19. TEST 6 – OPERATING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES 02

The salesman showed us_____ the washing machine.

     

• how to use

• for using

• the working of

• to work

I couldn’t have a bath because there was no_____ in the bath.

  

• stuffing

• cork

• sticker

• plug

Working out how to use an electric cooker is just a matter of_____.

    

• reason

• knowledge

• common sense

• trial

I'd like to have a bath, but there doesn’t seem to be a_____ or anything to stop the water running away.

   

• lid

• cork

• cap

• plug

The lamp would not work because of a_____ in the switch.

    

• mistake

• defect

• stoppage

• hindrance

Always make sure the blender switch is set on “idle” before you_____ it into an electricity supply.

   

• thrust

• push

• plug

• shove

My washing machine has been so useful that I don’t know how I managed to get_____ without it before.

    

• across

• over

• away

• by

I’ve found the dishwasher so useful that I don’t think I could _____ without it now.

     

• do

• pass

• get

• go

The reason it won’t work is that no one has_____ it in.

     

• adjusted

• connected

• switched

• plugged

The tap was dripping because it needed a new_____.

• rubber

• washer

• stopper

• wringer