Complete the passage with the appropriate words or expressions in the box. Change the form when necessary.set about, take ... for granted, ins and outs, inquire, haul, slow down, be familiar with, available, go out, adjustment, appreciate, overall, self-sufficient, organic, generate If you want to know all the ___1___of living green, then you should visit Backsbottom Farm. It is run by Rod and Jane, who have tried to be as ___2___ as possible. They use a horse to___3___ the logs they cut from their woods. The fields are nourished by ___4____ waste from the horse and their other animals rather than chemicals. They rely on a windmill to ___5___ their electricity and when the wind ___6___ the lights___7___ and they have to___8___looking for the candles. Jane, who was brought up in a home where constant electric power was___9___, admits it was hard to make the___10___when they first arived at the farm, but adds that___11___they really___12___ their new way of life.

本题主要考查词汇在语境中的准确运用，需要根据上下文选择合适的单词或短语，并注意词形变化。解题关键在于：

1. 理解文章主旨：文章介绍Backsbottom Farm的环保生活方式，需关注与“绿色生活”相关的关键词；
2. 分析语法结构：根据空格前后词性、句法关系确定所需词性（如名词、动词、形容词等）；
3. 匹配固定搭配：如“take...for granted”“set about”等短语需整体使用。

第1空

ins and outs
句意：如果你想了解绿色生活的所有细节。
“ins and outs”表示“内部情况/细节”，符合“全面了解”的语境。

第2空

self-sufficient
句意：Rod和Jane努力做到自给自足。
“self-sufficient”指“自给自足”，与后文使用风车发电、马匹运输等行为一致。

第3空

haul
句意：用马匹拖运木材。
“haul”意为“拖运”，与“logs”和“horse”搭配自然。

第4空

organic
句意：田地用有机肥料（马粪等）而非化学品。
“organic”指“有机的”，与环保主题呼应。

第5空

generate
句意：风车发电。
“generate”意为“产生/生成”，与“electricity”搭配常见。

第6空

slows down
句意：当风速减小时，灯会灭。
“slow down”表示“变慢”，主语是单数第三人称，需用“slows down”。

第7空

go out
句意：灯灭了。
“go out”是固定短语，表示“熄灭”。

第8空

set about
句意：不得不开始找蜡烛。
“set about doing sth”表示“开始做某事”。

第9空

taken for granted
句意：Jane从小认为电力是理所当然的。
“take...for granted”表示“认为...理所当然”，需用被动语态。

第10空

adjustment
句意：适应新生活方式有难度。
“adjustment”意为“调整/适应”，与“make”搭配（make an adjustment）。

第11空

overall
句意：总体而言，他们欣赏新生活。
“overall”表示“总体上”，修饰后面结论。

第12空

appreciate
句意：他们真正欣赏新生活方式。
“appreciate”意为“欣赏/感激”，与前文“hard to make adjustment”形成对比。