Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

     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 (24)_________ almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants. The cloth made in Genoa was (25)_________ “jeanos”. 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, fanners and cowboys. Six years later Levis began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (27)_________ in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them.

Jeans are very popular with (23)_________ people all over the world.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

If you follow these simple rules, not only will you save money, but also the environment will be cleaner.

They are living in a house that _________ in 1930.

“Must I finish my homework now?”

      “_________”

I used to go to the cinema on Sundays.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

“Well done! That’s a very nice picture!”

Animal communication is not a straightforward subject. It’s complicated because animals communicate differently with each other.

Under the major’s able leadership, the soldiers found safety.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Have you ever met the man _________ Mary’s cousin?

They are building a new bridge over the river.

I’m learning English _________ I want to get a good job after school.

His doctor advised him to stop to smoke.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

“Alice in the Wonderland” was written for children. It appeals to many adult readers.