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Part 3: Questions 76 – 85 (2.0 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the text and fill in one word which best fits each gap.

THE BIRTH OF THE T-SHIRT

The T-shirt, or at least the T-shirt as we know it, was born in the theatre. When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (76) _{…………………} Marlon Brando went (77) _{…………………}stage wearing a (78) _{…………………}of blue jeans and a bright, white, capped-sleeve T-shirt. It was the first time the T-shirt had (79) _{…………………}seen publicly as anything except an item of underwear and it set a fashion trend (80) _{…………………}was to last through until the end of the century. The idea for the T-shirt came from Brando himself. He had worn one at rehearsals for the play. The director was (81) so impressed by the look that was created that he asked Brando to wear the shirt in the play itself. Brando may have seen the shirt being advertised (82) _{…………………}the American company Sears Roebuck. They had decided to market the shirt as a fashionable garment in its own right, rather (83) _{…………………}just something to be worn (84) _{…………………}warmth beneath a denim workshirt (85) _{…………………}an army uniform. It was Brando. However, who popularized it, especially with the release of the film version of Streetcar in 1951. A short leather jacket completed the look that was to be adopted by teenage rebels in many countries for decades afterwards.

When Tennessee William's play A Streetcar Named Oesire opened in New York in December 1947, a young actor (76) _{…………………}