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If you've never heard of eight-year-old Gavin Thomas, you clearly aren't one of the millions of people around the world who have fallen in love with the young Internet sensation.

But it isn't in his native United States where Gavin has really hit the big time, but that honor belongs to China. Since creating a profile a mere four months ago on Weibo, Gavin has gained an astonishing 1.8 million followers—and the number continues to grow, along with his fame. On Twitter, by comparison, Gavin has a mere 450,000 followers.

Why is a young American, born in Minnesota and still in elementary school, an instant sensation in the largest country in the world? It's because of Gavin's unique facial expressions, which have become a hugely successful, viral meme.

Gavin first made a name for himself in the US, when short videos of him playing with his uncle Nick Mastodon quickly became a hit online. But it wasn't until Gavin's videos spread organically to the Chinese cyberspace, particularly one of him reacting with a nervous smile to a gecko being placed on his head, that his fame truly took off.

"A gif of Gavin's face, smiling awkwardly, might be used as many as 10 million times a day across China's various social media platforms," Ann Ding, founder and CEO of Dongtu.com, a major distributor of online gifs, told CNN.

1.How old is Gavin Thomas?

A 6.

B 7.

C 8.

D 9.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句If you've never heard of eight-year-old Gavin Thomas, you clearly aren't one of the millions of people around the world who have fallen in love with the young internet sensation.可知他8岁，故选C。

2.How many followers does Gavin have on Twitter?

A 45,000.

B 450,000.

C 1.8 million.

D 45 million.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句On Twitter, by comparison, Gavin has a mere 450,000 followers.可知Gavin在推特上的粉丝只有45万，故选B。

3.Why is Gavin Thomas famous in China?

A Because of his unique facial expressions.

B Because of his lovely facial expressions.

C Because of his funny action.

D Because of his good looking.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句It's because of Gavin's unique facial expressions, which have become a hugely successful, viral meme.可知这是因为Gavin独特的面部表情，已经成为了一个非常成功、非常流行的表情包，故选A。

4.Which gif was used across China's various social media platforms?

A A gif of Gavin's pet, a gecko.

B A gif of Gavin's uncle.

C A gif of Gavin's face, crying badly.

D A gif of Gavin's face, smiling awkwardly.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段A gif of Gavin's face, smiling awkwardly, might be used as many as 10 million times a day across China's various social media platforms...可知Gavin尴尬的笑脸动图每天会在中国的各大社交平台上被使用多达一千万次，故选D。

5.In which section of a newspaper can you probably find this passage?

A Ads.

B Entertainment.

C Literature.

D Business.

解析：选B。推理判断题。文章主要介绍了“假笑男孩”的网红之路，最适合刊登在娱乐版块，故选B。