The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．

　　By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion． 15

　　A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．

　　B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．

　　C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．

　　D．However, he did not get much business for those products．

　　E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．

　　F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．

　　G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．

第二部分　英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节　完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　 Can it really be sixty-two years ago that I first saw you?As I look into your eyes now,it 　16　 like only yesterday that I first saw you,in that small cafe in Hanover Square.

　　From the 　17　 I saw you smile,as you opened the door for that young mother and her newborn baby,I knew that I wanted to 　18　 the rest of my life with you.

　　I cannot tell you how 　19　 my love for you was back then,when I returned to you on leave in the September.We 　20　 each other so tight(紧地) that I thought we would burst.I 　21　 you to marry me the very same day and I cheered with 　22　 when you looked deep into my eyes and said "yes" to being my wife.

　　I 　23　 being so enjoyed,when a year later,you 　24 held my hand to your waist(腰) and said in my 　25　 that we were going to be a family.I know both our 　26　 love you dearly;they are outside the door now,　27　.

Do you remember how I looked like a mad man when Jonathan was 　28　?I can still picture you 　29　 at me now,as I held him for the very first time in my arms.I watched