As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They were staring      36  at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with  37 , beautiful and dangerous.

The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had   38  the top, using the southern route. But no one had ever dared to try a winter climbing up the   39  side. But now one man was daring to try the   40  route. He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy.

For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him   41 . Now they were waiting to see his   42 . If he planned to   43  the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was   44 .

A tiny green light   45 high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people      46 .

The next day he   47  his way upward. He was so lonely and so tired! But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the   48 light.

In the morning, Bonatti looked up. He could not see the top, but he knew he was   49  there.   50  the climb was painful, he moved up.

Bonatti had spent months   51  for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and   52  to climb to the top?

He was finally at the top! News about his   53 was radioed to the world.

The trip down the southern  54 was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the "  55 ", and would be well remembered as a climber of all time.

小题1:..

A．up

B．down

C．back

D．forward小题2:..

A．green trees

B．flowers

C．rocks

D．ice and snow小题3:. 

A．passed

B．reached

C．climbed

D．watched小题4:. 

A．eastern

B．western

C．northern

D．southern小题5:. 

A．different

B．difficult

C．easy

D．same小题6:. 

A．anxiously

B．carefully

C．patiently

D．eagerly小题7:. 

A．signal

B．flag

C．face

D．figure小题8:. 

A．go down

B．come back

C．go on

D．give up小题9:. 

A．turning around

B．turning back

C．moving up

D．in danger小题10:. 

A．raised

B．rose

C．disappeared

D．appeared小题11:. 

A．cheered

B．shouted

C．laughed

D．jumped小题12:. 

A．stopped

B．abandoned

C．continued

D．ended小题13:. 

A．green

B．yellow

C．blue

D．red小题14:. 

A．already

B．surely

C．almost

D．no longer小题15:. 

A．Because

B．Though

C．Since

D．When小题16:. 

A．asking

B．planning

C．preparing

D．training小题17:..

A．money

B．wish

C．effort

D．skill小题18:.

A．victory

B．climb

C．courage

D．thing小题19:..

A．pace

B．route

C．path

D．passage小题20:..

A．necessary

B．great

C．important

D．impossible