A: Have you ever heard of George Mallory?

B: 　1　 What is it?

A: He is an American teacher. He has been dead for 60 years.

B: Did he died in England?

A: No, 　2　 .

B: 　3　 　.

A: Maybe it was because the weather was very bad.

B: 　4　 . Did he reach the top?

A: I don’t know, but I hope so.

B:　 　5　 　.

A. What a pity.

B. Why couldn’t he come back?

C. Sorry, I haven’t.

D. Yes, I have.

E. He died on Qomolangma with Andrew Irvine.

F. So do I.

G. How did they live on it?

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8.With her h　　　 　　　　　help, Mother Bear got her tail out, but it became short.

7.The bear’s tail was frozen in the ice, so she couldn’t c　　　　　 　the fox when he carried the meat away.

6.Mother Bear waited for a long time, but she f　　　　　　 .

5.The fox told the bear to put her tail into the hole in the i　　　　　　　 .

4.Mother Bear hoped to get m　　　　 　food, so she believed the fox.

3.The fox wanted to get the bear’s meat, and he f　　　　　 　a way.

2.Her children were h　　　　 　, so Mother Bear wanted to take the meat home.

Winter came and the temperature was below zero. Snow could be seen everywhere and the river was covered with thick ice. It was difficult for Mother Bear to find some food. She came out to look for something to eat and she found only a small piece of meat. She was going to take home for her children.

A fox saw the meat and wanted to get it. But the bear was much stronger than him. He thought for a while and had an idea. So he said to the bear that he could teach him how to fish. Mother Bear hoped to get more food and agreed to learn it.

The fox took the bear to the river and told her to put her tail into a hole and said,“ Sit here and wait. And you can fish much in two or three hours.”

Mother Bear believed him and did as the fox said. She waited and waited until her tail frozen in the ice. The fox carried the meat away in his mouth. She couldn’t pull her tail out. Father Bear heard her calling for help and ran there quickly. He pulled hard and at last got it out. But a part of her tail was in the ice. This is why people find a bear’s tail is so short.

1.It was c　　　　　　 when Mother Bear went out to look for some food.