Somebody Else's Jumper

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

FASHION

INDIVIDUAL

ENVIRONMENT

CARD

SATIATE

INTEND

DISPOSE

ENTERPRISE

Not so long ago, wearing clothes that had belonged to someone else carried an (0) ___ stigma, suggesting a household that could afford nothing better. Today, second-hand shopping has become (1) ___ , prized by young buyers for its (2) ___ and its (3) ___ credentials. Every garment that is worn again rather than (4) ___ reduces the demand for new production, with its (5) ___ appetite for water, energy and cheap labour. Yet the boom has had (6) ___ consequences. Resale apps encourage some users to treat clothing as a (7) ___ commodity, buying an outfit for a single occasion in the knowledge that it can be sold on the following week. Meanwhile, the most (8) ___ sellers buy up cheap pieces from charity shops to sell at a profit online, leaving less for those who shop second-hand out of necessity rather than choice. None of this cancels out the benefits of keeping clothes in use. It does suggest, however, that buying old garments does not on its own make anyone a responsible consumer. What matters, in the end, is how much we buy, not merely where.

Somebody Else's Jumper

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