Back to Course Listening 7 – Listen for specific words 0% Complete 0/0 Steps Quiz 1 of 0 Listening 7 – Listen for specific words Listening 7 – Listen for specific words Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 1 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading… You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You must first complete the following: Results Quiz complete. Results are being recorded. Results Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 point(s), (0) Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) 0 Essay(s) Pending (Possible Point(s): 0) Categories Not categorized 0% 1 Question 1 of 1 1. Question Try to fill in the missing words: Nearly everybody has a BLANK 1 of 19 pair of jeans. Invented in a simple tailor’s shop in the U.S., jeans are now a staple in wardrobes across the globe. One anthropologist BLANK 2 of 19 hundreds of people on the street in dozens of countries and found that nearly half of passers-by wear jeans on any given day. How did this American BLANK 3 of 19 win over the world? Sometime in the 1870s, a woman asked a tailor named Jacob Davis to make a durable pair of pants for her husband, who was a woodcutter. To make the pants, Davis used a strong fabric, which he BLANK 4 of 19 from a supplier owned by Mr. Levi Strauss. He then reinforced the pants with copper rivets to prevent tearing along the seams and around the BLANK 5 of 19. Word about this robust new style of pants spread like wildfire among manual laborers, and soon Davis was receiving so many BLANK 6 of 19 for the pants that he could barely keep up with the demand. Davis wanted to patent his BLANK 7 of 19, but he couldn’t afford the patent application fee. This spurred him to call Levi Strauss to ask for financial assistance. As a result of this BLANK 8 of 19, the famous brand of Levi’s jeans was born, and Strauss and Davis opened a large manufacturing plant in San Francisco. Jacob Davis continued to manage the BLANK 9 of 19 for the rest of his life. Levi’s jeans were initially made in two fabrics – one was cotton duck (which is similar to canvas) and the other was denim. BLANK 10 of 19 both pairs were dyed blue, the denim jeans turned out to be far more popular. The blue dye didn’t penetrate the denim as deeply, and the result was that the color faded and changed over time – giving the denim jeans a BLANK 11 of 19 “character.” In addition, denim was a and more comfortable fabric, and became even more so with age. Jeans are certainly practical for workers – but their BLANK 12 of 19 in popularity can be credited to Hollywood. Before World War II, jeans were primarily worn in the BLANK 13 of 19 part of the United States. They were considered cowboy clothing – a symbol of rugged American individualism – but hardly appropriate for more casual or BLANK 14 of 19 wear. In the 1950s, two legendary American BLANK 15 of 19 – Marlon Brando and James Dean – wore jeans in films where their characters were portrayed as rebels who were “cool.” Jeans became associated with the “bad-boy” image, and were even banned in BLANK 16 of 19 – which of course made teenagers all the more eager to wear them. Within a decade, jeans had spread to the BLANK 17 of 19 class and many variations of color and cut were being produced. Women loved the fact that they didn’t require frequent BLANK 18 of 19, and didn’t need to be ironed at all. Not only that, but they fit close to the body in a way that rivaled even tailored clothing. Today jeans are an everyday item and a BLANK 19 of 19 of youth, casualness, and comfort. According to Paul Trynka, the author of a book about jeans, we love our jeans because they come to represent our identity. He says, “The eternal appeal of jeans is just that they reflect us and they reflect the lives that we’ve had in them.” Nearly everybody has a Fill in the blank 1 of 19 pair of jeans. Invented in a simple tailor’s shop in the U.S., jeans are now a staple in wardrobes across the globe. One anthropologist Fill in the blank 2 of 19 hundreds of people on the street in dozens of countries and found that nearly half of passers-by wear jeans on any given day. How did this American Fill in the blank 3 of 19 win over the world? Sometime in the 1870s, a woman asked a tailor named Jacob Davis to make a durable pair of pants for her husband, who was a woodcutter. To make the pants, Davis used a strong fabric, which he Fill in the blank 4 of 19 from a supplier owned by Mr. Levi Strauss. He then reinforced the pants with copper rivets to prevent tearing along the seams and around the Fill in the blank 5 of 19 . Word about this robust new style of pants spread like wildfire among manual laborers, and soon Davis was receiving so many Fill in the blank 6 of 19 for the pants that he could barely keep up with the demand. Davis wanted to patent his Fill in the blank 7 of 19 , but he couldn’t afford the patent application fee. This spurred him to call Levi Strauss to ask for financial assistance. As a result of this Fill in the blank 8 of 19 , the famous brand of Levi’s jeans was born, and Strauss and Davis opened a large manufacturing plant in San Francisco. Jacob Davis continued to manage the Fill in the blank 9 of 19 for the rest of his life. Levi’s jeans were initially made in two fabrics – one was cotton duck (which is similar to canvas) and the other was denim. Fill in the blank 10 of 19 both pairs were dyed blue, the denim jeans turned out to be far more popular. The blue dye didn’t penetrate the denim as deeply, and the result was that the color faded and changed over time – giving the denim jeans a Fill in the blank 11 of 19 “character.” In addition, denim was a and more comfortable fabric, and became even more so with age. Jeans are certainly practical for workers – but their Fill in the blank 12 of 19 in popularity can be credited to Hollywood. Before World War II, jeans were primarily worn in the Fill in the blank 13 of 19 part of the United States. They were considered cowboy clothing – a symbol of rugged American individualism – but hardly appropriate for more casual or Fill in the blank 14 of 19 wear. In the 1950s, two legendary American Fill in the blank 15 of 19 – Marlon Brando and James Dean – wore jeans in films where their characters were portrayed as rebels who were “cool.” Jeans became associated with the “bad-boy” image, and were even banned in Fill in the blank 16 of 19 – which of course made teenagers all the more eager to wear them. Within a decade, jeans had spread to the Fill in the blank 17 of 19 class and many variations of color and cut were being produced. Women loved the fact that they didn’t require frequent Fill in the blank 18 of 19 , and didn’t need to be ironed at all. Not only that, but they fit close to the body in a way that rivaled even tailored clothing. Today jeans are an everyday item and a Fill in the blank 19 of 19 of youth, casualness, and comfort. According to Paul Trynka, the author of a book about jeans, we love our jeans because they come to represent our identity. He says, “The eternal appeal of jeans is just that they reflect us and they reflect the lives that we’ve had in them.” Correct / 20 Points Incorrect / 20 Points
