A waitress who lost her job during the coronavirus pandemic has started her own career as a businesswoman and baker after turning one of her lockdown(封控) hobbies into a very profitable business venture. Mona Route, 27, was let go from her server job at an airport in Melbourne, Australia, when Covid-19 hit in March 2020, and the newfound time on her hands left her feeling “so bored”, the Daily Star reports.

With nothing else to do, Mona decided to take up baking as a hobby to pass the time and soon found herself trying out experimental dessert recipes—which eventually led her to start her own cookie business. The former waitress told news.com.au: “I was so bored. That’s when I started baking.” Mona’s cookie recipes became her “cheat meal” when she was on her mission to lose weight, and the massive snacks are made up of baked cookie dough that surrounds a sweet filling such as Malteser(麦特莎酱) spread or melted chocolate flowing slowly when you bite the cookie.

The cookies quickly became a hit with her family and friends, and when her dad suggested she start selling the sweet treats, the woman set up Mona’s Treats with 15 unique cookie flavours to choose from. The keen baker created an Instagram account and spent $500 (£282) on ingredients for her first industrial-sized batch(批). At first, Mona was selling around 30 to 40 cookies a month, but she now has a monthly average of a surprising 450 orders—leaving her waking up at 2 am to keep up with demand.

During the height of lockdown, Mona was selling as many as 700 cookies a month but has since slowed production down so that she can work her new full-time job while keeping up Mona’s Treats as a side hustle on her days off.

1.What stopped Mona from being a waitress?

A The Covid-19 pandemic.

B A new high-paying job.

C Her boredom with service work.

D Her decision to start her own business.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段的“A waitress who lost her job during the coronavirus pandemic”以及最后一句的“Mona Route, 27, was let go from her server job at an airport in Melbourne, Australia, when Covid-19 hit in March 2020”可知，她是因为新冠病毒疫情而丢了工作。故选A。

2.Why did Mona begin to bake?

A To do some experiments.

B To start her cookie business.

C To kill the spare time.

D To gain meals from others.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句的“With nothing else to do, Mona decided to take up baking as a hobby to pass the time”以及第二句“I was so bored. That’s when I started baking”可知，莫娜因为无事可做，便开始从事烘焙来打发时间。故选C。

3.Who does the underlined part “keen baker” refer to?

A Mona’s father.

B Mona’s family.

C Mona’s friend.

D Mona herself.

解析：选D。D 词意指代题。结合第一段的“businesswoman and baker”可知baker指的是莫娜。故选D。

4.We may learn from the text that________.

A Mona’s job now is to keep up her store

B Mona now sells the most cookies ever

C Mona’s family help her with her business

D Mona works as well as runs her store

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句的“so that she can work her new full-time job while keeping up Mona’s Treats as a side hustle on her days off”可知，她有一份新的全职工作，并且在她休息的时间兼职经营她烘焙店（Mona’s Treats）。故选D。