Like many people, Bree Britt once dreamed of starting her own business. But unlike many people, the 16-year-old American did not wait until she grew up to become an entrepreneur（企业家）. With a sense of purpose, a plan of action and the help of her mother, she opened Bree's Sweet Treats in Accokeek, Maryland.

For Bree Britt, nothing is more enjoyable, satisfying and calming than preparing food in the kitchen. Being a baker is like being an artist -- the food has to be cooked just right. She says baking enables her to be creative.

Bree Britt started cooking with her great-grandmother when she was five-years old. When she went to her grandmother's house and one of their favorite activities was baking together. Her great-grandmother would show her how to do it.When she turned six, she was doing most of it on her own. 

A short time later, Bree perfected her great-grandmother's step-by-step directions. She then started to create her own recipes. When she was 12, Bree told her mother she wanted to open a bakery.

Britt is Bree's mother. She told Bree to sell her baked goods online first to see if her daughter was serious. 

The baked goods made enough money through Internet sales that Britt became her daughter's business partner. They signed a rental agreement for office space and opened Bree's Sweet Treats. Charmaine is responsible for the store during the day until Bree gets out of school.

Going to school is not easy when operating a business. However, Bree says doing both taught her how to make good decisions about how she spends her time.

"It has also taught me about hard work and responsibility. It has also taught me to be more aware of people, and when they come into the store, (to be) more friendly as I can say, It's taught me a lot."

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1.Which of the following surprises people most for Bree Britt’s becoming an entrepreneur?

A Her sense of purpose.

B Her plan of action.

C Her dream.

D Her age.

解析：选D。D。句子理解题。从第1段第2句the 16-year-old American didn’t wait until she grew up to...可知，她年龄还小，对众人来说她还没有到成为企业家的年龄。

2.It is not_________for Bree Britt to prepare food in the kitchen.

A boring

B satisfying

C calming

D entertaining

解析：选A。A。细节理解题。第2段告诉我们，她一进厨房，她的感觉就是satisfying, calming, enjoyable(entertaining)。可知这是她所喜欢的事，她当然不会感到boring。

3.What does the underlined word “perfect” in paragraph 4 mean?

A 改进

B 改善

C 完善

D 提高

解析：选C。C。词义猜测题。从文章可知，她在很短的时间内，就完全能按她的曾祖母所传授的方法去做了，所以这里的意思是‘完善’。

4.What made her mother decide to be her business partner?

A Her creation of her own recipes.

B Her success on the Internet sales.

C Her rental agreement for office.

D Her responsibility for the store.

解析：选B。B。细节理解题。她母亲建议她在互联网上销售她的甜点，只是想看看她是不是认真在做这件事，而互联网销售的成功，使她母亲成了她的经营伙伴。

5.Operating a business as a student, she learned the following except_________.

A how to make good decisions

B to be hard working and responsible

C to be aware of people

D how to write a computer program

解析：选D。D。推理判断题。本题的A,B,C三个选项在文章的最后两个段都有提及，所以只能推测D选项（学会计算机程序编辑）。