TEXT A A twenty-year-old
immigrant, Levi Strauss, came to the United States in 1850 to seek his fortune
in the gold fields. But strangely enough, this man made his fortune on heavy
canvas that he found suitable for working clothes. Strauss’ jeans were
particularly good for prospectors and cowboys. In the early days of jeans, this
man couldn’t have guessed that his pants, made only for rough work, would become
so popular at all levels of society. Yes, this is a fact: jeans have become
fashionable in our society. Furthermore, these pants have come to symbolize
changes in social attitude. In the last decade or two we have
seen movements toward equality as well as defiance of authority. Jeans, now worn
by everybody, can be said to symbolize these changes for the better. In the
past, only men wore jeans, and those men were at the bottom -- socially and
economically. Jeans were worn by truck drivers, farm and factory workers. Today,
jeans no longer are looked down upon. They are worn by both men and women, by
both skilled and unskilled workers, by both employees and employers. This common
way of dressing symbolizes respect for individuality, no matter what your
occupation or sex. In the fight against authority, young people have been the
leaders, So it is natural that teenagers would defy parents and school
administrators over the right to wear jeans to class and win. Jeans are the
typical dress of civil rights marchers, fans at rock concerts, "hippies"
returning to nature, and serious college students. Because
everyone can be comfortable in them, the blue jeans invented for the use of
workers are now accepted almost anywhere, anytime. This is true not only in the
United States, but in many other countries in the world. I strongly agree with
the following statement: "Old or new, glorified or plain, jeans are likely to be
around for a long time to come. Already they have succeeded where statesmanship
has failed. Although unable to speak the same language, the inhabitants of this
embattled planet have at least agreed to wear the same pants." The last two sentences imply that ______.
A.statesmen in the world are less competent than jeans B.the inhabitants of the world should speak the same language C.statesmen have failed to reach agreement on many major issues of the world D.jeans will help statesmen to reach agreement on some world issues