Levi Strauss (1) ............(be) born on 26th February 1829 in Germany.
was
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When his father (2) .............(die), Levi Strauss (3) ..............(move) to New York to join his brothers.
died； moved
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In 1848, people (4) ..............(find) gold in California and there (5) ..............(be) a lot of money there.
found；was
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Levi Strauss (6) ..............(decide) to move to San Francisco, California and he (7) ..............(begin) to sell things like shirts, trousers and umbrellas.
decided； began
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In 1872, one of his customers (8) ..............(write) him a letter.
wrote
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Men (9) ..............(need) strong trousers to wear at work.
needed
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The customer, Jacob Davis, (10) ..............(try) putting small pieces of metal on the trousers and the first jeans (11) .............(be) born.
tried；were
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The two men (12) .............(open) their jeans factory in San Francisco and the rest is history!
