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. shapeC. historyD. definition

12. A. had escapedB. escaped C. have escapedD. escape

13. A. naming B. being namedC. namedD. to name

14. A. upB. outC. onD. off

15. A. letter B. alphabet C. expression D. word

16. A. Latter B. Later C. Late D. Lately

17. A. meaningfulB. energeticC. magnificentD. interesting

18. A. his B. their C. one'sD. everybody's

19. A. in order toB. so as toC. so toD. as to

20. A. onB. inC. byD. at