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.
1... A. up B. down C. back D. forward
2... A. green trees B. flowers C. rocks D. ice and snow
3.. A. passed B. reached C. climbed D. watched
4.. A. eastern B. western C. northern D. southern
5.. A. different B. difficult C. easy D. same
6.. A. anxiously B. carefully C. patiently D. eagerly
7.. A. signal B. flag C. face D. figure
8.. A. go down B. come back C. go on D. give up
9.. A. turning around B. turning back C. moving up D. in danger
10.. A. raised B. rose C. disappeared D. appeared
11.. A. cheered B. shouted C. laughed D. jumped
12.. A. stopped B. abandoned C. continued D. ended
13.. A. green B. yellow C. blue D. red
14.. A. already B. surely C. almost D. no longer
15.. A. Because B. Though C. Since D. When
16.. A. asking B. planning C. preparing D. training
17... A. money B. wish C. effort D. skill
18.. A. victory B. climb C. courage D. thing
19... A. pace B. route C. path D. passage
20... A. necessary B. great C. important D. impossible
—Guess what! I came across an old friend at the party last night.
—________ I’m sure you had a wonderful time.
A. Sound good! B. Very well. C. All right. D. How nice!
—It is said that we will have another examination next week.
—Really? ________, we must begin to prepare right now.
A. If so B. If possible C. Great D. Unfortunately
The food is not very good, but we shall just have to ______ it.
A. pay attention to B. hold on to
C. put up with D. keep up with
—What’s the matter with John?
—He’s had his leg ______ trying to save a boy from a fire.
A. wounding B. wounded C. being wounded D. to be wounded
—Sorry, I’m late for work.
—Is that ________ you got stuck in a traffic jam again?
A. why B. how C. because D. when
