The Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chongyang Festival, is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Like other traditional festivals, Double Ninth Festival also has ancient legends.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague devil (瘟魔) in the Ruhe River. As long as it showed up, people got sick and even died. People living around the Ruhe River had a hard time because of the bad disease from the devil. 

Near the river lived a man named Huan Jing. His parents died from the plague and he almost died. After he got well, Huan Jing decided to learn magic arts and killed the plague devil. Huan Jing learned that an immortal (神仙) lived in the eastern area. He took a long journey and finally found the immortal. The immortal was moved by his behavior and taught Huan Jing how to kill the devil. One day, the immortal told Huan Jing that the devil would show up again on the ninth day of the ninth month, and he asked Huan Jing to go back to kill it.

Huan Jing returned to his hometown. That day he asked the whole village to go to a mountain and sent everyone a Zhuyu leaf (a type of medicinal plant) and a cup of chrysanthemum (菊花) wine. When the plague devil came out from the water, it got dizzy from the smell of the Zhuyu and the chrysanthemum. At that time, Huan Jing took out the sword and killed the devil.

1. 1. What happened to people when the plague devil appeared?

A    They felt happy.

B    They got ill or died.

C    They became rich.

D    They moved away.

2. 2. Why did Huan Jing look for the immortal?

A    To ask for medicine for his family.

B    To learn the way of killing the devil.

C    To ask the immortal to cure him.

D    To learn more about the eastern area.

3. 3. When did the devil show up again?

A    On the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.

B    On the 19th day of the 9th lunar month.

C    On the 10th day of the 9th lunar month.

D    On the 9th day of the 10th lunar month.

4. 4. What did the Zhuyu leaf and chrysanthemum wine do?

A    They cured people’s diseases.

B    They kept the villagers healthy.

C    They drove away the devil.

D    They made the devil feel dizzy.

5. 5. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this passage?

A    Science.

B    Business.

C    Culture.

D    Travel.