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All Jalen Bailey wants is for his mom to be happy. So, the 8-year-old boy is using a hobby that brings him much joy to make enough money to buy her a house.

Right now, they live in a small apartment in Fresno, California, because it's all they can afford, but Jalen is hoping to change that with his bakery. “I know Jalen wants me to have a bigger place, but I want the same for him,” Sharhonda Mahan, Jalen's mom, told TODAY. “He deserves a big kitchen to cook in and a backyard to run around in.”

Jalen, who started baking at 5, opened Jalen's Bakery out of his kitchen on July 1 and has already raised $200. “I love baking because it's kind of like science,” Jalen said. “You get to put different baking materials into a bowl and make something new, which is what science is all about.”

For now, he's delivering the baked goods locally around Fresno with the help from his mom — but he launched a GoFundMe, hoping to eventually ship nationwide. Jalen has always been a little entrepreneur(企业家), taking after his mom, a full-time nanny. In fact, he also has a photography business on the side.

At 6, he started an annual back-to-school drive at a local homeless shelter and made bracelets to sell at school carnivals. He also took a business class in early June to learn how to start a lemonade stand, but decided to use those same skills to instead open a bakery.

“Everyone in the family kept telling him how good he is at baking and suggested doing that instead of a lemonade stand,” Mahan said. “He agreed with them and the very next day, he was filling out an application to get his baking license.” Once he had his license, he attended his first business gatherings. While networking with local bakers, he met one who offered to donate Jalen an oven, so he could bake even more cookies and banana bread.

1.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A Their poor life.

B Their small kitchen.

C Their small hometown.

D Their present residence.

解析：选D。词义指代题。综合句中的Right now, they live in a small apartment in Fresno, California与but可推断，小男孩开了一家面包店赚钱，旨在为家里买一套大房子，即换掉现在住的小的住所，故选D。

2.What can we know about Jalen’s interest and hobby from the passage?

A He likes tasty food very much.

B His favorite subject is cooking.

C He’s interested in doing business.

D He’s fond of scientific invention.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第四段Jalen has always been a little entrepreneur, taking after his mom, a full-time nanny. In fact, he also has a photography business on the side.和第五段内容可推断他对做生意特别感兴趣，故选C。

3.What made Jalen choose to open a bakery instead of starting a lemonade stand?

A The baking license he had got.

B His family’s advice and support.

C His greater interest in baking.

D His related knowledge and skills.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段Everyone in the family kept telling him how good he is at baking and suggested doing that instead of a lemonade stand可知是家人的建议和支持促使他开面包店而不是摆柠檬水小摊，故选B。

4.Which of Jalen’s qualities is the author intended to praise?

A His strong love for people.

B His talent in business.

C His great devotion to baking.

D His responsibility for his family.

解析：选D。推理判断题。文章一开头就指出8岁的一位小男孩为了帮家里买一套大房子开了一家面包店赚钱，之后围绕此进行详细介绍，由此可判断作者旨在表扬他的家庭责任感，故选D。