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(2nd Grade)
King of the Worms
Jody Gerard was 10 years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be fun to raise worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in the spring, he bo
ught many worms. Jody put the worms in clean dirt. He gave them water, leaves, and corn all summer. The worms got fat, and Jody sold many of them. But that winter he did not put them in a warm place. The cold weather killed all the worms。
The next spring Jody tried again. He bought more worms. He took good care of them. Many people bought Jody's worms. When winter came Jody took the worms inside so they would stay warm。
One day when Jody was 12, he got a letter. It was from the state of New York, where he lived. The letter said, "Everyone who sells things has to pay taxes!" Jody made only 50 cents per day selling worms. But he still had to pay part of that money to the state. Jody told many people in his town what had happened. Soon some people from a television station came to Jody's house. He told them about his problem. They showed a film on television of their talk with Jody. Many people saw it. The people began to write letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state。
Words and Phrases 单词和短语
worm [w??:m] n. 虫，蠕虫
take care of 照顾，照看
tax [t??ks] n. 税，税额；vt. 向……纳税
Television station 电视台
译 文
蠕 虫 之 王
乔迪??杰勒德在十岁的时分抉择要找一份作业。他认为养虫子或许会比照风趣。他可以把这些虫子卖给农场主或许需要垂钓的我们。春天的时分，他买了许多虫子。他把这些虫子放进洁净的泥土里，整个夏天一向给它们喂水、树叶和谷物。虫子们长势极好，个个都很胖，所以销量极好。可是娜魂冬天乔迪没有把它们转移到一个温暖的当地，隆冬里虫子都冻死了。
第二年春天，乔迪持续养虫子。这次他买了更多的虫苗，而且细心地照顾它们。有许多人买乔迪的虫子。冬天又降临的时分，乔迪把虫子移进屋里，这样它们就安靖地过冬了。
乔迪12岁的时分，他收到了一封信，信来自他的居住地——纽约。信上说：“任何出售产品的人都要交税。”乔迪每天卖虫子只需50美分的收入，但他仍然要上交一有些钱给政府。乔迪把发生在自个身上的这件事告诉了许多人。不久电视台派人到乔迪家。乔迪向他们倾诉了自个的疑问。电视台把与乔迪的说话放在电视上播映，许多人都晓得了此事。我们纷繁向政府写信，信上说法令不公正，不大约对孩子收税。最终法令做了更改。像乔迪相同出售产品的孩子可以免税。
Practice
1. When did Jody first sell worms? ___________
A. when he was 10 B. when he was 14 C. when he was 12
2. When did all of Jody's worms die? ___________
A. i n the summer B. in the spring C. in the winter
3. When did the state try to get money from Jody? ___________
A. right after he started selling worms
B. when he was 12 years old
C. after the law was changed to help children
练 习
1. 乔迪是啥时分隔端卖虫子的？
A. 他10岁的时分 B. 他14岁的时分 C. 他12岁的时分
2. 乔迪的虫子是啥时刻死的？
A. 夏日 B. 春季 C. 冬天
3. 啥时分政府初步向乔迪纳税的？
A. 在他刚初步卖虫子的时分 B. 当他12岁的时分 C. 当为了协助孩子们改动法令后
答 案
1. A 2. C 3. B
