4.TEST 2 – CLOTHING 02

My new pullover _____ to half its previous size when I washed it.

                                                                                    

• A. reduced  

• B. dwindled

• C. diminished

• D. shrank

It will be easier to wash your muddy trousers if you leave them to _____ in water first.

                                                                                      

• A. soak

• B. bathe

• C. moisten

• D. drown

Tim forgot to use clothes       _____ and all his clean clothes fell off the line into the mud!

                                                                                          

• A. pins

• B. pegs 

• C. hooks

• D. clips

Could I borrow an iron to _____ =my dress?

                                                                                   

• A. flatten

• B. smooth

• C. press 

• D. straighten

I really must _____ these trousers because I want to wear them in the morning.

                                                                                  

• A. smooth

• B. press 

• C. crease 

• D. flatten

Her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.

                                                                                 

• A. faded 

• B. dirty  

• C. crumpled

• D. torn

Unless you pack your trousers more carefully, they will get _____.

                                                                                   

• A. creased 

• B. folded

• C. spoilt

• D. wrinkled

You should iron out the _____ in that dress.

                                                                              

• A. crumples

• B. creases 

• C. folds 

• D. wrinkles

Walkers need clothes made of a material which doesn’t mind being _____.

                                                                                 

• A. folded 

• B. creased 

• C. bent

• D. wrinkled

Many people think that ironing is the worst household _____.

                                                                                     

• A. work 

• B. labour

• C. effort

• D chore