Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) is the     1     (high) mountain in the world. It seems that many people want to climb it. “I hope    2     (stand) on the top of the world,” Mirza Alia from Pakistan told the Los Angeles Times. He is a     3     (success) mountain climber. He conquered (征服) Qomolangma not long ago. However, if someone only thinks about how to conquer it, he will go about it the wrong way.

In 2019, there was some bad news. At     4     (little) 11 climbers     5    (die) in the Himalayas from March to May in 2019. What was the reason for that? Jangbu Sherpa,     6     guide on Qomolangma, said, “Many of     7     (they) hardly ever climbed such a high mountain before and they didn’t train (训练) very hard. What’s more, most of them didn’t take it     8     (serious) enough. They thought it would be easy to climb and everyone could do it.     9     fact, they were wrong. The climbers’ way of climbing the highest mountain in the world made it more     10     (danger). Maybe the most important thing is to make stricter rules for climbers. For example, their age and experience (经验).”

It’s the tallest peak (山峰) on Earth. Here, you can see snowy mountains shine under the blue sky. You can take a breath of the freshest (最新鲜的) air. W    1     to Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)!

The name “Qomolangma” means “Mother of the Earth”. It’s a     2     called Mount Everest. It is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It s    3     on the border (边境) between Nepal and China.

Qomolangma is part of the Himalayan Mountains. It is 8, 848. 86 meters tall, reaching into the sky as high as airplanes f    4    .

Every year, hundreds of climbers from all over the world come here. They enjoy w    5     thick clothes, sunglasses and getting together in teams. Tents are their homes.

The first t    6     people to climb Qomolangma were Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal. They made h    7     by climbing the mountain in 1953.

The weather there is u    8    very cold and windy. There is snow everywhere. The wind blows all year long. In winter, the lowest temperature (温度) can reach—60℃.

There is very little oxygen (氧气) on the mountain. Not many animals can live there, b    9     sometimes you can see some yaks (牦牛). Yaks have long hair to keep them w    10    . They are very strong and able to walk on narrow paths. People call yaks “the ships of the highland”.