St. Valentine’s Day has roots in several different legends that have A their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of Love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow. Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in B for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly C the jailer’s daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer’s daughter a farewell letter, signing it, “From Your Valentine”. Another legend D us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, wrote notes from his jail cell to children and friends who missed him. February, 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in E of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St Valentine’s Day is now a day for sweethearts in Russia,too. A 1) founded 2) found 3) looked 4) met
B 1) danger 2) punishment 3) court 4) prison
C 1) effected 2) cured 3) provided 4) corrected
D 1) tells 2) says 3) speaks 4) talks
E 1) pleasure 2) respect 3) honour 4) feeling
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B) 4
C) 2
D) 1
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