The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China． Of all the （1） ， Qomolangma is the highest and the most famous． It's 8，844． 43meters high， So it is very （2） to climb．
On June 8， 1924， George Mallory disappeared（消失） into the clouds high on Qomolangma． Some people think he is the first person to reach the top． （3） most people think the first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29， 1953． The first Chinese team did so in 1960． Why do （4） climbers risk their lives？ One of the main reasons （5） that people want to （6） themselves in the face of difficulties． The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should （7） give up trying to achieve our dreams． It also shows that humans can sometimes be （8） than the forces of nature．
（1）A．buildings |
B．mountains |
C．fields |
（2）A． safe |
B．dangerous |
C． quick |
（3）A． But |
B．And |
C．So |
（4）A． so many |
B． so much |
C．so little |
（5）A． am |
B．is |
C．are |
（6）A．remind |
B．protect |
C．challenge |
（7）A．always |
B．sometimes |
C．never |
（8）A．weaker |
B．stronger |
C．bigger |
