4. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following passage 

Jeans are very popular with (1) _________ 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 (2) _________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (3) _________ “jeans”. 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 (4)_________ gold miners, farmers, and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (5) _________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on. 

1. A. rich B. old C. young D. poor 

2. A. utmost B. closely C. hardly D. almost 

3. A. called B. calls C. was calling D. was called 

4. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 

5. A. workers B. drivers C. cowboys D. farmers