第五部分：词组默写 (共10小题，每题0.5分，满分5分）

90. 大体上；基本上____________________   95. 换句话说     ____________________

91. 只要         ____________________    96. 适合         ____________________

92. 忍受；容忍   ____________________    97. 取笑         ____________________

93. 即使         ____________________    98. 总而言之     ____________________

94. 导致         ____________________    99. 上气不接下气 ____________________

   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 (基督教徒).

   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(内衣) as gifts. Sometimes people also put hearts and flowers on the present before giving it to the other persons.

   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 1850s. All of a sudden, Valentine’s Day became a big holiday for people who made and sold cards.

   Now, every year around February14, cards and chocolates fill stores for people in love.

51. How did people celebrate Lupercalia?

  A. They went to church.              B. They sent cards to each other.

  C. They sang and danced             D. They gave gifts to each other.

52. When did Valentine cards first become popular?

  A. About 270 A. D.                  B. About 1850 A. D.   

C. About 1750 A. D.                 D. They have always been popular.

53. What helped to make Valentine cards more popular?

  A. Machines which made cards.        B. People who liked Valentine’s cards.

  C. People’s interests in Valentine’s Day.  D. Churches

54. What is special about Valentines cards?

  A. They are made by machine.         B. They are hand-made.

  C. The words people write on the cards are kind and funny.

  D. They help express people’s love.

55. What does the phrase “All of a sudden” mean?

  A. 突然        B.总而言之          C. 换句话说        D.自然地