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Wang Yani was born in 1975．Even as a baby she loved to draw．Her father was an artist．Yani wanted to be like him．So she tried to stand like her father as he painted，which made him laugh．
One day，Yani painted lines on her father's painting．He got angry．At that time she was only two and a half years old．She cried and said，"I want to paint like you!"Her father looked at her without saying anything．He clearly remembered his childhood．He also wanted to draw and paint．But his parents didn't understand．They just got angry．He didn't want to see the same thing happen to his daughter．So he decided to help her．
With her father's help，Yani soon made progress．Her lines became flowers，trees，and animals．Her father took her to parks and zoos to get ideas for her painting．By the end of six．Yani had made over 4000works．Her paintings were very special．People loved her works．When she was eight，one of her paintings was made into a Chinese stamp．
Yani became famous when she was young．Her works were shown in different countries in Asia，Europe and North America，but her parents never sold her paintings．She is well-known to the world，and art is still a great joy in her life．
49．How old is Wang Yani now？She isB
A.40
B.41
C.43
D.44
50．In order to get ideas for Yani's paintings，her fatherA．
A．took her to parks and zoos
B．took her to her grandparents
C．took her to Asia and Europe
D．took her to North America
51．How was one of Yani's paintings dealt with when she was eight years old？C
A．It was sold．
B．It was stolen
C．It was made into a Chinese stamp
D．It was shown in different countries
52．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Yani had made over 4000 works when she was two and a half years old．
B．Yani's parents sold her paintings to different countries in Asia，Europe and North America．
C．Yani could paint well without her father's help when she was a child．
D．Yani's grandparents wasn't happy when they found Yani's father wanted to draw and paint．
One Friday night，a poor young man stood at the train station．He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him．