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？
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A．
saint Valentine
B．
Christians
C．
people in love
D．
cards
(2)
Who was Saint valentine？
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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？
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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？
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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？
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A．
churches
B．
machines which made cards
C．
chocolate candy
D．
people who liked chocolate
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My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year．Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play．
“Choose a character in the play whom you’d like to be, ”she told us．“This afternoon learn a few lines of this part for homework．Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class．Ill decide who play each part．”
I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play, so I choose the part of the king．He has a lot of lines to say．I learned them by heart．
This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines．I acted the part of the king．When I said my lines, I put a lot of expression into my acting．I thought I acted really well．
Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher who would play each part．
Many of the students in my class couldn’t act at all．They couldn’t even read without making lots of mistakes．I was sure that I would get a big part in the play．
However, the teacher gave me the part of a soldier．He has only one line．It is, “Yes, sir!”
I was very disappointed．At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part．
“You put too much expression in your acting,” she said．“Good acting is not big acting．It is acting the audience can believe in．”
I think I know what she means．
(1)
What did the boy want to do in the play?
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A．
To get a
B．
To organize the play
C．
To get a large acting part．
D．
To work the lights．
(2)
How did the boy feel when the teacher told the class they would put on a play?
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A．
Bored．
B．
Sad．
C．
Excited．
D．
Unhappy．
(3)
Why didn’t the teacher give him the part of the kings?
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A．
He did not act correctly．
B．
He did not know the lines．
C．
He was not handsome．
D．
He was too short．
(4)
What does the underlined word “expression” in the passage mean?
, or you’ll 
become 
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