About fifteen years ago, when I was about seven years old, I took a trip with my father. Through this great trip I 1 my self-confidence and I could see beautiful 2 _and feel various 3 such as joy, sorrow, and appreciation.

My father liked climbing mountains very much. 4 he took a trip, he would 5 take me. At that time he was a good 46 . I also wanted to become a good climber. One 7 summer day my father and I took a 8 to Mt. Sol-Ak, one of the biggest mountains in Korea 9 in the eastern part of Korea.

After a few hours’ train 10 , we arrived at an entrance to the mountain. And then we started climbing. While I was climbing on the mountain, I 11 to sweat like rain. I wanted to take a 12 for only a minute, but my father said to me, “You need to put up with some 13 . If you can 14 this pain now, you will be a better climber than me.” He continued to 15 me.

The 16 I climbed to the top of the mountain, the more labored my breathing became. While I was climbing on a tough and narrow way, I could not 17 anything except my goal—that I 18 become a better climber than my father.

After two hours, I was able to get to the top of the mountain finally. I felt so 19 of myself. I thanked my father for helping and encouraging me. On the top of the mountain I could see the huge sun 20 in the west. It looked like a prize given by God.

1. A. gained　　　　 B. found　　　　 C. invented　　　　 D. showed

2. A. mountains　　 B. valleys　　　 C. landscapes　　　 D. forests

3. A. emotions　　　 B. attitudes　　 C. response　　　　 D. experience

4. A. Wherever　　　 B. Whatever　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Whenever

5. A. probably　　　 B. occasionally　 C. always　　　 D. unwillingly

6. A. climber　　　 B. teacher　　　 C. trainer　　　　　 D. traveler

7. A. special　　　 B. proper　　　　 C. hot　　　　　 D. ordinary

8. A. trip　　　　　 B. vacation　　　 C. journey　　　　　 D. voyage

9. A. settled　　　 B. lay　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　 D. located

10. A. tour　　　　 B. travel　　　　 C. seat　　　　　　 D. ride

11. A. continued　　 B. wanted　　　　 C. seemed　　　 D. stopped

12. A. place　　　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. pause　　　　　　 D. breath

13. A. troubles　　 B. hotness　　　 C. difficulties　　　　 D. failure

14. A. manage　　　 B. tolerate　　　 C. change　　　 D. try

15. A. praise　　　 B. inform　　　　 C. train　　　　　　 D. encourage

16. A. more closely B. closely　　　 C. closer　　　　　 D. close

17. A. think about　 B. care for　　　 C. find out　　　　 D. think out

18. A. might　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. can　　　　　 D. need

19. A. sure　　　　 B. excited　　　 C. proud　　　　　　 D. certain

20. A. going down　 B. going out　　 C. going over　　　 D. going off

The rescue team made every __________ to find the missing mountain climber.

A.force　　　 B. energy　　　 C. effort　　　 D. possibility

　   Mt. Qomolangma was first conquered (征服)in 1953, when Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing, his guide, became the climbers to reach the top. More than 750 times have people tried to conquer the mountain, but not all successful, yet every climber knows the dangers. This doesn’t stop teams of climbers arriving at the base camp every year with the courage of reaching the top.
  　Two such climbers, and two unlucky ones are Scott Fischer and Rob Hall. Fischer, an American guide with much experience, was lost in a terrible storm which swept across the mountain. A rescue team found him and his friend, but didn't manage to bring Fischer to safety in the terrible conditions because he was dying. New Zealander RobHall, another experienced climber and guide, was lost near the top. These two men had something in common: they were both guides and always took a "tour" of less experienced climbers up the mountain.

  　There is a lot that can go wrong in an action to reach the top of Mt. Qiomolangma; a sudden change in weather conditions or a wrong turning. Planes will only be sent to rescue if they have been paid for in advance. In spite of all these there is a business in leading guided tours to the top . Wealthy mountain climbers can now pay 64, 000 or more to achieve their aim.

Many people wonder how guides can hope to look after their inexperienced climbers when they fail to keep themselves alive. Steve Bell, also a guide who has recently led a team to Mt Qiomolangma, believed that they are safer than others, because the guide can ask a weak　climber to turn back at any point if he feels that climber is a danger to the team.

Whether these expeditions(远征)are safe or not, many climbers feel they have turned Mt. Qiomolangma into a business, like a park for the very rich people. One truth, however, will always remain: it doesn't matter how much money you have, if you make a mistake on Mt. 　Qiomolangma, the possible result will be death.

61.From the passage we can know_______.

A.before 1953 people had tried to reach the mountain top over 750 times

B.it's difficult and dangerous to get to the top of Mt. Qomolangma

C.only a few climbers become successful

D.up to now the climbers have conquered the mountain around 750 times

62.In the second paragraph the underlined word "tour" refers to "_________".

A. trip　　B. climb　　C. guide　　D. group
63.The plane will be sent to_________ .

A.rescue the climber in danger without rescue prepaid

B.rescue any climber in danger

C.show the team with its guide the way to the top

D.show the team to the safety

64.According to Bell, a good guide had to make a choice at times to _______remain on the way to the top.

A.the teammates in danger       B.the teammates in safety

C.the strong teammates           D.those who are not dangerous

65.Although those who can afford to climb Mt. Qiomolangma are very rich, yet the mountain ________, according to the writer at the end of the passage.

A.treats them as common life            B.is not like a park for them

C.has been turned into a business      D.doesn't bring lots of money to them

A man liked to climb tall mountains. After years of 　21　 , he felt he could handle any mountain in the world.

During a climbing trip, with five other men, he 　22　 he would first make the final climb and claim the glory, while the others 23　 . So he headed toward the top and he was　 24　 　that there was a full moon.

25　 it was foolish to climb at night alone, he did use a rope and put in good piton (岩钉) protection. With the 　26　 of the moon, he made rapid progress. But 　27 , thick clouds were starting to build around the mountain. In just a few minutes visibility 　28　 to almost zero. It was now too late to　 29 , so he continued to climb up the mountain.

While 　30　 in total darkness, he got into some rotten rock, and slid over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). The good news is that he was still 　31　 after the fall, although he found himself hanging from his rope. The bad news is, he had 　32　 his heavy coat during the fall and the night air was getting colder and colder.

Suddenly, from above he seemed to hear a strong deep voice, “ 33　 the rope!” What? Once again, he heard a deep voice saying that. But 　34　 followed, as the climber continued to hang onto the rope, hoping to grab something that would enable him to climb to 　35 . Unable to see his true 　36 , the climber concluded that hanging onto the rope was his only 　37 .

The following day, his teammates discovered him 　38　 to death, still on his rope --- only eight feet 39　 a large rock. If the climber had cut the rope, he would have dropped down to a relatively safe area, where he could have built a 40 , and probably survived the night.

21. A. recovering 　　　 B. experimenting 　 C. observing　 D. training

22. A. wondered 　 B. understood 　　　 C. decided　　 D. agreed

23. A. slept　　 　 B. climbed　　 　 C. walked　　　 D. prepared

24. A. sure　　 　 B. glad 　 　　　　C. upset　 　 D. calm

25. A. Since　 　 B. When 　　　 C. Although D. If

26. A. benefit 　B. position　　 　 C. protection　 D. track

27. A. naturally　　　 B. thankfully　 　 C. finally 　　 D. unfortunately

28. A. dropped　 B. changed　　 　 C. rose　 　　 D. settled

29. A. look around 　　　 B. set out 　　　 C. turn back　 D. set off

30. A. driving　 　 B. rushing　　　 　 C. jumping　　 D. moving

31. A. awake　 　 B. cold 　　　　C. alive　 　　 D. active

32. A. buried　 　 B. picked　　 　　 C. worn 　　 D. lost

33. A. Wave 　　B. Cut 　 　　　　C. Drop　　　 D. pick

34. A. violence 　　 B. reply 　　　　C. silence　　　 　　 D. failure

35. A. safety　 　 B. origin　　 　　　 C. top　　 　　 D. base

36. A. appearance　 B. situation　　 　 C. movement D. direction

37. A. reward 　 B. hope　 　　　 C. work　 　 D. result

38. A. burned　 　 B. bitten 　　　 C. beaten 　 D. frozen

39. A. in 　　　 B. beside 　　　 C. above 　　 D. below

40. A. path　　 　 B. fire　　 　　　 C. house 　　 D. cave