A wishing tree in Fong Ma Po village is covered with so many red papers that it looks red not green!For many people in Hong Kong,there is a custom of writing one's wish on a piece of red paper and hanging it on a wishing tree. This custom,as people say,goes back to the year 960. The custom came to village about 40 years ago. A very sick fisherman hung a wish on the tree. When his wish came true and he got better,he told all the other fishermen that this was a magical wishing tree.

In 1998,the first tree caught fire because there were so many flames under the tree. The next year a second tree was planted. However,so many wishes were hung on it that it fell over. In the year 2000,a third tree was planted.

One story has made the tree even more popular. A father made a wish for his son,the boy was very slow at learning and was having problems at school. Soon after the father had made the wish,the boy began to get much better at all his school subject. Since that time,more and more people have come to the tree to make their wishes.

Mrs. Fung,one of the village people,has a stall next to the tree where she sells red paper. "I don't make money," she says. "I do it to help people make their wishes."She says that all kinds of people come to the tree,rich and poor,young and old,married (結(jié)婚) and single (單身) people. One of the people was Lee Chunyu,aged 41. "I came here a year ago. There were so many people here that I could hardly reach the tree!I had started a new job and hoped that the boss would not tell me to leave. In fact,my work there has gone very well,so I've come here today to redeem a vow (還愿) .”

(   ) 11. When did the custom in Fong Ma Po village start?

   A. After the fisherman got better.

   B. The passage does not say.

   C. When people started writing wishes on red paper.

   D. In the year 960.

(   ) 12. How many of the wishing trees have been destroyed by the wishes?

   A. Only the second.

   B. Only the first.

   C. Two.

   D. One.

(   ) 13. What happened after the father made a wish?

   A. The father made more wishes for his son.

   B. People started coming to the tree to make wishes.

   C. The boy had no more problems.

   D. The boy had more success with his studies.

(   ) 14. What kind of people visit the tree?

   A. Only the village people.

   B. All kinds of people.

   C. Only people with new jobs.

   D. Only people with work problems.

(   ) 15. What is the best title for the passage?

   A. The Best Wishes

   B. Planting Trees

   C. Making Wishes on the Red Paper

   D. Making Wishes at the Magical Tree

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Although he was the US team,many people did not expect anything from Billy. In the H) ,000 meters,Billy was almost a minute slower than the favorite,Ron Clarke of Australia. The other favorite to win the Olympic gold was Mohammad Cammoudi of Tunisia. The rest of the runners included Olympic gold and world record holders. All eyes were focused on the front runners,not on Billy.

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   D. was in a rich family before his parents died

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   A. the other runners had already finished the race

   B. the other runners were far behind

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   D. the other runners stopped to watch Bill running

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   C. other Americans had won the Olympic 10       ,000 meters before

   D. Bill won the gold but failed to set a new record

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