VII. Read the following letter. Decide if the statements are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for the question 5     (1.5 pts)

The first jeans were made in Genoa,Italy.The first people to wear jeans were sailors in the 16th century.

In 1950, popular movie and music stars like Elvis Presley and James Dean started wearing jeans.  Jeans became so popular because they meant freedom. 

In 1960 they started to decorate their jeans with flowers and colorful designs or to tear and rip the jeans.

But in 1980 jeans became very expensive. Famous fashion designers like Calvin Klein began making designer jeans. Young people wanted to wear certain brands to show their style. There was a lot of pressure to keep up with the trend. Everybody wanted to be fashionable. Jeans were considered the uniform of youth.

1.      The first people wearing jeans were sailors in the1600s.

2.      Jeans symbolized freedom.

3.      In 1980 jeans became very inexpensive.

4.      Jeans were considered the school uniform.

5.      What are decorated on jeans in 1960?

A. flowers        B. colorful designs         C. flowers and colorful designs      D. designs

T or F

In Russia some years ago, it was quite cool to keep important things – keys, wallet, mobile phone, on the end of a long chain that hung down to your leg. You had to be young to do this. Not many of the followers of this realized that it came from Britain fifty years ago. In those days, that long chain was one component of the “Edwardian” style. It went together with a big jacket and very narrow trousers. The people who dressed like this were the “Teddy Boys”, the original youth culture, and, first of all, they were just youths who dressed in a particular style. In Britain, youth culture is much more than fashion. Put on the clothes, you start to move in a different way. If you don’t dress and move like other young men, then you make older and more respectable people nervous.
1. It was fashionable to keep your belongings at the end of a long chain in Russia some years ago.
2. You don’t need to be young to wear long chain hung down to your leg.
3. The fashion originated not long ago in Russia.
4. Teddy boys wore big coats with tight trousers.
5. Older people may feel annoyed with the way young people dress themselves.

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XI. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2p)

1.     Your pink shoes go _______________ your trousers nicely.

A.    with                             B. in                            C. for                                 D. off

2.     Look _______________! You’re going to drop the vase if you’re not careful.

A.    up                                B. out                          C. in                                  D. ahead

3.     If milk smells bad’ you can be certain it has _______________ off.

A.    come                           B. got                          C. decayed                        D. gone

4.     _______________ I don’t like about city life is the noise; I prefer to live in the countryside.

A.    Which                         B. That                        C. Whether                       D. What

5.     At Bat Trang village, they sell beautiful earthen wares at _______________ prices.

A.    cheap                           B. positive                  C. affordable                     D. favourite

6.     In the central park, there is a statue _______________ from a single blockof marble.

A.    moulded                      B. cut                          C. carved                           D. built

7.     My sister asked me _______________ to use the new washing machine.

A.    how                             B. what                        C. why                               D. where

8.     Peter was expelled from the volunteer team _______________ his misbehavior.

A.    in spite of                    B. regardless of           C. except for                     D. because of

9.     It’s a truth that dogs can hear and see _______________ better than humans.

A.    a lot                             B. much more             C. very                              D. far more

10.  The art gallery will be a new visitor _______________ for the city.

interest B. attraction    C. place           D. appeal

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. For question 1-5, mark A, B or C

American women in the 19th century

Life was hard for American women in the 19th century. Women could not (0)_______ what to wear. They had to wear long skirts, and they could not wear pants. When women (1)____ to study, they had to study at home. Most of them (2)____ go to college. They had to stay at home and (3)____ all the housework. An American woman in the 19th century could not choose a husband, and she had to stop working when she (4)____ married. While some women could go to work, they could not do many jobs. Even if they (5)_____ enough money, they also could not buy a house.

0.A. choose            B. choosing        C. choose

1.A. wanted            B. want        C. build

2.A. have to            B. couldn’t        C. can

3.A. doing            B. do            C. dose

4.A. gets            B. get            C. got

5.A. had            B. has            C. have

Read the passage and answer the questions

During World War I, many women had jobs and their clothes needed to be more practical. They began wearing shorter skirts and bared their legs. Soon they began wearing trousers. The lively, outrageous flapper style of the 1920s included lower waistline, long necklaces and short hair. Men's suit become looser and were worn with a long tie.

During the 1960s women wore miniskirts and Jeans and T-shirts become popular with both sexes. Women's shoes appeared in many colors and styles, including sandals and platforms (=shoes with a thick sole and high hell). Since then fashions have continued to change rapidly and young people, especiakly are quick to wear the latest styles.

1. Can Medieval costume be the title of the passage?

2. When did women wear Jeans?

3. Why did women begin wearing trousers?

4. Does the word "suits" in the first paragraph mean fashions?

5. Are young people quick to wear the latest style?

I.      Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

In the mid 17th century English noblemen wore short jackets with slashed sleeves, (16) ______ trousers called breeches and high-heeled boots with spurs. To these they often added a lace collar and a broad-brimmed hat (17) ______ with long plumes. Women's dresses became softer and more flowing. 

The Puritans believed that people should (18) ______ simply, and they wore (19) _______ black and white (20) ______. Men wore tall black hats and white stocks (neckbands). Puritans were among the early colonists of North America, so this (21) _______ influenced American clothing.

(22) ______ the end of the 17th century men began to wear the predecessor of the modern three-piece suit, a long (23) _____ coat, a waistcoat and breeches, and a long wig. Women wore low necklines and looped back their dresses to reveal the underskirt. Cotton (24) _____ increasingly, especially for underclothes such as the shift, a long shirt (25) _____ by both sexes.

16. a. knee-long                  b. knee-length                   c. knee-high                       d. knee-lengths

17. a. decorates                   b. decorating                     c. decorated                      d. decorate

18. a. dress                          b. be dressed                     c. be worn                         d. wore

19. a. plain                          b. polka-dot                       c. patterned                       d. striped

20. a. clothe                        b. clothing                         c. cloth                              d. cloths

21. a. style                          b. type                               c. fashions                         d. dresses

22. a. In                              b. On                                 c. At                                  d. Æ

23. a. sleeve                        b. collar                             c. neckline                         d. collarless

24. a. used                          b. is used                           c. used to                           d. was used

25. a. wear                          b. wearing                         c. worn                              d. wore

Viết lại câu sau, sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1. Most of the goods are reported. They are made in his factory.

=> Most of the ...........................

2. The house belongs to my uncle. It is built of wood.

=> The house .............................

3. The picture won the first prize in the art contest. It was taken by his brother.

=> The picture.........................

4. The trousers are too long for me to wear. They were made by the tailor in our street.

=> The trousers.....................

5. The dolls are 100.000 dong. They are bought in the supermaket.

=> The dolls............................

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 61 to 65.

The Origin of Jeans

In 1853, the California gold rush was in full swing and everyday items were in short supply. Levi Srrauss, a 24-year-old German immigrant, left New York for San Francisco with a small supply of dry goods with the intention of opening a branch of his brother’s New York dry goods business. Shortly after his arrival, a prospector wanted to know what Mr. Strauss was selling. When Strauss told him he had rough canvas cloth to use for tents and wagon covers, the prospector said, “You should have brought trousers!”, because he couldn’t find a pair of trousers strong enough to last.

Levi Strauss had the canvas made into work trousers. Miners liked the trousers, but complained that the fabric was not very comfortable and tended to chafe. Levi Strauss substituted the canvas with a twilled cotton cloth from France called “serge de Nimes.” The fabric later became known as denim and the trousers were nicknamed blue jeans. Then Levi Strauss and Nevada tailor David Jacobs co-patented the process of putting small metal rivets in places such as the sides of the pockets that needed extra strength. On May 20, 1873, they received U.S. Patent No. 139.121 This date is now considered the official birthday of“blue jeans”

But why were they called blue jeans? Denim is unique in its singular connection with one color. It is made from thread that is traditionally dyed with the blue pigment obtained from indigo dye. Indigo was linked with practical fabrics and work clothing. The durability of indigo as a color and its darkness of tone made it a good choice when frequent washing was not possible.

What is the purpose to this text?

A. to sell a product

B. to solve a problem

C. to argue a point

D. to inform