Unit 2 - Clothing (exercises)

UNIT 2 - CLOTHING
I. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
musicians poet baggy designer material
casual plain symbol patterns generation
1. Walt Whitman is an American ..................... His collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was very famous.
2. We attended the fashion show of a leading .......................
3. The older ......................... prefer a darker and more traditional kind of clothing.
4. What ..................... is this dress made of? - Cotton.
5. The dove is a universal ...................... of peace.
6. ......................... clothes are very loose on your body.
7. People who become ....................... often learn how to play an instrument at an early age.
8. Some students said they prefered wearing .......................... uniforms.
9. He was wearing a ...................... white shirt and a pair of faded jeans.
10. The carpet was old, with strange ...................... on it.
II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. The ao dai is the ........................ dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition)
2. Traveling by subway is fast, ........................... , and cheap. (convenience)
3. The program examine the role of women in ....................... society. (modernize)
4. Dreams are a rich source of ......................... for some writers. (inspire)
5. Don`t you believe in ...................... between men and women? (equal)
6. I need you there to offer words of ....................... . (encourage)
7. She offered him an ...................... handkerchief. (embroider)
8. It`s ............................ to wear T-shirts and faded jeans. (fashion)
9. I wear my school uniform with ...................... . (proud)
10. The worldwide .............................. situation is getting worse and worse. (economy)
III. Put ever, never, for or since into each gap.
1. I haven`t seen Keith .................. Christmas.
2. She`s been in China ................... a long time, but she`s .................. visited the Great Wall.
3. He`s worked for this company ...................... many years, 1976, I guess.
4. We`ve been friends ......................... we were children, and I`ve ................... liked anyone as much as I like him.
5. I`ve known him ........................ over ten years, but I`ve .................... met his parents.
6. We haven`t had a barbecue last summer. Have you .................... had a barbecue?
7. His wife, Carrie, is a designer. She has her own studio .................. six months, 8th June.
8. My uncle has been at my house yesterday. Have you ................... met him? No, ................
9. I`ve known him ................. ages, but I haven`t seen him ................... I was at university.
IV. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (have).................... these shoes since my eighteen birthday.
2. We (live).................... in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.
3. The last time I (go).................... to Brighton was in August.
4. When my parents were on holiday, I (stay).................... with my grandparents for two weeks.
5. I (not see).................... Rachel for ages. She (not visit).................... us since July.
6. Martin (be).................... to Greek five times. He loves the place.
7. I (work).................... for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
8. We (move).................... here in 1993. We (be).................... here a long time now.
9. It isn`t a very good party. Most people (already/ go).................... home.
10. It was so hot today that I (wear)..................... shorts and a T-shirt at work.
11. My wife and I (move).................... three times since we (get).................... married.
12. So far this week there (be).................... three burglaries in our street.
13. When I was younger I (play).................... badminton for my local team.
14. In the past few years, it (become).................... more and more difficult to get into university.
15. This book is so long that I (not finish).................... it yet.
V. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (study).................... at Le Hong Phong high school from 1998 to 2001.
2. We (not see).................... Jack for a long time. It`s twenty years since we last (see).................... him.
3. My brother (work).................... as a travel agent for ten years now.
4. The children (play).................... happily in the park when I found them.