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四、閱讀測驗    Walk around any urban business district in the U.S., and you’ll see a majority of office workers in “business casual” attire.Only a few will be wearing the more formal suits, skirts, and dresses in more conservative locations around the world. Butwhere did the business casual style, particularly the widely known “Casual Friday,” come from? There are at least two schoolsof thought on its origin.           Some say that Casual Friday began in the 1950s in an attempt to raise worker morale in the white-collar officeenvironment. It did not become popular until the 1970s, when the production of cheap clothing outside the U.S. increased, anda large campaign was launched to promote Casual Friday in an effort to sell casual clothing.    Many others, however, believe this tradition developed in several steps and originated from the state of Hawaii. In 1966,the Hawaiian clothing industry was trying to sell more Hawaiian, or “Aloha,” shirts. The industry encouraged Hawaiianbusinesses to let their employees wear these colorful print shirts to the office one day a week, on Fridays. But the style turnedso popular that by 1970 it has become standard dress all days of a week there.    The trend spread to the state of California, which has always had less office formality than the rest of the country. There,people called the trend “Casual Friday.” Later, in the 1990s, the concept got more of a boost, again by the clothing industry. Itwas during that time that a number of companies began promoting khaki pants. Lots of ads showed both men and womenwearing them with dress shirts and blazers or sweaters. This look quickly became the office standard.    Some wish the pendulum would swing back towards a more traditional, elegant look, but plenty of people think this isunlikely. In fact, more and more companies, particularly in the creative and technology sectors, now permit jeans and evenT-shirts in the office. Many younger people are used to this look and would resist going back to more conservative officedress.

46. What is the main idea of this article?
(A) The fashion trend from the 1950s to the 1990s in the U.S.
(B) What to wear and not to wear for Americans on Casual Friday.
(C)Where and how the business casual style started and became popular.
(D) Why some people hope to go back to a more traditional look of their office outfit.

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答案：C
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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