I.       Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Levi Strauss, a young immigrant from Germany, arrived in San Francisco in 1850. California was in the middle of the Gold Rush. Thousands of men were coming to California to dig for gold. And Strauss came to sell canvas to these gold miners. Canvas is a heavy fabric. So Strauss thought the miners could use the canvas for tents. One day Strauss heard a miner complain that he couldn't find clothes strong enough for the work he was doing. Strauss got an idea. He quickly took some of his canvas and made it into pants. These pants were what the miners needed. In one day Strauss sold all the pants he had made. Strauss wanted to improve his pants. He wanted to make them even better. He bought a fabric that was softer than canvas but just as strong. This fabric came from Nimes, a city in France, and was called serge de Nimes. The miners liked this fabric. They called it "denim" (from de Nimes) and bought even more pants from Strauss. However, denim had no color. Because of this the denim pants did not look very interesting, and they got dirty easily. To solve these problems, Strauss dyed the denim blue. Strauss continued to improve his jeans. Today, the company he started is known around the world. And jeans are considered not just practical but very fashionable as well. 26. What could be the best title of the passage?         a. A Young Immigrant From Germany                  b. The History of Blue Jeans       c. Serge de Nimes                                                   d. The Gold Rush 27. According to the writer, why did Levi Strauss come to California?       a. He came to California to dig for gold.               b. He came to California to sell pants.       c. He came to California to buy denim.                 d. He came to California to sell canvas. 28. Blue jeans _____.       a. did not look very interesting                               b. are considered not practical       c. got dirty easily                                                    d. are considered good for many uses 29. What is the meaning of the word “immigrant” in the first paragraph?       a. person who is good in business                          b. person who buys and sells things       c. person who moves to another country               d. person who works in a mine 30. Which of the following is not true?       a. Levi Strauss was the first person to make blue jeans.       b. Strauss made his first jeans from a fabric called serge de Nimes.       c. The first jeans were very strong.       d. Nimes is a city in France.

26. What could be the best title of the passage?  

      a. A Young Immigrant From Germany                  b. The History of Blue Jeans

      c. Serge de Nimes                                                   d. The Gold Rush

27. According to the writer, why did Levi Strauss come to California?

      a. He came to California to dig for gold.               b. He came to California to sell pants.

      c. He came to California to buy denim.                 d. He came to California to sell canvas.

28. Blue jeans _____.

      a. did not look very interesting                               b. are considered not practical

      c. got dirty easily                                                    d. are considered good for many uses

29. What is the meaning of the word “immigrant” in the first paragraph?

      a. person who is good in business                          b. person who buys and sells things

      c. person who moves to another country               d. person who works in a mine

30. Which of the following is not true?

      a. Levi Strauss was the first person to make blue jeans.

      b. Strauss made his first jeans from a fabric called serge de Nimes.

      c. The first jeans were very strong.

      d. Nimes is a city in France.