Levis Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. He started making jeans from cotton (26) _______________ from Nimes, France. “De Nimes” means “from Nimes”. People (27) _______________ this cloth denim. Denim was popular in the fifteen century. Christopher Columbus used denim for the sails of his (28) _______________. Sailors in Genoa, Italy, wore denim pants. The word “jeans” (29) _______________ from the word “Genoa”. Mr. Strauss made the first jeans in the United States, (30) _______________ the idea and the kind of cloth came from Europe. The (31) _______________ came from France and Italy. Today, jeans are the most (32) _______________ kind of clothing in the world. Everybody wears jeans because they want to be (33) _______________, young, and independent.
1. A. clothes B. cloth C. cloths D. clothing
2. A. called B. calls C. call D. calling
3. A. boats B. canoes C. ships D. buses
4. A. comes B. goes C. walks D. rides
5. A. and B. so C. but D. too
6. A. names B. labels C. words D. signs
7. A. popularity B. popular C. popularly D. unpopular
8. A. model B. fashion C. modern D. old