Valentine’s Day may come from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. 36 the fierce wolves roamed nearby, the old Romans called 37 the god Lupercus to help them. A festival in his 38 was held on February 15th. On the eve of the festival the 39 of the girls were written on 40 of paper and placed in jars. Each young man 41 a slip. The girl whose name was 42 was to be his sweetheart for the year.
Legend 43 it that the holiday became Valentine’s Day 44 a Roman bishop named Valentine. Emperor Claudius II 45 the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius felt married soldiers would 46 stay home than fight. When Valentine 47 the Emperor and secretly married the young couples, he was put to death on February 14th, the 48 of Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine became a 49 . Christian bishop moved the holiday from the 15th to the 14th—Valentine’s Day. Now the holiday honors Valentine 50 of Lupercus.
Valentine’s Day has become a major 51 of love and romance in the modern world. The ancient god Cupid and his 52 into a lover’s heart may still be used to 53 falling in love or being in love. But we also use cards and gifts, such as flowers or jewelry, to do this. 54 to give flower to a wife or sweetheart on Valentine’s Day can sometimes be as 55 as forgetting a birthday or a wedding anniversary.
1.A. While B. When C. Though D. Unless
2.A. upon B. back C. off D. away
3.A. honor B. belief C. hand D. way
4.A. problems B. secrets C. names D. intentions
5.A. rolls B. piles C. works D. slips
6.A. cast B. caught C. drew D. found
7.A. given B. chosen C. elected D. delivered
8.A. tells B. means C. makes D. has
9.A. after B. since C. as D. from
10.A. ordered B. appealed C. imagined D. believed
11.A. other B. simply C. rather D. all
12.A. disliked B. resisted C. defeated D. dishonored
13.A. celebration B. arrangement C. feast D. eve
14.A. goat B. saint C. model D. weapon
15.A. because B. made C. instead D. learnt
16.A. part B. representative C. judgment D. symbol
17.A. story B. wander C. arrow D. play
18.A. describe B. require C. demand D. alarm
19.A. Keeping B. Disapproving C. Supporting D. Forgetting
20.A. constructive B. damaging C. strengthening D. responding
—Got your driving license?
—No. I _______ too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week.
A. was B. have been C. were D. had been
Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to _______.
A. give out B. give in C. give away D. give off
It was ______ the old clock that the old man spent the whole morning at home.
A. repairing B. repaired C. to repair D. in repair
So convenient _______ to pay by credit card that more and more people apply for their credit cards.
A. do people find B. people find it C. find people D. do people find it
I didn’t have to work all weekend — I did it by _______.
A. chance B. choice C. accident D. myself
