ENGLISH TEST

8th YEAR
NAME: __________________________________________________ NO: _______ CLASS: ______
RESULT: _______________________________SIGNATURE: _____________________________
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY!

WORN IN THE USA

Levi Strauss, a Bavarian immigrant, could hardly imagine that, when trying to make a fortune, he would start a new
fashion.
It was in 1853 that he arrived in California from New York, with a supply of strong canvas, which he intended to sell to
miners for tents However, when he arrived in San Francisco, he found that miners didn't need any tents but they did
need hard wearing pants. So, Levi Strauss took his canvas to a local tailor and had several pairs of pants made- They were
a great success. Miners used to put gold ore into their pockets, so Levi decided to reinforce each pocket with cooper
rivets.
After the Civil War, when Levi Strauss sent his trousers from the gold mines of California to the cowboys in Texas, he
became rich and famous.
During the Second World War Levi's jeans were mostly worn by people employed in defence work. But it was the next
generation, the Fifties teenagers, that turned jeans into fashionable wear To them, jeans were sexy, dangerous and worn
by romantic cowboys and rebellious Hollywood heroes like Marion Brando, James Dean and Elvis Presley,
And so, what began life last century as workwear for miners has become the fashion phenomenon of the 20th
century.
Denim is nowadays the uniform of the masses, and it is regularly used by the young as a
freedom flag against conventions.
I True or False?
1 When Levi Strauss arrived in California he tried to sell canvas for jeans. _______
2 In S. Francisco the miners needed strong trousers. _______
3 Only during the Second World War did he become famous and rich. _______
II Answer the following questions about the text:
1- Who was Levi Strauss?

2- When did he arrive in California?

3- What did Strauss do with his supply of canvas?

4- Who wore jeans during the Second World War?

5- Who turned jeans into fashion?

III DESCRIBE WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE WEARING:

1- Peter is wearing____________________________________________________________________
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2- The mother _______________________________________________________________________
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and the son______________________________________________________________________________
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3- Janet_________________________________________________________________________________
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IV COMPLETE THE SPACES WITH A CORRECT MODAL VERB:

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My mother is not feeling well. She ___________________ go to the doctor.

Jane _____________ play the piano very well but she ____________ (neg.) play the flute.
______________ we go to the cinema tonight?
There are a lot of clouds in the sky! It _____________ rain! You ____________ take your umbrella if
you decide to go out.
5- Young people _______________ respect old people.
6- You ________________(neg) smoke in here!
V REWRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE REPORTED SPEECH:
1- John likes listening to the radio in the evening.
Mary said_________________________________________________________________________________
2- My Father doesn`t help my mother in this type of housework.
Peter said_________________________________________________________________________________
3- What are your favourite hobbies?
The teacher asked you_______________________________________________________________________
4- Do you enjoy shopping?
The boys asked their mother__________________________________________________________________
5- She is having a test today.
Her father told me___________________________________________________________________________
6- The Smiths go to church on Sundays.
I told Jane_________________________________________________________________________________