1 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (20). Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. A: wonderful B: popular C: good D: famous 2 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 16. Thousands are staving because of the failure of this year’s harvest. A: hungry B: full C: poor D: rich 3 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (17). Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. A: rich B: poor C: young D: old 4 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (21). Do you know about the history of Jeans? Jeans are very popular with (17)________people all over the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans (18)________almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (19)________“jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (20)________with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (21)________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. A: drivers B: farmers C: workers D: cowboys 5 Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. Question 13. Helen: “What a lovely house you have!” Mary: “__________________” A: Of course not. it’s not costly. B: No problem C: I think so. D: Thank you. Hope you will drop in.