UNIT 2: CLOTHING
I. Fill in the blank with one appropriate word from the box




1. Walt Whitman is an American _________. His collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was very famous.
2. We attended the fashion show of leading ________.
3. The older _______ prefer darker and more traditional kind of clothing.
4. What _______ is the dress made of? Cotton
5. The dove is a universal _______ of peace.
6. _____ clothes are very loose to our body.
7. People who become _______ often learn how to play an instrument at the early age.
8. Some people said they prefer wearing _______ clothes to wearing uniform.
9. He was wearing a ______ white T-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 Aodai is the _______ dress of Vietnamese women. (tradition)
2. Travelling by subway is fast, _________, and cheap (convenience)
3. The program examine the role of women in __________ society. (modernize)
4. Dreams are rich of 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)
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 _________ (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 love the place.
7. I _______ (work) for a computer company for a year.
8. We ______ (move) here in 1999. 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 T-shirts 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.
VI. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use passive form.
1. Somebody has cleaned the room

2. The cancelled all flights because of fog.

3. Bill is using the computer at the moment.

4. They pay designers a lot of money.

5. When did the decorate your kitchen?

6. We have to test these product.

7. Somebody was recording our conversations.

8. How do people pronounce this word?

9. The police will tow away cars left here.

10. The situation is serious. We must do something before it’s too late.

11. The have postponed the concert.

12. They are going to build the supermarket next year.

13. Has your father repaired the car?

14. They export bananas to Europe.

15. You can find flowers in almost every part of the world.

IX. Read the passage and then decide whether the following statements are True or False.
I lived in the Middle East for a while, and when I went out, I had to obey the local custom of wearing something over my head and wearing a dress that covered my whole body. At first, I found it a real nuisance, but after a while, I got used to it and even started to like it. You feel really secure, and also you don’t have to worry about what to wear all the time.
1. The writer is living in Middle East now.