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1.
Like many other holidays, Valentine’s Day is __________ to be of American origin; but—like many other holidays—it is not.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
throw
C)
though
B)
thought
D)
through
2.
Already in ancient Rome, people celebrated a similar holiday in the __________ of February. It was Lupercalia, the festival of fertility.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
central
C)
middle
B)
halfway
D)
intermediate
3.
The Valentine celebrations we know today probably __________ in 14th-century England and France.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
originate
C)
original
B)
originally
D)
origination
4.
We could indeed say that it was some kind of medieval »blind-date show« to which single men and women __________ together on 14 February.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
did
C)
got
B)
gave
D)
made
5.
The women wrote their names on cards and __________ them into a box from which each man then picked a card.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
pick
C)
put
B)
take
D)
remove
6.
The woman whose name was on the card __________ the man’s sweetheart or “Valentine”, as 14 February is also the commemoration day of St. Valentine (therefore the day is called St. Valentine’s Day).
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
refused
C)
earned
B)
spent
D)
became
7.
Valentine’s Day has become the festival of love — lovers __________ each other with little presents, flowers or a romantic dinner by candlelight.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
surprise
C)
surprised
B)
would surprise
D)
surprisal
8.
__________ special greeting cards on that day is also very popular.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Talking
C)
Speaking
B)
Sending
D)
Repeating
9.
Valentines, as these cards are called, are sent to loved ones or even to secret lovers in order to __________ their hearts.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
fail
C)
miss
B)
lose
D)
win
10.
If the sender doesn’t want to be __________, the card is signed »Your Valentine«.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
recognize
C)
recognised
B)
recognizably
D)
recognizability
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