`1)` Where and when the tree planted ?

`=>` The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago . ( Dòng thứ 5 )

`2)` What has the tree got in recent years ?

`=>` it is only in recent years that it has gain an evil reputation . ( Dòng thứ 6 và thứ 7 )

`3)` What will happen to a man if he touches the tree ? 

`=>` It is said that if anyone touched the tree, he will have bad luck .( Dòng thứ 7 và thứ 8 )

`4)` Why is the tree a useful source of income ?

`=>` Because the tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it. ( Dòng thứ 13 ; 14 và 15 )

`5)` Are the visitors afraid of what has been said about the tree ?

`=>` No .

( Vì trong bài có câu In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk )

1. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago 

-> dòng 4,5 

2. It has gain an evil reputation 

-> dòng 6 

3. if he touches the tree, he will have bad luck 

-> dòng 8 

4. Becasue tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it 

-> dòng 13, 14,15 - The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income as tourists have come from all parts of the country to see it.

5. No , they aren't 

-> In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have picked leaves and cut their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been truck down by sudden death!