It was late in the afternoon. Several hundred villagers left their houses and gathered in the open air outside the village. They were staring __
__ at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with _
_ __ —beautiful and dangerous.
The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had _
_ __ the top, using the southern route. But no one had _
_ __ dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the __
__ route— the northern route, which was more difficult. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.
For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him _
_ __. Now they were waiting to see his __
__. If he planned to _
_ __ the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was _
_ __.
A tiny green light _
_ __ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people _
_ __.
The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so _
_ __!But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the _
_ __ light.
In the morning, Bonatti _
_ __. He could not see the top, but he knew he was _
_ __ there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up.
Bonatti had spent months _
_ __ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and __
__ to climb to the top?
He was finally at the top! News about his _
_ __ was radioed to the world.
The trip
__ __ the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ _
_ __ ”,and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.
小题1: | A.back | B.forward | C.down | D.up |
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小题2: | A.flowers | B.ice and snow | C.green trees | D.leaves |
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小题3: | A.watched | B.passed | C.reached | D.climbed |
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小题4: | A.even | B.never | C.seldom | D.ever |
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小题5: | A.different | B.unique | C.same | D.easy |
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小题6: | A.patiently | B.carefully | C.anxiously | D.eagerly |
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小题7: | A.face | B.figure | C.flag | D.signal |
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小题8: | A.slide | B.continue | C.rest | D.stop |
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小题9: | A.turning back | B.moving up | C.staying away | D.keeping on |
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小题10: | A.existed | B.appeared | C.turned | D.traveled |
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小题11: | A.cheered | B.laughed | C.whispered | D.sighed |
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小题12: | A.determined | B.excited | C.tired | D.happy |
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小题13: | A.yellow | B.blue | C.green | D.red |
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小题14: | A.woke up | B.turned up | C.got up | D.looked up |
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小题15: | A.already | B.almost | C.hardly | D.surely |
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小题16: | A.training | B.applying | C.planning | D.asking |
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小题17: | A.idea | B.skill | C.money | D.wish |
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小题18: | A.victory | B.return | C.climb | D.courage |
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小题20: | A.necessary | B.important | C.attractive | D.impossible |
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