A Journey

A Journey

by Amalina Hafiz

A JOURNEY​

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​Lee and Chen are small business owners with a hobby of hiking. They have been friends for more than 8 years. On a lot of weekends, they hike up a lot of trails all over Malaysia. Last month, they started their training to hike up Mount Fuji in Japan.

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​Climbing up Mount Fuji is not an easy task. They have to train for 3 months to prepare their minds and bodies. It will be very cold the closer they get to the top. There will be very little oxygen up there and the human body can get very weak after hiking for more than 5 hours with little oxygen.

Multiple Choice

Choose the WRONG fact about Lee and Chen:

• businessmen

• professional hikers

• close to each other

• want to climb Mount Fuji

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE?

• They are not close friends.

• They have trained enough to climb Mount Fuji.

• They enjoy hiking.

• Their business is related to hiking.

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​Throughout their first month of training, Lee has achieved his goal weight. He is now 58 kg! Chen will also reach his goal soon, but he needs more training. In addition, they are now able to hike up a mountain for 3 hours straight in the cold morning air. Their lungs are slowly getting used to the cold. Lee has been expressing his excitement to climb Mount Fuji for days!

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​Both Lee and Chen's families are worried about them, but they are supportive. They hope the training goes well so they will be safe and healthy for their journey to the top of Mount Fuji next year. If you get to chance to do it, would you like to climb up Mount Fuji?

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