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The Roman Emperor Claudius II was fighting many wars. He wanted a strong army, but many men did not want to be soldiers. Claudius thought the men wanted to stay at home to be with their wives and children instead of leaving to fight wars.
Claudius thought of an awful solution to his problem. He decided to cancel all marriages! No one in all of Rome could get married. Claudius thought that if the men couldn’t get married, the men would ignore the women and want to be soldiers.
Valentine, who was a priest (牧师), believed that people needed to get married. He thought it was wrong for people to live together without being married. So he secretly and illegally married couples anyway. He performed the weddings in secret places, so the Roman soldiers would not find out.
But they did find out. Valentine was arrested and brought before the Emperor. The Emperor thought Valentine was a well-spoken and wise young man, and encouraged him to stop being a Christian (基督徒) and become a loyal Roman. Valentine would not deny his beliefs, and he refused. He was sent to prison and was finally killed. While he was in prison, he sent out letters to his friends and asked to be prayed (祈祷) for by writing Remember your Valentine.
Valentine was killed on the 14th or the 24th of February in the year 269 or 270. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th in honor of St. Valentine.

  1. 1.

    The Emperor Claudius II wanted men to __________.     

    1. A.
      live at home and work for the empire
    2. B.
      become loyal Roman citizens
    3. C.
      go to other countries and raise families
    4. D.
      fight wars in other lands
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “awful” in the second paragraph probably means __________.

    1. A.
      terrible
    2. B.
      wonderful
    3. C.
      possible
    4. D.
      friendly
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?     

    1. A.
      Valentine believed in marriage and risked death to marry people.
    2. B.
      Claudius wanted to stay at home with his wife.
    3. C.
      Claudius thought Valentine was a man with a bright future.
    4. D.
      Valentine broke the law.
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  1. 1.

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    1. A.
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    3. C.
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    4. D.
      instruction
  2. 2.

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    1. A.
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      Television advertising.
    3. C.
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      Billboard advertising
  3. 3.

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    1. A.
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