Question

   Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be    1    to raise (養(yǎng)) 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.

1.     A. boring                    B. lucky                        C. fun                        D. impossible 2.     A. autumn                  B. spring                       C. winter                    D. summer 3.     A. caught                   B. found                        C. hidden                    D. put 4.     A. tried                       B. waited                       C. failed                     D. practised 5.     A. before                    B. until                          C. though                   D. so 6.     A. buys                      B. sells                          C. keeps                     D. presents 7.     A. hoped                    B. wanted                      C. had                        D. remembered 8.     A. followed                 B. appeared                    C. happened                D. continued 9.     A. talk                        B. visit                          C. quarrel                   D. work 10.    A. common                B. unfair                        C. different                 D. useless

       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 (稅)!” 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.

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