Nevado Del Ruiz is a mountain in Colombia. It is 5,425 meters high and it is popular with climbers. It is beautiful, but it is ________, too. The weather can change ________ on the mountain.
One minute it is sunny, and the next minute it is cloudy. One minute it is warm, and the next minute it is ________. On a sunny morning in June, Leonardo Diaz began climbing Nevado Del Ruiz with some friends. On the second day of their climb, there was a snowstorm. It was difficult to walk in the ________, and it was difficult to see. The climbers decided to ________ and walk down the mountain. Leonardo stopped for a minute to get something out of his backpack. When he looked ________, his friends were gone. He couldn’t see them or their footprints in the snow. “Wait!” Leonardo shouted. But his friends couldn’t hear him in the storm.
All day Leonardo continued down the mountain alone. That night he put up his tent, crawled inside, and slept. He was in big ________ when he woke up the next morning. His clothes were not ________ enough, so he was very cold. He was hungry, too, ________ he had no food left. He decided to ________ for help. He opened his backpack and took out his cell phone. It didn’t work. Leonardo had no more prepaid minutes (预付话费) on his phone.
All morning Leonardo stayed in his tent and the cell phone didn’t ________. He began to think, “Maybe I’ll ________ on this mountain.” Then his cell phone ________. “Hello?” he answered. “Good afternoon,” a woman said. “I’m calling from Bell South Phone Company. You have no minutes left on your cell phone. Would you like to buy more minutes?” “Yes, but not now!” Leonardo said. “I need help. I’m ________ on a mountain.”
“Stay where you are,” the woman said. “I’ll ________ help.” Late that night, a rescue team arrived and helped Leonardo down the mountain. Leonardo says he will probably try again to climb Nevado Del Ruiz. But the next time, he will bring plenty of warm clothes and plenty of food. He will also bring a cell with plenty of prepaid minutes.
9. A.tall | B.wild | C.dangerous | D.short |
10. A.clearly | B.quickly | C.slowly | D.quietly |
11. 12. A.snow | B.desert | C.rain | D.sun |
13. A.sit down | B.go on | C.turn around | D.sleep over |
14. 15. A.trouble | B.mistakes | C.crowd | D.state |
16. A.smart | B.cheap | C.warm | D.clean |
17. A.unless | B.until | C.so | D.because |
18. A.shout | B.call | C.write | D.storm |
19. 20. 21. A.dropped | B.broke | C.disappeared | D.rang |
22. A.lost | B.found | C.drank | D.hurt |
23. A.care for | B.send for | C.leave for | D.pay for |