A. SWEATER B. POET C. SAILOR D. DESIGNER QUEST...

20. A. sweater B. poet C. sailor D. designer Question 7. Read the passage carefully , the choose the correct answers ( 1.0pt ) Nowadays jeans are becoming more popular with many young people. However, the number of those who know the origin of this word is very small. In fact, “jeans” comes from a kind of material, called jean, was made in Europe. The material was named after sailors from Genoa in Italy because they wore clothes made from it. In the 18

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century, jean cloth was completely made from cotton and workers at that time loved wearing it because the material was very strong and it didn’t wear out easily. In the 1960s, many university students and college students wore jeans. Designers made different styles of jeans to match the 1960’s fashions like embroidered and painted jeans. In 1970s more and more people started wearing jeans because they became cheaper. In 1980s jeans finally became high fashion clothing when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up. But in the 1990s the worldwide economic situation got worse, and the sales of jeans stopped growing. However, jeans have never been out of fashion and today young generation is still fond of wearing them.