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Passage 65can wear. But in a truly ominous sign, the hit song “My Adidas” was sungby pallbearers, wearing matching white Adidas sneakers, for the funeralof Run DMC’s murdered Jam Master Jay.It has also been reported that several big sneaker companies employworkers in poor nations at low wages and under harsh working conditions.The Christian Aid society has worked to reach accords betweenproducers and factories to ensure that workers are treated fairly.Despite these problems, new sneakers continue to set fashiontrends—and record-breaking prices. A style largely popularized by urbanteenagers has become a multibillion-dollar business. Thanks to them,conservative middle-aged people throughout the United States wearsneakers to business lunches, to the opera, and to formal dinners. Some ofus even “put on our high-heeled sneakers” when “we’re going out tonight.”■ ExerciseEach numbered sentence corresponds to a sentence in the passage. Fill inthe letter of the choice that makes the sentence mean the same thing asits corresponding sentence in the passage.1. There is general that sneakers sales are a powerful marketforce.a. reality b. suspicion c. knowledge d. agreement2. Sales reports can be difficult to .a. determine b. get c. explain d. confirm3. The 1950s were a time of .a. great change b. longing for the past c. traditional valuesd. gradual expansion of libertyCopyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.4. James Dean thrilled people when he appeared in sneakers.a. Businessman b. Actor c. Change agent d. Rebel5. Words and music were clever, , and at times violent.a. disastrous b. confused c. unchanged d. extreme6. Rap and hip-hop in urban neighborhoods.a. interfered b. were delayed c. grew d. sold7. Gradually, sneakers leather shoes as the most popularfootwear.a. helped b. replaced c. grew with d. tied with8. Some wearing their new shoes.a. become examples b. are caught c. appear d. delay