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下面这篇文章节选自《绿野仙踪》的第五章《救出了铁皮人》。文章中，铁皮人讲述了自己的故事。
I was born the son of a woodman (樵夫) who cut down trees in the forest and sold the wood for a living. When I grew up, I became a woodman too, and after my father died I took care of my old mother as long as she lived. Then I made up my mind that instead of living alone I would marry, so that I might not become lonely.
There was one of the Munchkin girls. She was so beautiful that I soon grew to love her with all my heart. She promised to marry me as soon as I could make enough money to build a better house for her, so I began to work harder than ever. But the girl lived with an old woman who did not want her to marry anyone, because she was so lazy that she wished the girl to live with her and do the cooking and the housework. So the old woman went to the Wicked Witch of the East, and promised her two sheep and a cow if she could stop us from getting married. So the Wicked Witch enchanted (对……用魔法) my axe (斧), and when I was cutting trees one day, the axe slipped (滑落) all at once and cut off my left leg...
根据短文内容，完成下面句子，每空词数不限。
1. The Tin Woodman cut down trees and sold the wood for a living.
2. The Tin Woodman wanted to marry because he didn't want to be lonely.
3. The girl would marry the Tin Woodman as soon as he built a better house for her.
4. The old woman didn't want the girl to leave her, so she wanted the Wicked Witch to stop the marriage.
5. Because of the Wicked Witch, the Tin Woodman's left leg was cut off by his axe.

答案： 1. sold the wood 2. be lonely 3. built a better house
4. stop 5. left leg