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Answer the questions 11-13 according Answer the questions 14-16 according to the
to the passage below. passage below.

I used to have a really bad habit of Back in the old days, people used to sew all
biting my nails when I was younger. It their own clothes by hand. But then the sewing
was a nervous habit, and I didn’t even machine was invented, and it revolutionized
realize I was doing it most of the time. the textile industry. Now, people could sew
But eventually, I managed to break the clothes much more quickly and efficiently, and
habit by wearing a rubber band on my the cost of clothing went down.
wrist and snapping it whenever I caught
14. What was the impact of the invention
myself biting.
of the sewing machine on the textile
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industry?
A) It led to an increase in the cost of clothing.
11. What was the author’s bad habit? B) It led to a decrease in the cost of clothing.
A) Smoking cigarettes C) It led to a decrease in the efficiency of
clothing production.
B) Chewing gum
D) It led to a decrease in the demand for
C) Biting nails
clothing.
D) Drinking coffee
E) It had no significant impact on the textile
E) Playing with hair industry.

15. What did people use to do before the
invention of the sewing machine?
A) They used to make their own clothes by
12. What helped the author break the
hand.
habit of nail-biting?
B) They used to buy clothes from shops.
A) Chewing gum
C) They used to import clothes from other
B) Wearing a watch
countries.
C) Drinking water
D) They used to wear only traditional clothes.
D) Taking medication
E) They used to go without clothes.
E) Snapping a rubber band on the wrist

16. What was the main advantage of the
sewing machine over hand-sewing?
13. Why did the author wear a rubber
A) It made clothing more fashionable.
band on their wrist?
B) It made clothing more expensive.
A) To keep track of time
C) It made clothing production less efficient.
B) To prevent biting their nails
D) It made clothing production faster and more
C) To show off their fashion accessories
efficient.
D) To play with when they were bored
E) It made clothing production slower and less
E) To keep their wrist warm efficient.