Maybe you know that the letter “V” stands for Victory in western countries. But do you know the _11_ of the sign? During World War II, Europe was occupied by the Germans. A lot of people _12_ to Britain. Among them was one Belgian ( 比利时人 ) _13_ Victor Dalveli. He loved his country very much. And every day, he used shortwave radio to broadcast to the Belgian people, calling _14_ them to resist the German occupies. On the last day of 1940, he asked his countrymen to write the _15_ “V” wherever they could to show their determination to win the final victory. In a few days, it appeared everywhere. _16_ , it spread to the other occupied countries in Europe. Because it was and _17_ it soon became very popular. When friends met, they stretched out _18_ middle and index fingers to greet each other. At that time, in certain restaurants, knives and forks were placed in such a way _19_ form. a “V”. And in some clock shops clocks were purposely stopped _20_ 11:05 to show the sign of “V”. 11. A. meaning     B. shape    C. history      D. definition 12. A. had escaped  B. escaped   C. have escaped  D. escape 13. A. naming     B. being named  C. named      D. to name 14. A. up        B. out      C. on        D. off 15. A. letter     B. alphabet   C. expression   D. word 16. A. Latter     B. Later     C. Late       D. Lately 17. A. meaningful  B. energetic  C. magnificent  D. interesting 18. A. his       B. their     C. one's      D. everybody's 19. A. in order to  B. so as to  C. so to      D. as to 20. A. on        B. in      C. by        D. at