The only problem was that original denim was almost white and the trousers got dirty as soon as the miners started working! For that reason Levi Strauss decided to use coloured denim, and he chose dark blue. This was a radical new idea and ‘Blue jeans’ had arrived!

Levi's jeans were so popular, that his company got bigger and bigger. Other firms were making blue jeans too. Miners liked them, but so did cowboys and other working men.

Levi’s jeans were work trousers. Male workers wore them all the time but a gentleman would not even think of wearing jeans. Things changed when western movies became popular. All the cowboys wore jeans and people thought they looked heroic, attractive and cool. Also jeans were greatly popularized in Europe by American off-duty soldiers who wore them during World War II. They made jeans seem like casual American trousers, a symbol of the American lifestyle.

In the 2000s, the sale of classic blue jeans stopped growing. Young people were not particularly interested in traditional jeans styles, mainly because of their parents, who adored jeans. Since no teenager would wear the clothes their parents were wearing, the latest generation of youth turned to other fabrics and styles. They still wear denim, but it had to be in new cuts, shapes and styles.

13

Jeans cloth was named after a city.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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14

Levi Strauss had a few friends among gold miners.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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15

Levi Strauss began to make trousers for miners from the material which was used for tents.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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16

Levi Strauss found denim in a local American shop.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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17

The original colour of denim was blue.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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18

After World War II jeans became popular with Europeans.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

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19

Nowadays more jeans are produced in Europe than in the USA.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

Ответ:

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Раздел 3 (задания по грамматике и лексике)

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами 20–28, так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию 20–28.

20

Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood were our neighbours. They had two __________________.

CHILD

21

Their son Michael __________________ from the other children very much, but their daughter Matilda was a brilliant child.

NOT DIFFER

22

By the time she was five, Matilda was able to read very well. She studied every magazine and newspaper that she __________________ find around the house.

CAN

23

Actually, she could read __________________ than most school pupils.

WELL

24

One afternoon when the parents were out of the house, Matilda put on __________________ dress and shoes and went to the library.

SHE

25

The librarian was surprised to see such a small child. “Are you here for the __________________ time? Would you like me to find a nice book with lots of pictures for you?” she asked.