Read the passage below carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Although no one knows for certain who the original Saint Valentine was, once a year, on February 14, there is a day in his honor. Some historians believe that the original Saint Valentine was a priest who lived in the city of Rome about 300 years after the birth of Christ. The emperor of Rome was not a Christian and refused to allow people to be married in a Christian ceremony. Saint Valentine didn’t obeythe emperor and performed many Christian marriages, in spite of the emperor’s order. When the Romans found out, they sent Saint Valentine to prison and later killed him. While his romantic efforts to help many Christians in love cost him hislife, he was honored in his own days. But his story has been mostly forgotten after people have come to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a special time for sweethearts. On Valentine’s Day people express their affections by sending Valentine cards to friends, families, and boyfriends and girlfriends.
21.This writing is mostly about .
A. Christian marriages C. why we celebrate Valentine’s Day
B. different kind of Valentine cards D. the history of Rome
22. Long ago, February 14 was made a special day .
A. to honor Saint Valentine C. just for sweethearts
B. for everyone to go out and express love D. to honor the Roman emperor
23. The emperor of Rome .
A. was a good Christian and made Valentine a saint C. established Saint Valentine’s Day in his Honor
B. refused to allow people to be married in a Christian ceremony D. didn’t believe in marriages
24. St. Valentine was killed because he .
A. was a Christian priest
B. was not a follower of Christ
C. had a secret sweetheart, which was illegal
D. continued to perform Christian wedding ceremonies against the emperor’s wishes
25. All the above story of Saint Valentine .
A. really happened long ago C. is just a guess from some historians
B. is only an invented story D. cannot be believed at all