Nimal “Nims” Purja broke the existing world record by climbing 14 Himalayan mountain peaks in 189 days.
Though thousands of _______ have climbed Mount Everest (珠穆朗玛峰), the highest and most _______ of the world’s 14 tallest mountains, _______ 40 climbers have conquered them all. Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal “Nims” Purja, _______this extraordinary achievement in just six months and six days, faster than his own seven-month _______.
“I am incredibly _______ to have completed this final summit and my goal of climbing the world’s 14 tallest mountains in _______ time, ” Purja said in a statement. “I hope to have _______ that anything is possible with some _______, self-belief, and positivity.”
The adventurer, who was ________ by teams of Nepalese climbers on each of his adventures, encountered numerous memorable and ________ moments during his epic (史诗般的) journey. On April 23, 2019, while going down Mt. Annapurna, Purja and his team heard about a Malaysian climber who had been ________ from his group with no food, water, or supplemental ________ for over 40 hours. Determined to find him, they went back up to 7500 meters, where Dr. Chin Wui Kin was last seen. Though the climbers succeeded in ________ and getting him airlifted to a hospital, ________, Dr. Chin did not survive his injuries and ________ a few days later in Singapore.
Purja, who comes from a small Nepalese village, said his primary ________ for undertaking this enormous task was to ________ the world that anyone can ________ greatness if they put their minds to it. “By achieving this goal, I knew I could ________ people from all generations across the world,” he said.
1.A.athletes B.tourists C.researchers D.adventurers
2.A.serious B.isolated C.famous D.remote
3.A.still B.yet C.only D.even
4.A.represented B.accomplished C.evaluated D.accelerated
5.A.target B.dream C.desire D.focus
6.A.crazy B.generous C.proud D.nervous
7.A.right B.future C.harvest D.record
8.A.found B.seen C.proven D.imagined
9.A.determination B.respect C.delight D.relief
10.A.taught B.joined C.beaten D.conducted
11.A.awkward B.anxious C.exact D.tense
12.A.separated B.sent C.dismissed D.led
13.A.clothes B.oxygen C.tents D.equipment
14.A.guiding B.observing C.saving D.locating
15.A.unfortunately B.surprisingly C.naturally D.normally
16.A.broke down B.went by C.passed away D.set off
17.A.design B.purpose C.concern D.importance
18.A.challenge B.order C.inform D.show
19.A.attain B.control C.apply D.meet
20.A.bless B.inspire C.support D.admire
History is the best teacher. It ________ records the development path of each country and foretells the future to us.
A.apparently B.conventionally C.faithfully D.eventually
He smiled politely ________ Lucy apologized for her drunken friends.
A.though B.as C.unless D.how
The past decades have witnessed China’s many scientific achievements, _____ the development of Shenwei supercomputers is a typical example.
A.to which B.for which C.at which D.of which
—Many people in England love to give advice on weather reporting.
—Yes, but I think the weather office’s computers _____ be more accurate.
A.can B.need C.ought to D.might
As John Lennon once said, life is ________ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.
A.Which B.that
C.what D.where