Mr. Ford saw a sweater in a shop window. Because it was cheap he decided to buy it. When he got home he put the sweater on. It fitted （适合） him very well and he was pleased with it. In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It soon began to rain, and Mr. Ford had to run into the house. He ran quickly, but he still got wet.

　　Then his sweater started to shrink （变小）. It got smaller and smaller. Soon it was so tight that he couldn't breathe （呼吸）.

A．Because he needed a sweater.

B．Because it was not expensive.

C．Because the sweater fitted him very well.

D．Because it looked nice in the shop window.

A．That afternoon Mr. Ford was outside the house in his garden working. He was wearing the sweater when it began to rain.

B．He wanted to show his new sweater on his way home, it began to rain.

C．He wanted to show his new sweater to his friends. After his friends left, it began to rain.

D．He was having a rest in the garden when it began to rain.

A．Mr. Ford was going to a meeting

B．Mrs. Ford was at home

C．Mrs. Ford didn't know her husband had bought a new sweater

D．Mr. Ford bought a very good sweater

A．Because it got smaller in the rain.

B．Because Mr. Ford couldn't breathe.

C．Because the sweater fitted him very well.

D．Because Mr. Ford fell ill in the rain.

(5) Then his sweater started to shrink. The word “shrink” means ____.