Many flower dictionaries were made to help young people in love understand the meaning of the flowers they received. Not all of the dictionaries agreed, however, on the meaning of each flower, so a person had to be careful about the flowers they chose to send.

　　By the 1880s, using flowers to send messages had fallen out of fashion, and the more direct way of sending love letters began. Today, flowers are still considered a lovely gift, but the meaning for each kind of flower has been lost.

　　60. What did the items in the basket explain to the receiver?

　　A. The receiver’s appearance.

　　B. The sender’s emotions.

　　C. The feeling of the receiver.

　　D. The love between them.

　　61. If a French young man of the 1850s wanted to send his beloved girl a gift, he would probably choose

　　.

　　A. flowers and feathers

　　B. yellow roses

　　C. pink carnations

　　D. nothing except a love letter

　　62. The text suggests that

　　.

　　A. Turks still keep their tradition of sending baskets

　　B. flower dictionaries were made to help young ladies

　　C. people still use flowers to send secret messages

　　D. people don’t use flower dictionaries any longer

　　63. What is likely to be the title of this text?

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