Jody was a      boy and he was      in keeping worms (虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in winter, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms        he didn’t put them in a warm 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(州) of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who sells things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only      dollar selling worms. But he still      to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had happened. A reporter reported Jody     TV. Many people saw it and they began to      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.
A. ten-year-old     B. ten years old      C.  ten-years-old
A. interest         B. interested        C. interesting
A. so             B. why             C. because
A. tried           B. waited           C. failed
A. a present        B. a letter           C. an e-mail
A. one            B. two             C. some
A. hoped          B. want            C. had
A. at             B. in               C. on
A. write          B. receive          C. call
A. copied        B. changed          C. chance