Exercise 1 — Second-hand fashion

THE RISE OF SECOND-HAND FASHION Buying second-hand clothes was once ¹— select —A — regardedB — thoughtC — supposedD — believed as a sign that you could not afford anything better. Today, however, vintage shopping has ²— select —A — risenB — turnedC — raisedD — brought into a global trend. One reason is that shoppers have become increasingly ³— select —A — keenB — proudC — awareD — typical of the environmental damage caused by so-called fast fashion. A single cotton T-shirt, for example, ⁴— select —A — insistsB — chargesC — appliesD — requires thousands of litres of water to produce. Buying used clothes helps to ⁵— select —A — extendB — expandC — enlargeD — increase the life of garments that might otherwise end up in landfill. Second-hand shops also ⁶— select —A — provideB — offerC — supplyD — deliver shoppers the chance to find unique items that nobody else will be wearing. Of course, there are still ⁷— select —A — blocksB — limitsC — obstaclesD — borders to be overcome: sizes can be limited, and finding the right piece takes patience. Even so, the popularity of second-hand fashion shows no ⁸— select —A — signalB — markC — hintD — sign of slowing down.