I. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.In the mid 17th century English noblemen wore short jackets with slashed sleeves, (16) ______ trousers called breeches and high-heeled boots with spurs. To these they often added a lace collar and a broad-brimmed hat (17) ______ with long plumes. Women's dresses became softer and more flowing. The Puritans believed that people should (18) ______ simply, and they wore (19) _______ black and white (20) ______. Men wore...
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I. Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
In the mid 17th century English noblemen wore short jackets with slashed sleeves, (16) ______ trousers called breeches and high-heeled boots with spurs. To these they often added a lace collar and a broad-brimmed hat (17) ______ with long plumes. Women's dresses became softer and more flowing.
The Puritans believed that people should (18) ______ simply, and they wore (19) _______ black and white (20) ______. Men wore tall black hats and white stocks (neckbands). Puritans were among the early colonists of North America, so this (21) _______ influenced American clothing.
(22) ______ the end of the 17th century men began to wear the predecessor of the modern three-piece suit, a long (23) _____ coat, a waistcoat and breeches, and a long wig. Women wore low necklines and looped back their dresses to reveal the underskirt. Cotton (24) _____ increasingly, especially for underclothes such as the shift, a long shirt (25) _____ by both sexes.
16. a. knee-long b. knee-length c. knee-high d. knee-lengths
17. a. decorates b. decorating c. decorated d. decorate
18. a. dress b. be dressed c. be worn d. wore
19. a. plain b. polka-dot c. patterned d. striped
20. a. clothe b. clothing c. cloth d. cloths
21. a. style b. type c. fashions d. dresses
22. a. In b. On c. At d. Æ
23. a. sleeve b. collar c. neckline d. collarless
24. a. used b. is used c. used to d. was used
25. a. wear b. wearing c. worn d. wore
