共用题干 Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800's and(51)______to the United States as a young man.He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several.years.In 1853 he took his knowledge and his(52)______to San Francisco(California.,US A.).His dream to(53)______came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful (54)______.Many of Levi Strauss' customers were cowboys and miners.They needed(55)______that was strong and durable.Strauss found a special(56)______from France that was comfortable and(57)______a long time.It was called"serge de Nimes,"which was later shortened to the word denim.Another man named Jacob Davis(58)______large amounts of the denim fabric from Levi Strauss.He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was(59) ______tearing the pockets off his pants.So Jacob Davis(60)______to put rivets on certain parts of the pants to make them(61)______.The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends,and soon Jacob Davis was busy(62)______lots of pants with rivets.Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea,and he didn't want any-body to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a(63)______ tailor,he didn't have enough money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over,he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said,"If you(64)______to pay for the patent, we will share the(65)______from the riveted pants."Levi Strauss did agree,and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss&Company. Today Levi's jeans are more popular than ever,and Levi's name continues to live on. _________(51)
A.emigrated B.transferred C.escaped D.headed正确答案A
