1) St. Valentine’s Day has roots in several different legends that have found ____ way to us through the ages. a) they b) their c) them d) theirs 2) One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of Love, who _______ by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow. a) is representing b) has represented c) represented d) is represented 3) Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still __________ that everyone believe in the Roman gods. a) demand b) demanded c) demanding d) was demanded 4) Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for ____ teachings. a) his b) him c) he d) himself 5) On February 14, Valentine was beheaded, not only because he ____ a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. a) were b) are c) is d) was 6) He supposedly ____ the jailer’s daughter of her blindness. a) cure b) cured c) cures d) is curying 7) The night before he was executed, he ______ the jailer’s daughter a farewell letter, signing it, “From Your Valentine”. a) write b) wrote c) written d) was written 8) Another legend tells ____ that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, wrote notes from his jail cell to children and friends who missed him. a) us b) our c) we d) ourselves 9) February, 14 ______ also a Roman holiday, held in honour of a goddess. a) was b) were c) is d) are 10) Young men randomly chose the name of a ____ girl to escort to the festivities. a) young b) younger c) youngest d) the youngest 11) Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St Valentine’s Day ______ now a day for sweethearts in Russia,too. a) have been b) were c) was d) is

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