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A 13yearold American boy on Saturday became the youngest climber to conquer Mount Everest,
the world's highest mountain.
Jordan Romero from Big Bear, California, climbed up the 8,850 meter summit (峰顶) from the
Tibetan side.On the same day, a Nepali (尼泊尔的) man, Apa Sherpa, broke his own world record
of climbing Everest when he reached the summit for the twentieth time.Apa Sherpa's team set off from
Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, last month, heading for the base camp (大本营) on the Chinese side of
the mountain.
"The team has just called in and believe that they are standing on top of Mt.Everest, " Romero's blog
said."Their dreams have now come true.Everyone is happy."
The climbing has put Romero one step closer to reaching his goal of climbing the highest mountains on
all seven continents (大洲). "It is just a goal, " Romero said.He had already climbed five peaks (高峰),
and needs to climb only Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica, to hit his goal.
The youngest person before to climb Everest was 16yearold Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal.Romero
climbed together with a team including his father Paul and three local guides.He wanted to pick a small
piece of rock from the top of the world and wear it in a necklace.
While Nepal insists that anyon
e planning to climb Mount Everest must be 16, China does not have any
age restrictions (限制). Some mountain climbers haven't agreed with the Romero family for letting him try
it but his father said the climbing from the Chinese side is less dangerous.
1. Jordan Romero climbed up Mount Everest mainly to________.
A. meet Apa Sherpa
B. build his body
C. break the world record
D. realize part of his goal
2. To stand on the highest mountains on all seven continents, the next act of Jordan Romero is
to climb the peak in________.
A. Asia
B. Antarctica
C. Europe
D. Africa
3. Why did Jordan Romero choose to climb from the Chinese side of Mount Everest?
A. China allows climbers of any ages to climb Mt.Everest.
B. It wasn't far from Jordan's base camp on the Chinese side.
C. There were more challenges on the Chinese side.
D. There were more local guides on the Chinese side.
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Apa Sherpa climbed up Mount Everest from the Tibetan side to the base camp on the Nepali side.
B. Jordan Romero's father and three American guides climbed up Mount Everest with Romero.
C. The youngest person who has climbed up the world's highest mountain is 16 years old.
D. Apa Sherpa has reached the summit of Mount Everest twenty times.
5. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. The great dream of picking rocks from top of Everest
B. California teen becomes youngest to climb Everest
C. The most number of successful Everest climbs
D. Mount Everest climbing becomes more popular
