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1. These garments share a history of French influence and American daring.
a. spirit b. bravery c. style
2. Pierre Lorillard was heir to a tobacco fortune.
a. the one who inherits property b. the manager of c. the father of
3. Pierre Lorillard was tired of wearing formal clothes.
a. as accepted by rules or customs b. old-fashioned c. of the latest fashion
4. The accepted attire for the ball was a coat with tails.
a. costume b. clothing c. uniform
5. Men wore a coat with tails to the Autumn Ball.
a. a coat with a long, overlapping collar
b. a coat with two long lower-back parts
c. a coat with buttons down both sides of the front
6. Pierre Lorillard wanted to wear something informal.
a. different b. casual c. unique
7. Lorillard was too timid to wear his tailless dinner jacket.
a. lacking in courage b. excited c. proud
8. His son and his friends were more bold.
a. dependable b. impolite c. courageous
9. The Т-shirt became a kind of trademark for Marion Brando.
a. label b. tradition c. legend
10. Young people wanted to wear white T-shirts and baggy pants.
a. loose b. tight c. short
Exercise 45. Circle the letter of the best answer.
1. Paragraph 2 is mainly about
a. how a rich man named Pierre Lorillard lived in a small town.
b. how the story of the tuxedo began.
c. what people wore to the Autumn Ball in Tuxedo Park.
2. The main topic in Paragraph 5 is
a. what soldiers wore during World War I.
b. how the T-shirt got its name.
c. when T-shirts started to be worn.
3. The main topic in Paragraph 6 is
a. how Hollywood made the T-shirt popular.
b. what Marion Brando wore in a movie.
c. why boys wanted to look like Elvis Presley and James Dean.
4. The last paragraph is mainly about
a. how T-shirts are worn by people of all ages.
b. the popularity of the T-shirt today.
c. the different kinds of T-shirts people wear.
Exercise 46. Scan the paragraphs for details. It is not necessary to read the whole passage again. Circle Т if the statement is true. Circle F if the statement is false.
1. The word tuxedo comes from a Native American word meaning "wolf." Т F
2. Pierre Lorillard asked his tailors to make him a tailless jacket to wear Т F
when he went taunting.
3. Although Pierre Lorillard thought up the idea of the tailless jacket, he Т F
wasn't the first person to wear it.
4. The first person to wear a T-shirt on the movie screen was James Dean. Т F
5. Pierre Lorillard had inherited the family's banking fortune. Т F
6. When Lorillard's son and his friends wore the tailless jackets, everyone Т F
loved them.
7. The T-shirt originated with the French military. Т F
8. In the 1960s, colored T-shirts with words printed on them came into style. Т F
9. In the 1950s, white T-shirts and baggy pants were the style. Т F
10. Pierre Lorillard's grandfather gave Tuxedo Park its name. Т F
