11 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 (19). 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: call B: calls C: called D: calling 12 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 (18). 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: was starting B: starts C: started D: start 13 Choose the word whose stressed pattern is pronounced differently from the others. A: nationality B: immature C: creativity D: negative 14 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: Thank you. Hope you will drop in. B: Of course not. it’s not costly. C: No problem D: I think so. 15 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A: looked B: persuaded C: visited D: celebrated