As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring(凝视) __16__ at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with ice and snow --- beautiful and dangerous.

　 The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had __17__ the top through the southern route(路线). But no one __18__ ever dared to try climbing up the __19__ side in winter. But now one man __20__ to try the difficult route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber __21__ Italy.

　 For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him __22__. Now they were waiting to see his __23__. If he planned to go on the next day, he would __24__ a green signal. A red light would mean that he was turning back.

　 A tiny green light _25__ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people __26__!

　 The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so __27__! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the __28__ light.

　 In the morning, Bonatti __29__. He could not see the top. He knew he was __30__ there. Though the climb was painful, __31__ he moved up. Bonatti had spent months __32__ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and skill to climb to the top?

　 He was finally at the top! News about his __33__ was radioed to the world.

　 The trip __34__ the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “impossible”, and would be well __35__ as a climber of all time.

16.　 　A. back　　　　　　　　　　 B. forward　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　 D. up

17.　 A. watched　　　　　　　 B. passed　　　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　　 D. climbed

18.　 A. was　　　　　　　　　　 B. wasn’t　　　　　　　　 C. hadn’t　　　　　　　　 D. had

19.　 　A. western　　　　　　　 B. eastern　　　　　　　　 C. southern　　　　　　　 D. northern

20.　　 　A. had　　　　　　　　　　 B. ought　　　　　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　　　 D. dared

21.　　　　 A. from　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

22.　　　　 A. patiently　　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　　　　 C. anxiously　　　　　　 D. eagerly

23.　　　　 A. face　　　　　　　　　　 B. figure　　　　　　　　　 C. flag　　　　　　　　　　 D. signal

24.　　　　 A. raise　　　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　　　 D. mark

25.　　　　 A. rose　　　　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　　　　　 C. turned on　　　　　　 D. turned off

26.　　　　 A. cheered　　　　　　　 B. laughed　　　　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　　　　 D. whispered

27.　　　　 A. sleepy　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

28.　　　　 A. yellow　　　　　　　　 B. blue　　　　　　　　　　 C. green　　　　　　　　　 D. red

29.　　　　 A. woke up　　　　　　　 B. turned up　　　　　　 C. got up　　　　　　　　 D. looked up

30.　　　　 A. already　　　　　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　　　 C. no longer　　　　　　 D. surely

31.　　　　 A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

32.　　　　 A. training　　　　　　　 B. preparing　　　　　　 C. planning　　　　　　　 D. asking

33.　　　　 A. success　　　　　　　　 B. importance　　　　　 C. climb　　　　　　　　　 D. courage

34.　　　　 A. along　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　 D. to

35.　　　　 A. recognized　　　　　 B. called　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　　　 D. kept

15. Only ___________ hope to make improvement in the operating system．

A. by the way can you 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on the way you can

C. in a way you can　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in this way can you

14. A modern city has been set up in _______ was a wasteland ten years ago.

A. which　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. where

13. ---Is a new modern gym being built in our city now?

　 ---Yes, and it ___________next year.

　 A. has been finished　　 B. finishes　 　　　　C. will be finished　 　D. will finish

12. So badly 　　　　　in the car accident that he had to stay in hospital for several weeks

A. did he injure　　 　　B. he injured　 　C. was he injured　 D. he was injured

11. I’m fond of music while my sister likes reading novels. It seems that we have nothing ___.

　 A. in like　　 　　　　　B. in common　　 　　C. in same　　 　　D. in similar

10. _________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

　 A. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. With　　　　　　　　　 D. Through