Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 36 to raise worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in 37 , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not 38 them in a warm place. The next spring Jody 39 again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside 40 they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms. One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from state of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who 41 things has to pay taxes!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still 42 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had ___ 43 . Soon some people from a television station 44 with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was 45 . Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state. 小题1: A．boring B．lucky C．fun D．impossible 小题2: A．autumn B．spring C．winter D．summer 小题3: A．caught B．found C．hidden D．put 小题4: A．tried B．waited C．failed D．practised 小题5: A．before B．until C．though D．so 小题6: A．buys B．sells C．keeps D．presents 小题7: A．hoped B．wanted C．had D．remembered 小题8: A．followed B．appeared C．happened D．continued 小题9: A．talked B．visited C．quarreled D．worked 小题10: A．common B．unfair C．different D．useless