Several years ago during the dot-com passion ， Manhattan lawyer John Kennedy sometimes wore a dark blue suit to meet potential Internet clients ． But he soon realized that his conservative clothes were a strike against him before he even shook hands ． so he began to do business in casual ， open-shirt clothes ．

But now the tables have turned ． Today Silicon Valley executives are the ones often coming out in suits ． No wonder that fortune 500 executives are dusting off their silk ties and pants ． “I would say there is a trend now toward a little more business dress ， ” said Kennedy ． “I find myself wearing suits more ． ”

While there isn't a rush toward formal office wear ， clothiers and executives say the workplace uniform is heading that way ． In many offices ， men are wearing Jackets ， ties and pants more frequently than a year age ． Top women executives never went as casual as men ， so the shift doesn't affect them as dramatically ．
“Business casual” took several years to catch on ． It started with casual Fridays ， evolved to casual summers ， then became casual everyday ． ……

Observers mention many factors driving the trend Internet companies helped lead the dress-down movement and other industries followed suit to attract workers ． But with the collapse of many dot-coms ， the relaxed look is becoming a style to avoid ． Moreover ， as the economy stumbles ， more people are hunting for jobs or trying to keep the ones they have ， and appearance counts ．

US President Bush wears a coat and tie in the White House office and expects his staff to dress “professionally ， ” which some say sets a tome for the nation ．

1 ． “Business casual” was prevalent several years ago because ．

A ． the Manhattan law business grew very quickly

B ． shaking hands with clients became popular

C ． the country was fighting the conservatives

D ． the Internet companies boomed then

2 ． When the "business casual" prevailed ， ．

A ． businessmen wore ties only in workplace

B ． businessmen didn't wear ties at all

C ． businesswomen didn't wear formally in workplace

D ． businesswomen still wore formally everywhere

3 ． The Fortune 500 executives ．

A ． set the trend toward more casual wear

B ． are particular about what they wear

C ． begin to wear suits more often than before

D ． are usual1y indifferent to fashion trend

4 ． At the beginning of the “business casual” trend ， business people wore casually ．

A ． when meeting clients

B ． on weekends

C ． in summer

D ． almost everyday

5 ． It is implied in the passage that the change of business dress from the casual to the formal reflects ．

A ． the changed of people's taste in fashion

B ． the ups and downs of the fashion industry

C ． the ups and downs of the Internet companies

D ． people's difference in business dress

1 ． D 2 ． D 3 ． C 4 ． B 5 ． C

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