Task 11

（2021·昆明摸底測試）Washington is home to lots of trees. It is the Evergreen State， with lots of fireplaces and wood？__________burning stoves there too. But what if you lived there and couldn？__________t cut wood or couldn？__________t afford to pay someone to do it？? ? ?1? ? Shane McDaniel and his twin sons are? ? 2? ? to lend a hand. The three men? ? 3? ? truckloads of wood， and then donate it to those? ? 4? ? . They want to help people who are burning cardboard because they？__________ve got nothing or someone with no money who has a? ? 5? ? shoulder and can？__________t cut wood.

The idea started as a father？__________son bonding? ? 6? ? .“I had to cut wood with my dad. He just? ? 7? ? doing it，” says one of the sons. They spent the summer of 2018 cutting wood day after day. The? ? 8? ? was a great wall of wood? ? 9? ? around their house. Technically， to? ? 10? ? that much would cost about $10，000.

It was too? ? 11? ? for the McDaniels to use themselves， and when the weather turned? ? 12? ? ?that November， Shane started thinking of others. He posted on Facebook： “If you want some firewood and can？__________t? ? 13? ? it， please inform me！ If you know someone who burns wood， and they？__________re living in a cold house this holiday season， please help us? ? 14? ? them. Please help me and my? ? 15? ? make sure no one goes cold in our neighborhood.”

The? ? 16? ? was immediate. One man? ? 17? ? to donate a wood？__________burning stove. Others raced over to Norm？__________s， the shop Shane owns， with more? ? 18? ? for the pile. Single mom Katelyn Ticer and her daughter rely on a wood？__________burning stove as their only source of? ? 19? ? ， so it was a? ? 20? ? to receive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels before the holidays. “To get that much wood brought me to tears，” she told msn.com.“So much stress and anxiety is off my shoulders. I couldn？__________t be more thankful. ”

1. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Slowly D. Actually

2. A. happy B. excited C. brave D. surprised

3. A. buy B. borrow C. cut D. desert

4. A. in sight B. in doubt C. in danger D. in need

5. A. strong B. broken C. broad D. narrow

6. A. project B. party C. ceremony D. challenge

7. A. resisted B. allowed C. loved D. risked

8. A. problem B. fact C. advantage D. result

9. A. put up B. cast off C. piled up D. cut off

10. A. make B. purchase C. advertise D. donate

11. A. terrible B. wonderful C. little D. much

12. A. cold B. warm C. windy D. pleasant

13. A. take B. afford C. carry D. sharpen

14. A. find B. accompany C. hug D. kiss

15. A. neighbors B. friends C. colleagues D. boys

16. A. action B. response C. campaign D. conflict

17. A. pretended B. refused C. offered D. dared

18. A. cardboard B. money C. energy D. wood

19. A. pleasure B. warmth C. calmness D. strength

20. A. relief B. success C. shock D. burden