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Read the passage and finish the cloze test.
Charles Schulz, the world-famous cartoonist, came from a poor family.Schulz worked as a delivery boy(少年送货员) when he was young. When he 1 his first salary(工资), he went to a bookstore and bought 2 a book on cartoons. 3 he sat reading his book during lunchtime, 4 of his friends who worked with him came over. He asked Schulz what he was reading.When Schulz 5 him the book, his friend was very 6 . He could not understand why Schulz 7 two dollars and fifty cents on a book of cartoons.
After working 8 a delivery boy for some time, Schulz found a job in an advertising(广告) company. 9 , all he did in his job was to tie(捆) the newspapers together. The job was boring, 10 he didn't give up. He liked to look at the pictures in the 11 . Luckily, after a couple of years, his manager 12 that he could draw. He was then allowed to draw simple cartoons for the company. This was the 13 of his job as a cartoonist.
Schulz 14 many famous characters such as Snoopy and Charlie Brown. His cartoons are 15 all over the world. They are enjoyed by both children and adults.