Formostpeopletheword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeopleaskthequestion“Whatclothesarefashion?”Andtheyusetheadjective“fashionable”inthesameway:“shewaswearingafashi

Formostpeopletheword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeopleaskthequestion“Whatclothesarefashion?”Andtheyusetheadjective“fashionable”inthesameway:“shewaswearingafashionablecoat.”“Hisshirtwasreallyafashionablecolor.”

Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythingsnotonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidaysinrestaurantsinfilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjectsjobsandinlanguages.

Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepastyouwillfeelthatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1950wasdifferentfromoneof1508.Afashionablemanin1920lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin2000.

Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapersradiostelephonesandtelevisionssendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.

Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthingssoyouseethereismoneyinfashion.

24.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means_______.

A.clothes B.mostofthepopularthings

C.manythings D.everything

25.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday?

A.Surfingondifferentcell-phones.

B.Radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanother.

C.Peoplereadnewspaperseveryday.

D.Playinggamesatschool.

26.“Thereismoneyinfashion”inthelastsentencemeans_______.

A.clothesareexpensive

B.fashionscanhelppeoplemakebigmoney

C.fashionablethingsareallexpensive

D.ifyouareinfashionyouwillhavemoney

27.WhichoneisNotRightinthefollowingstatements?

A.Astimegoesfashionscanbedifferentfromwhattheyarenow.

B.Inthemodernworldfashionschangeveryquickly.

C.Theword“fashions”doesn’tonlymean“clothes”.

D.Fashionsareinmanythingsbuttherearen’tfashionsinschoolsubjects.