Daisy is a teenager and she set up her own company in 2015. At that time, she was only 14. Her company could earn 1.3 million dollars a year with the invention of a kind of super sweet. It could save kids’ teeth instead of destroying them.

It all began when Daisy went to a bank with her dad in 2012. At that time, a clerk in the bank gave her some sweets. However, her dad warned her that the sweets were bad for her teeth. But Daisy didn’t want to miss the sweets. She said, “Why can’t I make some healthy sweets? They are good for my teeth so that my parents can’t say no to them.” With that in mind, Daisy asked her dad if she could start her own company. With her dad’s permission(允许), she spent the following three years realizing her dream.

Though her dad helped, it was believed that Daisy’s success came from her hard work. She talked to dentists about what a healthier sweet would contain and learned more about teeth cleaning. She spent many hours a day researching online and making experiments to get a recipe(配方) that was tasty and did no harm to the teeth. Therefore, she succeeded in making a kind of sweet only using natural materials and it can reduce bacteria(细菌) in kid's mouths. Daisy and her father had a business meeting with a supermarket owner. He finally agreed to sell the sweets.

As the sweet’s success grew, Daisy became famous. She kept her interest in the sweet she created. She was also positive about what the future might bring. She hoped that every kid could have a clean mouth and a sweet smile.

With her parents’ help, Daisy was generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she started her business early in life, she didn’t just want to make money. Daisy wanted to do what she could to help others find their smiles. She was generous enough to donate nearly half of the money she earned every year to an organization called Big Smiles.

With her wisdom and effort, it seems that anything could be possible.

1.Daisy set up her own company when she was ________.

A.twelve B.thirteen C.fourteen D.fifteen

2.The underlined word that in paragraph 2 refers to the idea of________.

A.arguing with her dad in the bank B.making some healthy sweets

C.asking the clerk for more sweets D.saying no to all kinds of sweets

3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ________.

A.where Daisy sold her sweets

B.what some dentists did for Daisy

C.how Daisy’s parents helped her

D.how hard Daisy worked on making sweets

4.According to Daisy, she expected ________ from her business.

A.to earn more money B.to beat other companies

C.to make herself a good dentist D.to help others find smiles

5.The underlined word donate in paragraph 5 most probably means ________.

A.give B.raise C.receive D.cancel

6.The best title for the passage is “ ________ ” .

A.How to get on well with parents B.Tips for teenagers to start business

C.Daisy and the super sweets D.The importance of keeping smiles

On May 7th, 1970, London, a young man met a girl who first arrived in London. The young man was studying MBA at London Business School. He was about to graduate and become a nine-to-fiver. However, his life was going to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love when they first met and they got married a year later.

Normally, most people who don’t want to change too much will choose to get a stable job and live a middle-class life after their graduation. However, the young couple don't think this is what they want. They want more freedom in their life. As a result, they bought a small car a year later and started an overland journey.

First, they drove across Europe. They sold their car half way. Then they traveled to Asia. It took them more than one year. Finally, they arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people who wanted to travel on their own, all of whom wanted to know the details(细节) of their travels. So the couple published(出版) a book to share their travel experiences. This book soon became popular with backpackers(背包客) and the couple went on writing books one by one. In the end, they opened a company to publish books of all kinds of knowledge and experience about traveling. They became the richest backpackers in the world.

The young man is called Tony Wheeler, and the girl is Maureen Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born.

1.The young man and the girl got married in ________.

A.1969 B.1970 C.1971 D.1972

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.

A.简单的 B.辛苦的 C.临时的 D.稳定的

3.The correct order of the following sentences is ________.

① They arrived in Asia.

② The young couple bought a small car.

③ They opened a company to share all kinds of knowledge and experience.

④ They sold the car half way.

⑤ The couple published a book about all the details of their travels.

A.②④①⑤③ B.④①②⑤③ C.①②④③⑤ D.②①④⑤③

4.The best title of this passage should be ________.

A.The Start of Lonely Planet B.The Importance of Lonely Planet

C.The Guide for Backpackers D.A Couple’s Love for Traveling

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