Exercise 10.

1. I saw a very interesting__________ on TV last night.                                           (advertise)

2. I tend to wear clothes that are__________ rather than fashionable.                      (practice)

3. __________, the ao dai was frequently worn by both men and women.               (traditional)

4. Janet has__________ many books for a variety of publishers.                              (edition)

We don’t only choose clothes to make us look attractive, we also use them to tell the world (1)______ our personality. The clothes we wear and our (2)______ as a whole give other people useful information about what we think, how we feel. If we feel cheerful, we usually wear colorful clothes and if we feel depressed we sometimes put on dark clothes. But why do teenagers wear black so often? Is it because they feel miserable sall (3)______? This is unlikely to be the case. It is probably just because it is (4)______ to wear black, and young people they are real fans of fashion.

1. A. of B. with C. by D. about

2. A. appear B. appearance C. appeared D. appearing

3. A. the time B. the day C. the week D. the month

4. A. comfortable B. compulsory C. equal D. fashionable

X.Read carefully the passage and answer the following questions:

Clothes can tell a lot about a person.Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be center of things.Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful and fancy.Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s.In the 1800s all the women wore dresses .The dresses all had long skirts .But today women do not wear dresses with long skirts.Sometimes they wear short skirts .Sometimes they wear pants.In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth such as cotton,wool,silk,linen.But today,there are many kinds of man-made cloth.A lot of clothes are now made from nylon,rayon,or polyester.

1/ What do some people like to wear?

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2/What do other people like to wear?

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3/When did the dresses have long skirts?

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4/What materials are many clothes now made from?

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Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Why do some people like very colorful clothes?

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Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Why do some people like very colorful clothes?

Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Why do some people like very colorful clothes?

Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today?

Read the passage about clothes, then answer the questions below.

Clothes can tell a lot about a person. Some people like very colorful clothes because they want everyone to look at them and they want to be the center of things. Other people like to wear nice clothes, but their clothes are not colorful or fancy. They do not like people to look at them. Clothes today are very different from the clothes of the 1800s. One difference is the way they look. For example, in the 1800s all women wore dresses. The dresses all had long skirts.

But today women do not always wear dresses with long skirts .Sometimes they wear short skirts. Sometimes they wear pants. Another difference between1800s and today is the cloth. In the 1800s, clothes were made only from natural kinds of cloth. They were made from cotton, wool, silk, or linen. But today, there are many kinds of man–made cloth. A lot of clothes are now made from nylon, rayon, or polyester.

Were the clothes of the 1800s the same as clothes today?

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