It is 2023 now. Matthew Lani is 27 years old. He is a young South African man. He has over 300,000 followers on TikTok. He was popular on the Internet as one of the youngest doctors in South Africa.

Matthew Lani often told his followers that he was a wunderkind (神童), skipping several high-school grades to graduate at age 16, before studying medicine at Wits University. He often filmed himself walking around through hospitals. In these videos, he told people that he is on his way to see patients and he even gave medical advice to his followers, or sold them medicine.

Last month, Matthew Lani was caught inside the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. This was not his first time dressing up as a doctor in the hospital on the Internet. But it was the first time he was caught. After being caught, the TikTok star asked to go to the bathroom, only to try to escape through a small window. Someone realized he was making a run for it, and called for backup. Lani was caught once again and sent to the police.

South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that it had “no evidence(证据)” to charge Matthew Lani with. There was no real case against him. “What he did… in fact, he was just doing it for fun,” Lani’s lawyer (律师) said.

1.Matthew Lani is popular online as ___________.

A a teacher

B a doctor

C a driver

D a police officer

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“He was popular on the Internet as one of the youngest doctors in South Africa. ”可知，他经常在网上假扮医生。故选B。

2.When did Matthew Lani graduate from high school?

A In 2002.

B In 2006.

C In 2012.

D In 2016.

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据第一段的“It is 2023 now. Matthew Lani is 27 years old.”和第二段的“skipping several high-school grades to graduate at age 16”可知，他出生于1996年，他16岁的时候是2012年。故选C。

3.What does the underlined word “escape” mean?

A Get up.

B Get away.

C Get through.

D Get around.

解析：选B。B词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“Someone realized he was making a run for it”可知，在医院里被抓住后，这位TikTok明星立即要求去洗手间，但却试图从一扇小窗户逃跑。故选B。

4.What does the lawyer try to convey (表达)?

A Matthew Lani was nothing wrong.

B Matthew Lani was so funny.

C Matthew Lani was a real doctor.

D Matthew Lani was very popular.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据最后一段内容的“it had ‘no evidence(证据)’ to charge (控告) Matthew Lani with. There was no real case against him.”以及“in fact, he was just doing it for fun”，“没有证据”指控Matthew Lani，且没有针对他的真实案件，他这样做只是好玩。由此推断，律师想表达Matthew Lani无罪。故选A。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a cookbook.

C In a notebook.

D In a dictionary.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文主要讲述了TikTok网红称自己有医学学位并冒充医生被抓，属于新闻报道，我们可以在报纸上读到本文。故选A。