Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. He started (13)________ jeans from cotton cloth from Nimes, France. “De Nimes” means “from Nimes”. This cloth (14)________ denim. Denim was popular (15)_________ the fifteenth century. Christopher Colombus used denim for the sails of his ships. (16)_________ in Genoa, Italy, wore denim pants. The word “jeans” comes from the word “Genoa”. Mr. Strauss made the first jeans in the USA (17)_________ the idea and the kind of cloth came from Europe. The names came from France and Italy. Today, jeans are the most popular kind of clothing in the world. Everybody wears jeans because they want to be modern, young and (18)_________. 13. A. make B. making C. to making D. and made 14. A. calls B. is called C. called D. was called 15. A. in B. at C. for D. since 16. A. Sightseers B. Sailors C. Passengers D. Designers 17. A. so B. although C. and D. because 18. A. depend B. dependent C. independent D. dependence