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31. According to the first paragraph, Strauss’s denim trousers are nowadays called “jeans” because - (1) of the name of the particular kind of cloth from which they were made (2) the person who invented them was named “Jean” (3) of the name of the town where a cloth similar to the one they were made of was produced (4) the cowboys and miners who first wore them called them “jeans”

34. In line 16, “the material” refers to -

(1) cotton twill (2) heavy-duty canvas (3) serge de Nimes (4) indigo blue

הכוונה לבד " denim " אשר במקור היה שמו serge de Nimes .

35. The main purpose of the text is to discuss -

(1) the influence of Europe on the American West (2) the textile industry in the 19th century (3) Levi Strauss (4) the development of jeans

שורות 3-4 .

32. According to the text, Levi Strauss -

הקטע כולו מתאר את המצאת מכנסי הג'ינס והשינויים שהם עברו.

(1) did not originally intend to sell trousers (2) was a miner in San Francisco (3) was not the actual inventor of blue jeans (4) was an immigrant to the US from Genoa

36. The arctic lupine and the American lotus are significant because -

(1) they prove that seeds can

remain viable for a long time

(2) they represent previously unknown species of plants (3) they are exceedingly rare and beautiful plants (4) they may prove to be marketable seeds for gardens הקטע עוסק בשימור זרעים של צמחים, ושני סוגים אלו מובאים בתחילתו כדוגמה למקרים יוצאי דופן של שימור זרעים בטבע.

בשורה 7 מצוין כי בתחילה הוא עסק במכירת בד לאוהלים וכרכרות.

33. Strauss’s blue jeans were originally designed -

(1) to meet the needs of cowboys (2) to meet the needs of miners (3) for maximum comfort (4) to fit tightly

9-11 .

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