Climbing Mount Everest

´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

1. 1.Who were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest?

• Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

• Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway

• Tenzing Norgay and George Mallory

• None of the above

´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

2.What was the average temperature at the top of Mount Everest in July?

• -19 C

• 0 C

• -10 C

• -5 C

´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

3.What can start suddenly at the top of Mount Everest?

• Strong winds and storms

• Rain

• Fog

• None of the above

´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

4.How many people have died on Mount Everest?

• Around 200

• Around 100

• Around 300

• Around 400

´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

5.What do many people dream about?

• Climbing Mount Everest

• Seeing the Himalayan Mountains

• Flying

• None of the above

6. ´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

   ´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

   ´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

   ´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

8. 6.Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

• True

• False

8. ´We look up . For weeks , for months  , that is all we have done . Look up . And there it is. The top of Everest . Only it is different now. So near, so close ……. It is no longer just a dream.

   ´In 1953 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway were the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest . Tenzing Norway is describing here how he felt when they were 300 meters from the top of the mountain . It was 6.30 in the morning . Five hours later , after a slow , hard climb through the snow and ice , the two men reached the highest place in the world . The view was incredible . All around them the men could see the Himalayan Mountains. They had to look down to see the white tops of some of the highest mountains in the world.

   ´Many people dream about going to the top of Mount Everest . Climbing Mount Everest , though , is very dangerous . Even in the warmest month , July , the average temperature at the top of the mountain is about – 19 C. Very strong winds and storms can start suddenly. And avalanches of snow and ice often fall down the mountain , burying everything in their path.

   ´Around 200 people have died on the mountain, but every year people continue to come from all over the world to climb it. Some want to see the view that Norgay and Hillary saw . Most , just want to climb the highest mountain on Earth.

9. 7. No one has ever reached the top of Mount Everest.

• True

• False