The Aussie Cozzie

For each question, click on "in this sentence", to read the phrase in context. Then choose the best answer.
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1. «In this sentence«
“soon changed their attitude to” means:—
soon made them think differently about
soon changed their swimming costume
soon made them hotter

2. «In this sentence«
“sea bathing grew more popular” means:—
people stayed in the water for longer
more people enjoyed swimming
famous people started swimming more often

3. «In this sentence«
“they should be physically modest” means:—
they should hide when they see a person of the opposite sex
they should cover their bodies
they should wear plain heavy clothes

4. «In this sentence«
“which forbade bathing between 6am and 7pm” means:—
people must not swim in the main daylight hours
people must only swim between 6am and 7pm
people must have a bath at 6am and 7pm

5. «In this sentence«
“people objected to this law” means:—
people did not like this law
people thought this law was a good thing
people wrote letters to the government asking for an object

6. «In this sentence«
“neck-to-knee costumes” means:—
costumes which only covered the neck and the knees
costumes which covered the chest, stomach, genital area, bottom and thighs
costumes which joined the knees to the neck

7. «In this sentence«
“swimming costumes became smaller and more convenient” means:—
swimming costumes became smaller and cheaper to buy
swimming costumes shrank when you stayed in the water too long
swimming costumes became smaller and easier to use

8. «In this sentence«
“ regarded by many as shocking and indecent” means:—
many people were frightened by people changing their costumes
many people saw the changes as ugly and unfashionable
many people thought the new costumes were rude

9. «In this sentence«
“nude beaches” means:—
beaches where you can take all your clothes off
beaches with no sand on them
beaches which are hidden away from the police

10. «In this sentence«
“not because they think bare skin is shocking — but to protect their skin from the harmful rays of the sun” means:—
people worry about getting skin cancer from too much sun
people protect their ten year old sons from bare skin
people are shocked by the sun
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