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Answer the following questions according to the text.The rose is the first thing that comes into the minds of most people when they hear the word flower. The rose has been known throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far back as literature records. The name for the rose is almost the same in every European language. But the Europeans are not the only people to have given this flower importance. Writers and poets of ancient civilizations such as the Persians and Chinese also praised the flower. Dried roses have even been found in Egyptians tombs. 1. The rose _____. A) is a flower that has been known to only a few lucky civilizations. B) has been written about on Egyptian tombs. C) is the first flower known to people. D) has been treasured by all civilizations.E) can be found in only certain areas of the world. 2. We know that ancient civilizations prized the rose because _____. A) the Persians wrote about it. B) poets have praised it. C) the Egyptians buried them. D) nor-them writers mention it. E) it is referred to in the earliest forms of literature. 3. The best TITLE for this passage is _____. A) A Rose by Any Name B) Roses and Man’s History C) The Universal Flower D) The Ancients and the Rose E) Literature and Roses |
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Answer» 1 D) has been treasured by all civilizations. 2 E) it is referred to in the earliest forms of literature. 3 C) The Universal Flower |
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