Exercise 9. Fill in the blanks with the word best suited to the context from those in brackets

Fill in the blanks with the word best suited to the context from those in brackets.

A (dress – wear – put on)

1. People do not …………. very long coats nowadays.

2. Students normally ………… very informally.

3. I took a bath, …………… and went out.

4. They usually ………… jeans and sweaters.

5. There is someone at the door. You’d better …….. your dressing-gown ….

before you open it.

6. She didn’t want to ……………. her raincoat and took an umbrella instead.

7. Yesterday at her brother’s birthday party she ………….. a very pretty blouse.

8. They were ………… in jeans and sweater.

9. I saw him …………… his new sweater in front of the mirror.

10. Employees are expected to ……… smart clothes to the office.

11. How were they …………….?

12. What were they …………….?

13. She took off her shoes and …………. her slippers.

14. She quickly ………. the child.

15. It’s informal. There is no need to ………. up.

B (fit – match – suit)

1. I think this plain cotton frock will ….… me, I want something for everyday wear.

2. You must buy grey gloves to ……… your hat.

3. This suit doesn’t ……….. you, it’s tight in the shoulders.

4. Buy a green hat, this colour …….. you more than any other.

5. The suit was badly made and didn’t …….. him properly.

6. That’s a nice dress. It ……. you perfectly.

7. The blue dress ................ her properly now she's lost some weight.

8. The blue of her dress ............ the blue of her eyes.

9. That blue dress ............. the girl with the blonde hair.

10. Her black bag …….. her shoes.

11. Red usually doesn’t ……… people with ginger hair.

12. Those shoes don’t …….. the boy any more. He’s grown out of them.

Exercise 10

Read each definition on the left-hand side. Circle the one word from the three boldfaced words that best matches the definition.

Outer coverings

1. same as a parka	anorak	cardigan	mackinaw
2. a long cotton jacket with four pockets and a belt	mess jacket	bush jacket	dress jacket
3. sleeveless covering fastened at the neck – it hangs loosely	cloak	pullover	cape
4. blanket-like covering with a hole in the centre for wearer’s head	poncho	mackinaw	parka
5. double-breasted short coat of heavy wool plaid cloth	mackinaw	pea jacket	anorak
6. loose, sleeveless coat	cloak	anorak	parka
7. loose-fitting belted jacket with box pleats	trench coat	Norfolk jacket	pea jacket
8. hip-length pullover coat with a hood	pullover	parka	cloak
9. belted raincoat with military- type shoulder straps	mackinaw	trench coat	kersey
10.sweater that has neither buttons nor zippers	anorak	poncho	pullover
11.short, tight-fitting sleeveless covering worn under jacket	cape	waistcoat	pea jacket
12.hip-length double-breasted coat of heavy wool	cloak	trench coat	pea jacket