阅读理解。Valentine'sDayisaholidayhonouringlovers.ItisnamedafterSaintValentineanearlyChristian(基督教的)churchmanwhohelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan

　　阅读理解。

　　Valentine'sDayisaholidayhonouringlovers.Itisnamed

　　afterSaintValentineanearlyChristian(基督教的) churchman

　　whohelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristian

　　beliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythat

　　hashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.

　　Morethan2000yearsagotheancientRomanscelebrateda

　　holidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheir

　　namesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer(容

　　器). Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout. Thegirl

　　whosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweet

　　heartforayear.

　　Loversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysend

　　eachotherValentine'sDaycardsthattelloftheir.love. Sometimes

　　theyalsosendgiftslikeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americans

　　usuallysendgiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.Butsome

　　useanotherwaytosendthismessage.Theyhaveitprintedina

　　newspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.Someofthe

　　messagesaresimpleandshort"JaneIloveyouverymuch."

　　Otherssaymore.Thisoneforexample"Danrosesarered.

　　Violetsareblue.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.

　　Forever. Mary."

　　Mostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocal

　　butUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90other

　　countriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentine

　　messagetoaloverinafarawaycityortownalmostanywhereinthe

　　world. Thesemessagescost80dollarsormore. Anemployee(雇

　　员)ofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorrose

　　printedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.Willthiskindof

　　Valentine'sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmake

　　sureheorshereadsthenewspaper.

　　1.WhenwasthedaynamedafterValentine?

　　A.Morethan1700yearsagobeforeValentine'sdeath.

　　B.Morethan2000yearsago.

　　C.OnFebruary24.

　　D.Itisnotmentionedinthepassage.

　　2.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheancientRomanholiday?

　　A.Girlsp