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Ever notice those little pockets on your jeans? They are pretty much too small to be useful. But in the old times,
it had an important purpose: The pocket held a pocket watch. The ubiquity of the pockets can be traced back to the
design for “waist overalls,” the original name for the blue jeans made by Levi Strauss & Co. They appeared on the
design in the patent Strauss and J.W. Davis received for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket Openings,” way back on
May20, 1873, and were first put into mass use in 1890 with the “Lot 501” jeans, the model for Levi’s 501 jeans today.
“The watch pocket was a feature of our first waist overalls,” Tracey Panek, the in-house historian at Levi
Strauss & Co., told INSIDER in an email. “The oldest pair of waist overalls in the Levi Strauss & Co. Archives
[from 1879] includes the watch pocket.” Because the small pocket was meant to hold pocket watches, you won’t
usually find it on suit pants. Suit jackets already have pocket watches, which makes one on the pants superfluous.
Levi Strauss himself, for example, kept a pocket watch in the vest of his business suit, according to Panek. Pants
with the tiny pocket are called “five-pocket pants,” but the tiny pocket isn’t actually the fifth one. The fifth pocket
is actually on the back-left, added to Levi’s 501 jeans in 1901. Pretty much no one today carries around a pocket
watch. People tend to check the time on their phones or wristwatches. Panek told INSIDER that the small pockets
are kept on Levi’s jeans today to maintain the integrity of the original design.
Today, there isn’t much you can do with the tiny pocket. Some people suggest using them to keep coins or
keys, but they tend to dig into your hip. Others recommend them for matches, condoms, and tickets, but those are
difficult to extract if your fingers aren’t similarly tiny. The pockets are somewhat helpful for carrying small pieces
of hand jewelry for a few moments — like if you plan to propose to your significant other, or if someone else is
washing his hands and wants you to hold on to his rings — but that’s pretty much it. For the most part, it’s best to
ignore them and think about the pockets as a piece of history that’s still with us.
42 Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The tiny pockets on jeans and some other pants were designed for hand jewelry.
The tiny pockets were first used with the original Levi’s blue jeans in the late 19th century.
It was not until 1890 that the “Lot 501” jeans were introduced to the world.
The tiny pocket played a significant role in the history of Levi’s first waist overalls.
43 According to the passage, where wouldn’t people put their watches?
In a vest. In a suit jacket. In five-pocket pants. In suit trousers.
44 Which of the following statements is NOT true about the fifth pocket of the five-pocket pants?
It was added to Levi’s 501 jeans. It is the tiny pocket.
It is on the back-left. It came to appearance in 1901.
45 According to the passage, why are the small pockets still around?
To respect the original design. To make the pants look formal.
To cut down the production cost. To add new functions to the jeans.
46 According to the passage, which of the following items is NOT mentioned to be put in the tiny pockets?
Small changes. Train tickets. Hand jewelry. Mobile phones.
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It matters where you are born. This is true if you are a chicken. While most laying hens in the US live in cages
the size of a file-cabinet drawer, California’s new laws require the space for each hen be doubled, enough to let
them stand up and extend their wings. The idea of animal welfare seems to be catching on as Oregon, Michigan and
Washington are following suits. Furthermore, in India, dairy farmers also begin to believe happier cows can pay off
in both healthier milk and bigger profits.
47 What do California’s new laws ask their farmers to do?
To enlarge the cages. To exercise their hens.
To renew their cabinet drawers. To catch their chicken.
48 Which statement is true about animal welfare?
It becomes more prevalent. It initiates court cases against offenders.
It is extremely volatile. It is easily ignored.
49 What does the Indian example show us?
Animals have the right to be happy. Cows are sacred in India.
Taking good care of animals brings dividends. Health and profit contradict each other.
50 Which statement best sums up the passage?
Animal pedigree is a guarantee of food quality. Animal welfare is also an economic issue.
File-cabinet drawers are efficient for egg laying. Happier hens make other animals happy.