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THE FLATMATES

Quiz:

Suits

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For each of the six questions choose the correct answer.

1.  The police divers put on their … before going into the river to try to find the body.a.  monkey suitsb.  romper suitsc.  wetsuitsd.  suits wet

2.  OK, you've picked a card, I didn't see it but I can guess what it is. First tell me aboutthe …. I think it's a red one. It's a diamond or a heart. Am I right?

a.  suit redb.  suit

c.  card suitd.  playing card suit

3.  …! I don't care if you come to the cinema or not. Just don't say tomorrow that Inever ask you out anywhere.

a.  In your birthday suitb.  It suits youc.  Follow suitd.  Suit yourself 

4.  All the actors were in their … on the red carpet for Oscar night.a.  birthday suits

b. 

long suitsc.  monkey suitsd.  strong suits

5.  She's good at most sports but long-distance running is her … She's won medals at10,000 and 15,000 metres.

a. strong suitb. long strong suitc. tough suitd. strong suits

6.  That scarf really … It brings out how green your eyes are.a.  suit yourself b.  suits youc.  follows suitd.  suits yourself 

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For each of the six questions choose the correct answer.

1.  The police divers put on their … before going into the river to try to find the body.a. monkey suits – Wrong – This is an informal expression for a formal suit. You need

an expression for a suit, which divers use, made of rubber that covers the wholebody.

b. romper suits – Wrong – This is a suit that children wear. You need an expression fora suit, which divers use, made of rubber that covers the whole body.

c . w e tsu i t s – Co r rec t – Th is i s a su i t , w h ich d ive rs use , m ade o f r ubbe r tha tcove rs the w ho le body .

d. suits wet – Wrong – These words are in the wrong order.

2.  OK, you've picked a card, I didn't see it but I can guess what it is. First, the …. I

think it's a red one. It's a diamond or a heart. Am I right?a. suit red – Wrong – There is one extra word here.b . su i t – Co r rec t – Th is means one o f the fou r t ypes of p lay ing ca rds ( t he red

ones - hea r ts and d iamon ds o r th e b lack on es – c lubs and spades) .

c. card suit – Wrong – There is one extra word here.d. playing card suit – Wrong – There are two extra words here.

3.  …! I don't care if you come out to the cinema or not. Just don't say tomorrow that Inever ask you out anywhere.

a. In your birthday suit – Wrong – You need a different expression with 'suit'. Thisone means being naked. 

b. It suits you – Wrong – You need a different expression with 'suit'. This one means

it looks good on you.c. Follow suit – Wrong – You need a different expression with 'suit'. This one means

copying what other people are doing.d . Su i t you r se lf – Co r rec t – Th is i s an exp ression you can use to mean ' do

w h a t ev e r y ou w a n t t o d o ' .

4.  All the actors were in their … on the red carpet for Oscar night.a. birthday suits – Wrong – This means naked. It would certainly make an interesting

Oscar ceremony if all the actors turned up naked! The correct answer means aformal suit that men wear.

b. long suits – Wrong – This is something that someone is good at. The correct answermeans a formal suit that men wear.

c . m onkey su i t s – Co r rec t – Th is i s an in fo rm a l w ay o f ta l k ing abou t a fo rm a lsu i t t h a t m e n w e ar .

d. strong suits – Wrong – This is something that someone is good at. The correctanswer means a formal suit that men wear.

5.  She's good at most sports but long-distance running is her … She's won medals at10,000 and 15,000 metres.

a.  s t rong su i t – Co r rec t – Th is m ean she ' s ve ry good a t r unn ing l ong d i s tances.

b.  long strong suit – Wrong – You can use either 'long' and 'strong' here but you don'tneed both words.

c.  tough suit – Wrong – You need a different word that means 'tough' here.d.  strong suits – Wrong – You need a singular, not plural, expression here.

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6. That scarf really … It brings out how green your eyes are.a. suit yourself – Wrong – This expression means 'do whatever you want to do'. The

correct answer means the scarf looks very good on you.b . su i t s you – Co r rec t – Th is m eans the scar f l ooks ve ry good on you .

c. follows suit – Wrong – This means do what everyone else is doing. The correctanswer means the scarf looks very good on you.

d. suits yourself – Wrong – You don't need a reflexive pronoun (myself, herself etc.)here.

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