Read the text below. For question (23–32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Jeans

Jeans, (23) __________ called blue jeans, were first made in the US. They are now worn all over the world. Jeans were created during the Gold Rush in the 1840s and 1850s, when many people went to the western US to (24) __________ gold. Miners often lived in tents made out of а strong material and, because they (25) __________ strong clothes, they began to wear trousers made of the same material. Many jeans were sold by Levi Strauss, who had a store in California, and today Levi’s are (26) __________ the most famous jeans.

Traditionally, jeans are blue, but the fabric they are made of, denim (a firm cotton cloth), comes in many colors. Once it was fashionable to have bell-bottoms or flares, but nowadays people (27) __________ straight-legs. Designer jeans made by (28) __________ fashion designers are sometimes worn by the rich.

For a long time jeans were worn only for physical work, but in the 1960s US society changed and young people (29) __________ traditional attitudes to dress. Jeans were a symbol of these changes and became very popular. Now, people of any age wear jeans because they are comfortable, practical and cheap. In the US they can be appropriate for all but the most formal (30) __________. Many people wear jeans to work, church or to (31) __________ in the evening. In Britain, some restaurants and wine bars do not allow in people who are wearing jeans, and some companies do not like their (32) __________ to wear jeans for work.