Question

In 1975 my father had just begun building his second hospital in the Himalayas. My mother and youngest sister were flying there to join him when their small airplane _______.

It was years _______ Dad fully came out of this period of darkness.

As I grew up, many people thought that being Edmund Hillary's son, I must have a strong feeling for ________ mountains. Well, I am, at the age of 48, a mountain man. I have been on more than 30 mountaineering expeditions. I have climbed Everest twice. I am _________ because I have all that my father taught me, too.

On one awful day in 1995, it was his _________ that saved my life. I was in a group of eight climbers just below the top of K2 in the Himalayas. We had just another 400 metres left to climb. But the weather was going from bad to worse, and something didn't feel _________ .

At-that time I heard my father's voice inside my head: "Down. Go down. Don't let the others _________ you to continue."

Then, from _________ , I heard the voice of a fellow climber. "Come up, " she called. "Use the red rope."

Again my father's _________ : "Don't do it. It's not __________ . "

Finally I told my climbing partner that I was __________ . He too was feeling unsure, but decided to go on ahead anyway.

As I headed down, I looked back at my fellow climbers who were all climbing toward the____________. Soon black clouds appeared between us, and I couldn't see them.

Fear makes you careful. As my father always told me, ____________ is not something that you should say no to. It is something you can ____________ . I was the only one who had managed to ____________ what had to be done. The seven above were killed.

1.A.escaped B.crashed C.landed D.struck

2.A.as B.before C.while D.when

3.A.moving B.loving C.hating D.researching

4.A.lucky B.active C.quick D.happy

5.A.advice B.letter C.support D.courage

6.A.different B.relaxed C.right D.ready

7.A.expect B.order C.push D.promise

8.A.above B.beyond C.below D.outside

9.A.noise B.cry C.sound D.voice

10.A.brave B.crazy C.dangerous D.wise

11.A.going down B.going through C.going up D.going out

12.A.bottom B.clouds C.top D.rope

13.A.anger B.fear C.pain D.pleasure

14.A.care B.manage C.succeed D.share

15.A.remind B.regret C.wonder D.realize

Answer 1