Ex 7; Jeans are very popular with young people all (17)______ the world. Some people say that jeans are the “uniform” of (18) ______. But they haven’t been always popular. The story of jeans started (19) ______two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth (20) ______in Genoa was called “jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. In 1850, a salesman (21) ______ California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Straus. (22) ______ they was so strong , “ Levi’s pants” became (23) ______ with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years (24) ______, Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the United States and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them. 17. A. in B. on C. over D. above 18. A. youth B. young C. younger D. youngest 19. A. lots B. much C. most D. almost 20. A. make B. makes C. making D. made 21. A. in B. on C. at D. with 22. A. although B. but C. because D. so 23. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 24. A. late B. later C. latest D. last Ex 8; The (17) _______ Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. It is a (18) _______ holiday in both Britain and American. On that day, children send Mother’s day cards to their They give their (19) _______ flowers or sweets as presents. Fathers and children do the cooking so that mothers can have a (20) _______. In the USA, Mother’s Day (21) _______in 1860s. There was a small town called Prunty town in the middle of the USA. People in the town fought against each other (22) _______the war. After the war, they hated each other. Mrs. Ann Reeves Janis wanted the people to make (23) _______with each other again. So she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited (24) _______the other mothers in the town and said, “Let us be friends with each other again”. Her idea succeeded. The same thing happened in other parts of the country. After she died, her daughter carried on her idea. In 1908, “Mother’s Friendship Day” became “Mother’s Day”. 17. A. one B. second C. three D. two 18. A. general B. private C. public D. commonly 19. A. fathers B. sisters C. brothers D. mothers 20. A. rest B. break C. free D. time 21. A. started B. to start C. starting D. had stared 22. A. a while B. as C. when D. during 23. A. friendly B. friendship C. friend D. friends 24. A. plenty B. whole C. a lot D. all