Question

I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

(16) _____ the 18^th (17) _____ wealthy Englishmen (18) _____ waistcoats, breeches and (19) _____ under long frock coats with deep cuffs, (20) _____ plumed tricorne (= three-cornered) hats and buckled shoes. Women’s dresses were (21) _____ over hoop petticoats, with a small apron and lace cap. Both (22) _____ wore white powdered wigs and (23) _____ make-up. Later, (24) _____ women wore silk dresses with sack-backs (= lengths of material descending from the shoulders to the ground). Wigs (25) _____ after a tax was put on hair powder. Meanwhile, agricultural workers wore smocks (= loose shirts), while peasant women wore simple wool dresses.

16. a. In                              b. At                                  c. On                                 d. From

17. a. decade                      b. year                               c. century                          d. age

18. a. wear                          b. wore                              c. worn                              d. has wore

19. a. stock                         b. stocking                         c. stocks                            d. stockings

20. a. as well as                  b. so well as                      c. as long as                       d. so long as

21. a. worn                          b. made                             c. shown                            d. designed

22. a. kinds                         b. persons                          c. sexes                              d. groups

23. a. used to                      b. get used to                     c. used                               d. using

24. a. aristocrat                   b. aristocracy                     c. aristocrats                      d. aristocratic

25. a. appeared                   b. has appeared                 c. disappeared                   d. has disappeared

Answer 1

1 A

2 C

3 B

4 C

5 A

6 A

7 A

8 A

9 D

10 C