Eight-year-old Lilia and her mother Polly Petrova started a business called Lilia’s Smiling Horses in April 2020. “Lilia loves riding horses. She’s been riding horses since she was two,” Ms Petrova said. “The first line of toys that we made was a line of horses with smiles on their faces.” Lilia said that seeing her drawings become toys was “exciting and a dream come true”.

Wanting other children to experience the joy of seeing their drawings become toys, the mother and daughter began offering the service to others. Ms Petrova agrees that her daughter is “a bit of a control freak” when helping, in order to make sure the toys look similar to the original drawing. “You know how artists are with their art, and she wants to make sure everything goes to plan, so pay much attention to the whole thing.”

“It is also a hobby for both of us that we love to do and gives us valuable bonding time together.” Lilia added that being part of the process is “satisfying, especially the part when we send them to the kids—I feel proud and accomplished(有成就感的)”.

A toy that really “stood out” for Ms Petrova and her daughter was a “memory toy” they made using the last drawing of a young girl before she died—a little princess with hearts. “It was a gift from her aunt to her mum—and it got emotional for me and I did all that I could to make it as good as possible”, Ms Petrova said.

1.What’s eight-year-old Lilia’s business?

A Starting a horse farm.

B Teaching riding horses.

C Drawing for other children.

D Turning drawings into toys.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句的“seeing her drawings become toys”可知，她的事业是把图画变成玩具。故选D。

2.What does the underlined part “a bit of a control freak” mean?

A Try to be in control of everything.

B Always lose control of oneself.

C Have no control over her feelings.

D Make everything beyond control.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第二段划线部分后面的“in order to make sure the toys look similar to the original drawing”“wants to make sure everything goes to plan”可知，划线部分指的是她有点控制狂，想把一切都置于掌控之中。故选A。

3.What does Lilia think of her business?

A She thinks it takes lots of time.

B She is worried about it.

C She considers it worth a try.

D She is sure of its bright future.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据第一段的“was ‘exciting and a dream come true’”和第三段的“love”“satisfying”“proud and accomplished”等关键词可以看出，她认为她的事业带给了她爱、满足和自豪。即在她看来她的所作所为是值得的。故选C。

4.What’s the last paragraph mainly about?

A A moving toy.

B A little princess.

C Lilia’s favorite toy.

D A gift from Lilia’s aunt.

解析：选A。A段落大意题。根据最后一段第一句可知，该段主要描述的是一个最令他们印象深刻的玩具，那个玩具背后是一个令人感动的故事。故选A。

5.The passage probably comes from ________.

A a notice

B a poster

C a novel

D a newspaper

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章讲述了一个八岁女孩和妈妈一起，把自己和其他孩子的画作变成毛绒玩具的故事，属于新闻。故选D。