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  3. Levi Strauss was born in Germany, and【C1】______to America when young. In 185

Levi Strauss was born in Germany, and【C1】______to America when young. In 185

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问题     Levi Strauss was born in Germany, and【C1】______to America when young. In 1853 he took his dreams to San Francisco. There his dream, to succeed【C2】______true.
    Many of Levi Strauss’【C3】______were cowboys and miners,【C4】______needed clothing that was【C5】______and durable. Strauss found a【C6】______fabric that was comfortable and lasted a long time,【C7】______"serge de Nimes," which was later【C8】______to the word denim.
    Jacob Davis, a【C9】______, bought large mounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss. One of his customers was【C10】______tearing the pockets【C11】______his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets (铆钉) on【C12】______parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer【C13】______the new pants【C14】______much that he told all his Mends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy【C15】______pants with rivets.
    Jacob Davis【C16】______that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn’t want anybody to【C17】______that. He decided to get a patent (专利权). But【C18】______poor, he couldn’t【C19】______the patent. So he went to Levi Strauss. He said, "If you agree to pay for the patent, we will【C20】______the profits." Levi Strauss agreed, and the new business was born. Today Levi’s name is more popular than before. [br] 【C11】
选项 A、at
B、off
C、apart
D、away
答案 B
解析 这里要注意区分四个词组的意思。tear at是“用力撕开、使心碎”；tear apart是“扯开、把…弄乱、把…痛苦地分开”；tear off是“从…撕掉，匆匆脱掉”；tear away是“拉掉、夺走、忍痛抢去”。tear the pockets off one’s pants意指将某人的裤兜从裤子上扯掉。
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