SeveraldifferentstoriesaretoldabouttheoriginofSaintValentine’sDay.Onelegend(story)datesasfarbackasthedaysofRomanEmpire.Accordingtothestory.ClaudiustheEmperorofRomewantedtoincreasethesizeofthearmy.Heknewthatitwouldbeeasiertogetyoungmenwhowerenotmarriedtojointhearmy;thereforehemadearulethatnoyoungmencouldmarryuntilhehadservedinthearmyforanumberofyears.
Apriest(manworkinginchurch)namedValentinebroketheruleandsecretlymarriedagreatnumberofyoungpeople.FinallyClaudiusfoundoutaboutValentineandputthepriestinprisonwhereheremaineduntilhisdeathonFebruary14.
AfterhisdeathValentinewasmadeasaint(perfectmaninpublicopinion)andthedayofhisdeathwasnamedSaintValentine’sDay----whichisatimeforpeopletosendoneanothertheirgreetingofmanykinds.
February14Valentine’sDayissweetheart’sdayonwhichpeopleinlovewitheachotherexpresstheirtenderemotions(softfeelings).
Peoplesometimesputtheir
lovemessageinaheartshapedboxofchocolateorabunchofflowerstiedwithredribbons(silk).Wordsoflettersmaybewrittenontheflowercoveredcardorsomethingelse.Whatevertheformmaybethemessageisalmostthesame“WillyoubemyValentine?”
46.Accordingtotherule_______.
A.noyoungmencouldgetmarriedunlesstheywereoldenough.
B.Youngmencouldgetmarriediftheyhadservedthearmyforanumberofyears.
noonecouldgetmarriedwithouttheemperor’spermission
youngmencouldgetmarriedonlyinthearmy.
47.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_______.
A.HowValentinedied B.TheemperorofRome
C.HowValentine’sDayiscelebrated D.TheoriginofValentine’sDay
48.February14ischosenasValentine’sDaybecause_______.
A.peoplewanttorememberValentine
loversexpresstheirtenderemotionsonthisday
peoplesendoneanothergreetingofmanykindsonthisday
peoplewanttofixadateforloverstoexpresstheiremotion
49.Valentinewasputinprisonfor________.
A.hehelpedthecoupleswhowerenotsupposedtogetmarried B.hegotmarried C.hefellinlo
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