Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space Jeans are very popular with (23)________ 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 started (24)________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (25)________ “jeanos”. Accordingly, 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 (26)________ with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (27)________ in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on. 23. A. young B. old C. rich D. poor 24. A. utmost B. closely C. hardly D. almost 25. A. called B. calls C. was calling D. was called 26. A. good B. wonderful C. popular D. famous 27. A. cowboys B. farmers C. workers D. drivers