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　　February 14 is a day for people who have fallen in love． On this day， these men and women give gifts and cards to each other for Valentine’s Day．

　　This day has been popular with people in love for a long time． At first， this holiday was called Lupercalia． Then the name of the day was changed to saint Valentine’s Day． The man named saint Valentine was Killed on February 14,270 A．D．because he was a Christian．

　　Before saint Valentine was killed， February 14 was the old Roman holiday， Lupercalia． The church wanted people to think of a Christian holiday on this day， so the church changed the name of the holiday．

　　This change did not stop people in love from giving gifts to each other． People usually gave gloves， handkerchiefs， or even underwear as gifts． Sometimes people also put hearts and flowers on the present before giving it to the other person．

　　Valentine cards did not become popular until the 1750s． The first Valentine cards were made by hand． People wrote their own words on the cards． These words were usually kind or funny．

　　Cards made by machines became more popular around 1850． All of a sudden， Valentine’s Day became a big holiday for people who made and sold cards．

　　Now， every year around February 14，cards and chocolates fill stores for people in love．

　　Choose the best answer．

(1)

who usually enjoys Valentine’s Day？

[　　]

A．

saint Valentine

B．

Christians

C．

people in love

D．

cards

(2)

Who was Saint valentine？

[　　]

A．

a man who killed someone

B．

a Roman good

C．

a man killed because he was a Christian

D．

Lupercalia

(3)

How did people celebrate Lupercalia？

[　　]

A．

They killed Christians．

B．

they sang．

C．

They sent cards to each other．

D．

they gave gifts to each other．

(4)

When did Valentine cards first become popular？

[　　]

A．

about 270 A．D．

B．

about 1750 A．D．

C．

about 1850 A．D．

D．

They have always been popular．

(5)

What helped to make Valentine cards more popular？

[　　]

A．

churches

B．

machines which made cards

C．

chocolate candy

D．

people who liked chocolate

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．B;5．B;
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