Christmas was almost here.The snow was fresh and deep on the remote mountain path.Arriving home，Ben said，"I saw two horses trapped by the heavy snow."Father looked at Jack，the older son. "Well，go take a look.Take the rifle and some hay.If they look as if they can survive，give them the hay.If not..."
The next morning，Ben and Jack set off in the cold，crisp snow.The snowmobile sank a bit in the deep snow，but they kept going.At last they reached the clearing where the horses stood.
"They're starving!" said Ben.One of the horses had lost a lot of hair，and their tails were almost gone.Their eyes were lifeless and tired.Jack walked around the horses."Well，" said Jack，sighing，picking up the rifle. "There's no way to get them down through the snow.And they look pretty bad."
"No!No!" cried Ben. "We should try，"he pleaded. "How do we know how bad they really are？Dad can get the vet!"
"Well，I don't know，" said Jack slowly.He walked around the horses again.He patted the big brown one on the neck.It made a sad，small groaning sound. "Maybe you're right."
Ben quickly got the hay and spread it around.The horses ate hungrily，and Ben poured water into a pail for them.
Back at home the family had a hurried meeting.
"What if we put them on a big sled？" Jack said.
"I don't know how we could get a sled that big up there，" Dad sighed. "I think the kindest thing to do is to put them out of their misery."
"No！" said Ben. "Well just have to shovel（铲）a path or tunnel then."
His parents raised their eyebrows.
"That's a long way，and a lot of snow.I don't know if it can be done，" Dad said，"unless we have an awful lot of people shoveling." Ben could see he was warming to the idea.
"We'll find some!" said Ben.He grabbed his coat and boots. "Come on，Jack，let's go!"
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The two brothers went from door to door asking everyone to come and help.___________
Suddenly，a group of snowmobilers arrived with shovels and hot chocolate.___________
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【答案】The two brothers went from door to door asking everyone to come and help.They went to the hardware store and the gas station，putting notices up in the grocery store and the library.They went to the bank and the hotel.Then they took the snowmobile back up the mountain with more hay and water and some warm blankets.The horses seemed happy to see them.Ben and Jack started shoveling.They worked for hours but only made a small dent in the snow."This is hopeless，"said Jack.He leaned on his shovel and wiped his dripping nose."Let's go home.No one is going to help."Ben insisted，"We can't give up."But his fingers were frozen，his nose numb.
Suddenly，a group of snowmobilers arrived with shovels and hot chocolate.They had followed Ben and Jack's tracks up the trail."Boys，take a break，"they said."There are more coming！"People came and shoveled every day，and a deep，narrow trench very slowly worked its way down the mountain.It was almost Christmas，but no one had time to even think about that.Jack and Ben constantly went to feed and water and talk to the horses.On the seventh day，hearing muffled voices and the sound of shovels，they knew they were almost there.In a few minutes there was a cheer，two men with shovels breaking through the snow at the bottom.Everyone was celebrating and hugging each other."We did it，Jack！"said Ben，grinning from ear to ear.""We all did it together！"
Suddenly，a group of snowmobilers arrived with shovels and hot chocolate.They had followed Ben and Jack's tracks up the trail."Boys，take a break，"they said."There are more coming！"People came and shoveled every day，and a deep，narrow trench very slowly worked its way down the mountain.It was almost Christmas，but no one had time to even think about that.Jack and Ben constantly went to feed and water and talk to the horses.On the seventh day，hearing muffled voices and the sound of shovels，they knew they were almost there.In a few minutes there was a cheer，two men with shovels breaking through the snow at the bottom.Everyone was celebrating and hugging each other."We did it，Jack！"said Ben，grinning from ear to ear.""We all did it together！"
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