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Task 2. Use of English Read the texts below. For questions (1-5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
The History of the T-Shirt
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the T-Shirt quickly became an American favourite. Now, a century later, the T-Shirt (1) as popular as ever.
The American T-Shirt began (2) WWI when American armed forces noticed European soldiers wearing a lightweight cotton undershirt on the hot European summer days. Compared to the wool uniforms that the American soldiers wore, these undershirts were cooler and more comfortable and they quickly caught on with the Americans. Due to their simple (3) ,these shirts became known in the USA as “T-Shirts”.
In the 60s people began to tie dye and screenprint the basic cotton T-Shirt making it an even bigger commercial (4) . Advances in printing and dying allowed more variety and the Tank Top, Muscle Shirt, Scoop Neck, V-Neck, and many other variations of the T-Shirt (5) into fashion.