4 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There 1 (be) no lights in sight but the night sky glowed (发出) a dusky yellow, because the Amazon was burning. The yellow flames engulfed (吞噬) trees 2 lit up the sky. During the day, the sunshine was blocked 3 thick smoke. So far, the fire 4 (put) out.
The government has recorded 72, 843 fires. The fire is just one of 5 (they) in the Amazon, the world’s 6 (large) rainforest and a fighter against climate change. According to Brazil’s space research agency INPE, the wildfire has decreased by 17 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2018.
Environmental 7 (group)said the policies of the government encouraged deforestation (采伐森林) of the Amazon, 8 led to more fires. But the government posted a report and wanted 9 (argue) against that. The government claimed that non-governmental organizations 10 (angry) set fire to the forest after it cut their funding.