Cloze Test – Test 24

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day -(21)-one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.</br> Several martyrdom stories -(22)- with the various Valentines that were connected to February 14 were added to later martyrologies, including a popular hagiographical -(23)- of Saint Valentine of Rome which indicated he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were -(24)-to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and -(25)- his execution, he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day -(21)-one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.</br> Several martyrdom stories -(22)- with the various Valentines that were connected to February 14 were added to later martyrologies, including a popular hagiographical -(23)- of Saint Valentine of Rome which indicated he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were -(24)-to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and -(25)- his execution, he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14. It originated as a Western Christian liturgical feast day -(21)-one or more early saints named Valentinus, and is recognized as a significant cultural and commercial celebration in many regions around the world, although it is not a public holiday in any country.</br> Several martyrdom stories -(22)- with the various Valentines that were connected to February 14 were added to later martyrologies, including a popular hagiographical -(23)- of Saint Valentine of Rome which indicated he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were -(24)-to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, Saint Valentine healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius, and -(25)- his execution, he wrote her a letter signed "Your Valentine" as a farewell.