Part 2.- For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Why are Sunglasses Cool?
Sunglasses are heavily associated (0)
WITH images of celebrity. Sunglasses are cool and it is a cool that
seems set to endure. Have you ever wondered why this should be?
The
roots of sunglasses are anything (9)________ glamorous, however, Amber-tinted
spectacles first appeared in the nineteenth century and were a medical remedy
for people (10)______ eyes were oversensitve to light. The first mass-produced versions,
made by Sam Foster (11)_______ Foster Grand fame, were sold in the 1920s in US
seaside resorts. (12)______ this point, however, they remained functional
objects and were yet to acquire the cool image they now enjoy.
This (13)________ about thanks to the US air force. In the 1930s, airmen
started to wear anti-glare glasses called ‘aviators’. In the early days of
flight, these men were regarded (14)________ heroes. Down on the ground, actors
keen to cash (15)_______ on a little of that glory realized that sunglasses
created an intriguing image. So it (16)______ that the link between the fascination
of celebrity and a pair of sunglasses was forged.
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