To become thinner. Mr. Smith decided to stop driving his car to work, and he rode a bike instead. Sometimes when all the cars stopped at a red light, he went past them to the front, because his bike was small. He was pleased with this.

Sometimes when the roads were too narrow for cars to move on, he could still go easily. He liked to get away from the noise of the busy streets.

Yesterday, as he stopped at a red light, a man came up behind him on another bike. He looked at Mr. Smith, “Did the police take your driving licence away, too?” he asked.

1、Mr. Smith began riding a bike to work instead of driving a car because _____.

A、his car was broken                        B、the police took away his drving licence

C、he wanted to become thinner          D、his son wanted to drive his car

2、What does the underlined word “narrow ” mean in the passage ?

A、宽广的              B、狭窄的            C、嘈杂的           D、平坦的

3、According to this passage , if you don’t have a _____ , you mustn’t drive a car .

A、car                   B、bike              C、licence                 D、driver

4、Which of the following is NOT wrong according to this passage ?

A、Mr. Smith’s car was broken

B、The police took away Mr. Smith’s driving licence

C、The man who came up behind him on another bike was one of his friends.

D、Riding a bike can help a person to become thinner .

5、What happened to the man who came up to Mr. Smith?

A、Someone stole his driving licence

B、He met Mrs. Smith

C、He became thinner by riding a bike

D、The police took away his driving licence

 Jeans have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular？You’ll get many answers. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable. 
Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west. In the eastern part of the US jeans were hardly worn at all. They were connected with farm people and the workers. So the rich wouldn’t like to wear them. 
It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion of young people during the 1950s and 1960s. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas. As time went on，jeans became more acceptable. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when they were not on duty to show that they were Americans. The trousers showed the world a happier way of life, something that people needed, especially after what they had gone through in World War II. 
Jeans had other advantages as well. They didn’t need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn’t need to iron them. This became more important as more and more women started working and had less time for housework. 
Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded look. 
【小题1】Jeans first appeared ___________.