Washington is home to lots of trees, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves. But what if you couldn’t chop _______ or couldn’t afford to pay someone to do it? _______, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons are happy to chop truckloads of wood—then donate it to those in need.
The _______ started as a father-son bonding project. “I had to cut wood with my dad. He just _______ doing it,” says Shane. He wanted to _______ that feeling, so he and the twins spent the summer of 2018 chopping wood. The _______ was a great wall of wood piled up.
It was too _______ for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold that November, Shane started thinking of others. He _______ a photo of them and “Please help us help someone who ARE IN NEED OF FIREWOOD AND CANNOT AFFORD IT.” on Facebook. The _______ was immediate. One man ____________ to donate a wood-burning stove. One woman, noticing the photo of the McDaniel men in the Facebook post, felt ____________: “Please post more pictures. I don’t need the wood. ____________ truly I appreciate the eye candy!”
Single mom Katelyn Ticer and her four-year-old daughter ____________ a wood-burning stove as their sole source of heat, so it was a ____________ to receive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels. She told msn.com, “So much stress and anxiety is ____________ my shoulders. I couldn’t be more thankful.”
Not every receiver is as ____________. “Some aren’t even friendly. It’s just not in them,” Shane says. “They are angry with the world and ____________ that they had to ask for help. They just have no other option than ____________.” But Shane is OK with that. “Giving is the ____________,” he says. “It has nothing to do with how well it’s received; it’s about how much it’s ________________
1.A.board B.wood C.bushes D.trees
2.A.Suddenly B.Surprisingly C.Excitedly D.Luckily
3.A.idea B.issue C.connection D.impression
4.A.tried B.hated C.loved D.minded
5.A.believe in B.show off C.start with D.pass along
6.A.result B.reason C.bonus D.promise
7.A.cheap B.little C.much D.expensive
8.A.saw B.took C.searched D.posted
9.A.advice B.analysis C.arrangement D.response
10.A.failed B.offered C.happened D.ceased
11.A.warm B.cold C.depressed D.satisfied
12.A.So B.Or C.But D.And
13.A.gave back B.took over C.relied on D.picked out
14.A.burden B.chance C.trouble D.relief
15.A.on B.off C.from D.across
16.A.grateful B.helpful C.hopeful D.careful
17.A.happy B.mad C.curious D.terrified
18.A.starving B.wandering C.freezing D.begging
19.A.reward B.success C.fault D.dilemma
20.A.ignored B.needed C.refused D.acknowledged
—Pity that Linda’s losing her job three years on end!
—Don’t worry about her. She always ________!
A.lands on her feet B.has frogs in her throat
C.laughs her head off D.has butterflies in her stomach
It is estimated that 5G devices will be for commercial applications in China in 2020 with the issue of 5G licenses.
A.unique B.flexible C.mature D.delicate
the heroes sacrificing their lives for the country's glorious causes, red is chosen as the basic color of the national flag.
A.In regard to B.In proportion to
C.In salute to D.In response to
After he was officially pronounced the world’s oldest man, he offered this simple ________ for a long and happy life.
A.affection B.formula C.preference D.desire
By the time your habit of managing time is developed, you better decisions about how to spend your time in your future career.
A.will have made B.will be made
C.are to make D.have been making
