Open up most fashion magazines and you will see incredibly thin models with impossible hair and wearing unreasonably expensive , impracticably styled clothes . But shouldn't clothes be comfortably durable and make a principle of being simple for the individual who wears them ? Why are we constantly told that we need to buy new clothes and add fresh pieces to our collection ? Fashions change year after year so lots of people can make piles of money . If folks are convinced that they need a different look each season , that this year's sweater's length and shoes style are important , they can be persuaded to buy . The fashion industry would have you ignore your shortcomings and just make you feel beautiful and happy . In fact it is not only a phenomenon we can find in people's dressing . Fashion controls our lives . Fashion controls what we wear , what we eat , what we drink , the way we cut our hair , the makeup We buy and use , the color of the cars we drive . Fashion even controls our ideas . You don't believe me ? How many . Of your friends are vegetarians ? Why are they vegetarians ? Because it is fashionable ! Where does fashion come from ? Often the reasons are quite logical . Scientists and historians study the fashions of the past and discover the secrets of each fashion . When girls see an attractive guy , their blood pressure rises and their lips become redder . That's why guys think that girls wearing lipstick are beautiful . Why do guys shave their heads ? In the past soldiers shaved their heads to kill the insects that lived in their hair . Now guys shave their heads so that they look strong and masculine , like soldiers . People spend a lot of time and money on fashion . But are they wasting their money ? Changes in fashion help to develop new technologies . Changes in style create work for people all over the world . Many people work in the fashion industry , particularly in the fashion capitals of London , New York , Paris and Milan . And finally , fashion makes you feel good , doesn't it ? When you are dressed in the latest style , dancing to the most fashionable music , after watching the latest hit film , you feel great , don't you ? 1. What's the author's viewpoint about the models and their hairstyles and clothes ? A . Unbiased . B . Indifferent . C . Critical . D . Appreciative . 2. It is indicated by the author that clothes should be A . comfortable and durable . B . new and fresh . C . expensive and fashionable . D . simple and unique 3. The fashion industry makes profits by A . selling the products at high prices . B . creating a need in you . C . helping you get rid of your shortcomings . D . making you look more beautiful . 4. The author thinks what has been found about fashions by the scientists and the . historians is A . incredible . B . amazing . C . reasonable . D . creative . 5. The passage mentions the advantages of fashion EXCEPT that A . it can help promote technological development . B . it enables people to remain up - to - date . C . it can create more job opportunities for people . D . it can make people achieve a great feeling .