Do you think there is a ghost in the world ? More than 20 years ago，a student jumped from the top of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham. He did this only because he failed his final exam.

After his death，a superstition ( 迷信 ) began： Anyone who walks under the clock tower will have bad luck in his exam. Years later，students there still remembered the story of the tower. Although Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain，the university is green and quiet. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the feet of students who refuse to pass underneath the tower.

The university had to pave ( 铺 ) extra paths，so students could walk to their classrooms without passing under the most terrible area. But，one day just before an important exam，a top student in the university walked under the clock tower because he was lost in thought. However，he got high marks in the exam the next day. Quickly students all knew about it. Then they realized that the most important thing is working hard.

Whenever I go under the clock tower，I will tell myself， “ Working hard is the key to success. ”

1 . Why did the student jump from the top of the tower ?

A．Because he saw a ghost there.

B．Because he was very careless.

C．Because he didn't pass his final exam.

D．Because there was no risk.

2 . The University of Birmingham lies in ____.

A．the largest country

B．the middle of America

C．the largest city in Britain

D．the second largest city in Britain

3 . The grass around the tower has been worn away by the students who ____.

A．think the grass is really beautiful and like to walk on it

B．think they will fail exams if they walk under the tower

C．believe anyone who walks under the tower will die

D．know there is a ghost in the tower and are afraid of it

4 . What did the university do with the problem ?

A．It paved other roads for the students.

B．It ordered students to walk under the tower.

C．It moved the clock tower away at last.

D．It didn't do anything for the students.

5 . What's the writer's opinion in the passage ?

A．He thinks it's dangerous to risk walking under the clock tower.

B．He doesn't believe the story is true.

C．He thinks the story is interesting.

D．Working hard is important to success.  

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