Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be  to keep worms(虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in    , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not put them in a     place.
The next spring Jody     again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many farmers bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got   It was from State of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who   things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still      to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had  . A reporter     Jody on TV. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was       . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying taxes to the state.
【小题1】A. boring                B. lucky                C. interesting
【小题2】A. autumn               B. spring                 C. winter
【小题3】A. warm                   B. clean                 C. nice
【小题4】A. tried                   B. waited               C. failed
【小题5】A. a present             B. a letter                C. an e-mail
【小题6】A. buys                    B. sells                     C. feeds
【小题7】A. hoped                 B. wanted                    C. had
【小题8】A. happened             B. appeared               C. followed
【小题9】A. saw                    B. played with              C. reported
【小题10】A. passed               B. changed                   C. moved

   Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be    1    to raise (养) worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in    2   , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not 3    them in a warm place.

       The next spring Jody    4    again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside    5    they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.

       One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from state (州) of New York. The letter said, “ Everyone who    6    things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still    7    to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had    8   . Soon some people from a television station    9    with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was    10  . Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.