1 . I dropped off a bag of my children’s worn-out jeans to a local tailor and when she returned them with brightly colored, patterned patches(补丁) on all the knees, their lives unexpectedly became longer by several more years. Both my kids and I loved those pants, so unique and impossible to buy. This was my first experience with “visible mending”.

Visible mending(VM) is different from traditional mending in that it makes the repair a central point, rather than combining it into the original clothes. There are many reasons for this, from drawing attention to the fact that clothes’ lifetimes have become long and challenging the idea that secondhand clothes are only worn by the poor, to simply adding a personalized touch.

Kate Sekules is a well-known advocate for visible mending. The British-born, Brooklyn-based writer, clothes historian and mending instructor has a new book coming out in September. It is a call to action for clothes lovers of all skill levels to take needles and threads to their beloved clothes. She reassures readers that anyone can do it.

“The skills are easy to pick up: visible mending is for everyone. The only way to go wrong is to say, ‘I can’t. ’It is a skill, but of a modern way. There are many ways to create VM, and there will never be another one like yours. Though you will never sew two mends the same, you will develop a style of your own.”

Sekules spends the first several chapters explaining why practicing visible mending matters so much. She writes about the current fashion industry, and how destructive it is, from the vast quantities of textiles(纺织品) and plastic waste and poisonous runoff poisoning rivers around the world, to the terrible conditions in which clothes workers work. So, rather than waiting around for the companies to clean up their acts, we individuals can effect tiny yet meaningful changes by picking up our needles and threads and wearing our clothes for longer.

1. How did the author feel about visible mending?

A．A little puzzled.	B．Very satisfied.
C．Pretty shocked.	D．Rather disappointed.

2. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Focusing on the repair.	B．Adding a personalized touch.
C．Combining it into the original one.	D．Looking for the original materials.

3. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．When we need to do visual mending.

B．How we can master the unusual skill.

C．What we should do when sewing.

D．Why visual mending is special and easy to learn.

4. Which of the following may Sekules agree with?

A．It is difficult to keep up with the newest fashion.

B．Fashion connects with social development closely.

C．It is surprising how fashion changes over the years.

D．The fashion industry can be harmful to the environment.