 dresses

 gets dressed

 wears
9. When you go inside, you can __ your coat.

 do up

 put off

 take off
10. Can you help me __ these buttons?

 close

 do up

 unzip

V) Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences. Only one answer is correct:

1. We need ............... ............. Kevin hasn´t got one.

A. Other cup of coffee b. other coffee cup c. another cup coffee d. another coffee cup

2. I ........... meeting you at the dinner party.

A. Expect b. hope c. look forward to d.wait for
3. The team are very young so they need an older person to .............. .............. them.
A. Take care b. look for c. take after d. look after

4. I´m very fond ..................., Mary.

A. Of my nephew b. to my nephew c. of my niece d. to my niece

5. The sports department is .......... of the building.

A. In the 3rd flat b. on the 3rd flat c. in the 3rd floor d. on the 3rd floor
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6. You´re not .......... ............ to replace a ceiling light fixture.
A. So tall b. tall enough c. too tall d. high enough

7. She´s learning to ................... piano.

A. Play the b. play c. touch the d. touch

8. Jack is very excited about .............. in the car rally.

A. Having part b. having place c. taking part d. taking place

9. ............ did you stay in the hotel? Three months.

A. When b. how often c. how long d. how much

VI) Provide the correct word:

1. a piece of women's clothing that covers the feet and legs up

to the waist:
2. a warm piece of clothing that you pull on over your head. This
is made of wool and keeps your head warm like a cap:
3. you keep your clothes in this long tall wood object when you
aren´t wearing them:
4. clothes that are ___ , are close against your body when you wear them:

5. ___ clothes are large and do not fit your body tightly:
6. a ___ dress or shirt is one that does not have sleeves
7. _________ clothes: they have a hood.
8. an opening for the neck in a piece of clothing, in the shape of a 'V':
9. decorated or covered with a pattern of spots:
10. simple in design, with no decoration:
11. a set of lines, shapes, or colours that are repeated regularly:
12. with a pattern of stripes:
13. printed or woven in a pattern of squares:
14. material or piece of clothing made of a plant grown in warm regions that has white fibres:
15. thin smooth cloth made from the fibres produced by an insect called a silkworm:
16. a strong material made from animal skin that is used for making shoes, clothes, bags etc.:
17. a strong artificial substance that is used in making plastic and clothes:
18. light cloth made from a plant called flax:
19. light cloth made from artificial fibres that stretches and keeps its shape
20. leather with a soft brushed surface:
21. thick cotton cloth that is usually blue and is used especially to make jeans:
22. cloth that is very soft on one side and smooth on the other:
23. an animal skin covered with soft hair, used for making clothes:
25. clothes made of thick hair that grows on sheep and some other animals:
26. no longer modern or fashionable:
27. untidy or dirty:
30. clean and neat in appearance and dressed in nice fashionable clothes, especially in a slightly formal way
(used about someone's clothes)
31. showing good judgment about how to look attractive and fashionable:
32. extremely fashionable:
33. to put on clothes that are more formal than the clothes you usually wear:

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34. to hang a piece of clothing on something:
35 if clothes ___ , they are the right size for you
36. if a style or something that you wear ___ you, it makes you look good
37. a thing that forms an attractive combination with something else:
38. to replace clothes with a new or different ones:
39. to remove your clothes:
40. to put your clothes on:
41. wearing very attractive clothes that will make people notice you:
42. to fit very well (to be perfectly suited to you):
43. used when you are telling someone that they are not doing a job well enough and that they must do
better:
44. used when you want to tell someone what you would do in their situation:
45. a high collar on a sweater that fits closely around the neck:
46. a piece of clothing made of thick cotton that you wear on the upper part of your body for exercise or
informal activities:
47. a short sweater with no sleeves:
48. a short coat that covers the upper part of the body and is made in many styles for different occasions
and different kinds of weather:
49. men's shorts worn for swimming and other sports:
50. a loose piece of clothing like a soft coat that you wear before or after taking a bath or shower:
a soft piece of clothing that you wear on your foot inside your shoe:
51. a piece of women's underwear that covers the part of the body from the waist to the top of the legs:
52. a piece of underwear that supports a woman's breasts:
53. a piece of women's clothing that tightly covers the feet and legs up to the waist:
54. trousers worn by women and girls that stretch and fit very closely to their legs:
55. a rubber shoe without a top or back, held to your foot by a strap in the shape of a 'V' that goes
between your toes:
56. shoes without heels or with very low heels:
57. a trainer that you wear for playing sports:
58. a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a
closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab:
59. a bag that you carry on your back, used when you are walking long distances or travelling to several
different places:
60. a pair of round pieces of cloth or fur connected by a band that you wear over your ears to keep them
warm:

VII) Complete the sentences with cloth, clothes, cloths, clothing or clothe. First, look their meanings up in
the dictionary:

1. What kind of ................ do you like to wear?

2. Use a damp .................. to wipe the table.
3. What kind of ................................... is suitable for walking in the mountains?
4. It costs a fortune to feed and ...................................all the children in a family.
5. These ........................are made of fine wool and should be dry-cleaned, not washed in the washing
machine.
6. Food and .............................were provided for the refugees.

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7. The first thing she did when she got some money was to go out and buy lots of new ..............
8. When you polish the furniture, why don´t you use one of the old .....................in the top drawer?
9. His suit was made of very finely woven ........................
10. Firemen have to wear protective ........................as part of their uniform.

VIII) Complete the sentences with in, with or of:

1. He was dressed ......black from head to foot.

2. The police arrested the woman ........ the red dress.
3. There were two patients waiting to see the doctor, one ........... a broken arm and the other ........... his
leg ........ plaster.
4. Professor Challenger is a man ......... about fifty ........ a huge black beard.
5. A man .......... an umbrella stood waiting at the bus stop.
6. Captain Forrester is a man .......... great courage.
7. There was no-one in the waiting room except a girl......sixteen .......severe toothache.
8. All the patients ..........malaria were in an isolation ward.
9. Which one is Mrs. Fenton? It´s the woman ..........the pearl necklace.
10. Henry must be ........... his early fifties.

IX) Complete the following sentences with a phrasal verb based on put:

Example: Leslie washed and dried the dishes before ....putting.............. them .......away.......

1. Stephen got up, washed, shaved, ............ .......... his clothes and left for work.
2. No-one could attend the meeting because of the weather, so we ............. it ......... till the following
Tuesday.
3. I don´t think jill´s really ill, she´s just ............... .........
4. I thought I´d go to see the film, but I read a bad review and it .......... me .......
5. It took the firemen six hours to ...... ...... the fire at the warehouse.
6. The room looked much better once we had .............. ........... some pictures.
7. I´m afraid I can´t ......... ...... ...... his bad behaviour anymore
8. Jane .......... ........ the light and went to sleep.

X) WORD-FORMATION. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals:

Example: William is always losing his temper. He´s the most ...impatient....man I´ve ever known. PATIENCE

1. I won´t go back to the shop again - the assistants are always so .................................POLITENESS
2. We´ll have to have a new car soon. Our present one is totally ...........................RELIABILITY
3. It´s a lovely jacket, but quite .......................... for work. PRACTICAL
4. John likes giving people presents, but the things he chooses are usually quite ................................
SUITABLE
5. I wanted to get lots of information before I bought the computer, but the assistant was
most ...................... HELP
6. All this packaging around the chocolate is completely .................... NECESSITY
7. The coat was an .................................bargain in the sales. EXPECT
8. He had put on so much weight that it was just ............... for him to get into the trousers. POSSIBILITY