家務活對很多人來說都非常枯燥無趣，還會占用很多的時間。近年來，一個“不做家務日”的冷門節日讓人在節日裡光明正大、毫不愧疚地“逃避”家務，去做自己喜歡做的事。“洗碗、熨衣服、掃塵”等日常雜務用英語怎麼說？做下面的《英語小測驗》，學習和“家務活”有關的詞彙。
1. My flatmate is very good. The dishwasher is broken so every night he does the ______.
a) washing down
b) washing over
c) washing up
d) washing on
2. I’m very lazy. In the morning I never ______.
a) do my bed
b) have my bed
c) arrange my bed
d) make my bed
3. The living room’s a mess. We really need to ______.
a) tidy up
b) sort up
c) arrange up
d) make up
4. All the little household jobs we find uninteresting can be called ______.
a) bores
b) works
c) chores
d) tediums
5. I don’t mind having shirts with creases because I hate ______ my clothes.
a) ironing
b) flattening
c) squashing
d) sorting
6. I can hardly see the TV screen! When was the last time you ______.
a) did the wiping
b) did the washing
c) did the dusting
d) did the clearing
答案
1) c, 2) d, 3) a, 4) c, 5) a, 6) c.
