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Early England was a much-conquered country. The Romans and Saxons
were two of the conquerors who left their (23) ........... on the development of
the English language. Originally, all the days of the week had Roman names
(24) ........... the planets. The Romans (25) ........... that the first hour of each
day was ruled by a different planet, and the days of the week were named
accordingly. After the Saxon invasions certain days were renamed for
Teutonic gods. The name (26) ........... of the days of the week are listed below:
Sunday is an English translation of the Latin "Sun's Day," the old Teutonic
people's (27) ........... day of the sun. Monday is from the Anglo-Saxon
"Monan-daeg," (28) ........... Moon's Day. Tuesday is named in (29) ........... of
the Teutonic god Tiw, the son of Woden. Wednesday is named after the
supreme Teutonic god Woden. Thursday is named for Woden's son, Thor, god
of thunder and lightning. Friday is from the Anglo-Saxon "Frigg-daeg,"
named to honor Frigg, the wife of Woden and the goddess of marriage and
love. Saturday is from the Anglo-Saxon "Saeter-daeg", and named for the
Roman god of Saturn, (30) ........... a day of bad omen. The Quakers and more
modern Israelis have a more exact, less pagan-(31) ........... system for naming
the days. They (32) ........... call them first day, second day, third day, etc. The
Quakers are very practical, if not very romantic.
23 A brand В mark C note D feature
24 A representing В expressing C showing D acting
25 A understood В believed C learned D heard
26 A foundations В origins C reasons D births
27 A favorite В preferred C sacred D chosen
28 A formulating В intending C planning D meaning
29 A fame В honor C respect D praise
30 A considered В imagined C accepted D dreamt
31 A powered В modified C impressed D influenced
32 A absolutely В really C simply D totally
Answers & Comments
23 D
24 C
25 B
26 C
27 С
28 D
29 B
30 A
31 D
32 C