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Amy Subaey was born and raised in the Minnesota. She has also lived in Bahrain and Egypt and moved to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in 2002. She used to be an English teacher at a university. But during the Covid pandemic (流行病), she was suddenly fired from her position. She found herself out of job in a foreign country with her teenage daughter, and didn’t know what to do next. So she decided to do what she loved.

Subaey is a crazy hiker and mountain climber. During her time in Dubai, she found it not easy to find like-minded people to trek with her. So in 2011, she had started a weekend hiking group. A few years later, she turned it into a business called UAE Trekkers, running weekend hikes while she continued to teach English in the week.

After losing her job in 2020, Subaey, who is now aged 55, decided to focus her energies on UAE Trekkers. It now has more than 30,000 followers on social media and offers guided hikes to over 60,000 people.

Subaey no longer works a nine-to-five at the university. She wakes up at 3 am on weekdays to lead hikes around some of the most breathtaking scenery surrounding Dubai. She even offers a specialist sunset hike across the Liwa desert in Abu Dhabi.

Subaey wanted to get people out of Dubai city, into nature, and have them fall in love with hiking. “You can’t really feel your problems when you’re in out in nature,” she says. “Just being outside in the fresh air is so peaceful; it makes me more absorbed in the present moment. I stay out for three or four hours and once I get back, I feel so refreshed.”

1.What did Subaey choose to do after she lost her job?

A Go to a foreign country.

B Be an English teacher.

C Chase her dream.

D Start a business.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段内容结合最后一句“So she decided to do what she loved.”可知Subaey在失业之后决定做她喜欢的事情，即追逐她自己的梦想。故选C。

2.What does the underlined word “trek” mean?

A Hike.

B Climb.

C Row.

D Jump.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据划线单词前文“a crazy hiker and mountain climber”“like-minded people”和后文的“a weekend hiking group”可知，Subaey热爱徒步和登山，希望找到志同道合的人，于是她组织了一个周末徒步团队。由此可推知，她希望找到志同道合的人和她一起“徒步”。故选A。

3.Why does the writer mention the numbers in Paragraph 3?

A To draw readers’ attention.

B To show Subaey’s success.

C To introduce an organization.

D To explain the background.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第三段中的数据“more than 30,000 followers”“over 60,000 people”可知，Subaey的新事业很成功。故选B。

4.What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A Subaey’s routines.

B Subaey’s principles.

C Subaey’s habits.

D Subaey’s customers.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据第四段中的“no longer works a nine-to-five”“wakes up at 3 am on weekdays to lead hikes”“offers a specialist sunset hike”可知，Subaey现在的日常不再是朝九晚五，而是带领大家徒步，包括日落徒步。故选A。

5.What’s Subaey’s passion (热情)?

A Protecting the environment.

B Getting close to nature.

C Solving difficult problems.

D Breathing in fresh air.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据最后一段内容，尤其是“to get people out of Dubai city, into nature”“in nature”“Just being outside in the fresh air is so peaceful”等可知，Subaey的最热爱做的是走近大自然。故选B。