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It is 2024 now. Li Yueyue is 36 years old. She founded Botan in Shanghai in 2019. Botan is a jewelry (珠宝) company.

Li went to university in the United Kingdom. Then she worked at a bank in Shanghai. In 2014, she started to take jewelry courses. She opened her own business later. She began buying accessories (配饰) from Pandora and delivering them to her customers. She was handling more than 50 orders a day. Then she started to pick stones, design and sell finished products.

When she started the business, she wanted success very much and wanted to see results quickly. But as time went on, she realized that success in business takes time. Looking to the future, she hopes to create unique pieces through the designs and services, although Botan is not a large company.

1.1.Li Yueyue founded Botan at age ________.

A 36

B 31

C 30

D 35

解析：选B。B 数字计算题。根据第一段中的“It is 2024 now. Li Yueyue is 36 years old.”可知，李悦月出生于1988年。根据“She founded Botan in Shanghai in 2019.”由此可知，李悦月的公司创立于（2019-1988=）31岁。故选B。

2.2.What did Li do in 2014?

A She went to university.

B She visited the UK.

C She took jewelry courses.

D She designed jewelry.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In 2014, she started to take jewelry courses.”可知，2014年，李悦月开始上珠宝课。故选C。

3.3.How many orders did Li handle every day at the beginning?

A About fifteen.

B Over fifty.

C About forty.

D Less than fourteen.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“She was handling more than 50 orders a day.”可知，李悦月刚开始时每天处理50多个单子。故选B。

4.4.What did Li learn from her business?

A Roman wasn’t built in one day.

B Practice makes perfect.

C Where there is a will, there is a way.

D Better late than never.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But as time went on, she realized that success in business takes time.”可知，随着时间的推移，李悦月意识到商业上的成功需要时间，即“罗马不是一天建成的”。故选A。

5.5.In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A Animal.

B Culture.

C Technology.

D People.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了李悦月这一年轻商人的故事。故最有可能在“人物”版块读到本文。故选D。