A man liked to climb tall mountains. After years of 　21　 , he felt he could handle any mountain in the world.

During a climbing trip, with five other men, he 　22　 he would first make the final climb and claim the glory, while the others 23　 . So he headed toward the top and he was　 24　 　that there was a full moon.

25　 it was foolish to climb at night alone, he did use a rope and put in good piton (岩钉) protection. With the 　26　 of the moon, he made rapid progress. But 　27 , thick clouds were starting to build around the mountain. In just a few minutes visibility 　28　 to almost zero. It was now too late to　 29 , so he continued to climb up the mountain.

While 　30　 in total darkness, he got into some rotten rock, and slid over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). The good news is that he was still 　31　 after the fall, although he found himself hanging from his rope. The bad news is, he had 　32　 his heavy coat during the fall and the night air was getting colder and colder.

Suddenly, from above he seemed to hear a strong deep voice, “ 33　 the rope!” What? Once again, he heard a deep voice saying that. But 　34　 followed, as the climber continued to hang onto the rope, hoping to grab something that would enable him to climb to 　35 . Unable to see his true 　36 , the climber concluded that hanging onto the rope was his only 　37 .

The following day, his teammates discovered him 　38　 to death, still on his rope --- only eight feet 39　 a large rock. If the climber had cut the rope, he would have dropped down to a relatively safe area, where he could have built a 40 , and probably survived the night.

21. A. recovering 　　　 B. experimenting 　 C. observing　 D. training

22. A. wondered 　 B. understood 　　　 C. decided　　 D. agreed

23. A. slept　　 　 B. climbed　　 　 C. walked　　　 D. prepared

24. A. sure　　 　 B. glad 　 　　　　C. upset　 　 D. calm

25. A. Since　 　 B. When 　　　 C. Although D. If

26. A. benefit 　B. position　　 　 C. protection　 D. track

27. A. naturally　　　 B. thankfully　 　 C. finally 　　 D. unfortunately

28. A. dropped　 B. changed　　 　 C. rose　 　　 D. settled

29. A. look around 　　　 B. set out 　　　 C. turn back　 D. set off

30. A. driving　 　 B. rushing　　　 　 C. jumping　　 D. moving

31. A. awake　 　 B. cold 　　　　C. alive　 　　 D. active

32. A. buried　 　 B. picked　　 　　 C. worn 　　 D. lost

33. A. Wave 　　B. Cut 　 　　　　C. Drop　　　 D. pick

34. A. violence 　　 B. reply 　　　　C. silence　　　 　　 D. failure

35. A. safety　 　 B. origin　　 　　　 C. top　　 　　 D. base

36. A. appearance　 B. situation　　 　 C. movement D. direction

37. A. reward 　 B. hope　 　　　 C. work　 　 D. result

38. A. burned　 　 B. bitten 　　　 C. beaten 　 D. frozen

39. A. in 　　　 B. beside 　　　 C. above 　　 D. below

40. A. path　　 　 B. fire　　 　　　 C. house 　　 D. cave

A man liked to climb tall mountains. After years of 　21　 , he felt he could handle any mountain in the world.

During a climbing trip, with five other men, he 　22　 he would first make the final climb and claim the glory, while the others 23　 . So he headed toward the top and he was　 24　 　that there was a full moon.

25　 it was foolish to climb at night alone, he did use a rope and put in good piton (岩钉) protection. With the 　26　 of the moon, he made rapid progress. But 　27 , thick clouds were starting to build around the mountain. In just a few minutes visibility 　28　 to almost zero. It was now too late to　 29 , so he continued to climb up the mountain.

While 　30　 in total darkness, he got into some rotten rock, and slid over the edge of a cliff (悬崖). The good news is that he was still 　31　 after the fall, although he found himself hanging from his rope. The bad news is, he had 　32　 his heavy coat during the fall and the night air was getting colder and colder.

Suddenly, from above he seemed to hear a strong deep voice, “ 33　 the rope!” What? Once again, he heard a deep voice saying that. But 　34　 followed, as the climber continued to hang onto the rope, hoping to grab something that would enable him to climb to 　35 . Unable to see his true 　36 , the climber concluded that hanging onto the rope was his only 　37 .

The following day, his teammates discovered him 　38　 to death, still on his rope --- only eight feet 39　 a large rock. If the climber had cut the rope, he would have dropped down to a relatively safe area, where he could have built a 　40 , and probably survived the night.

21. A. recovering 　　　 B. experimenting 　 C. observing　 D. training

22. A. wondered 　 B. understood 　　　 C. decided　　 D. agreed

23. A. slept　　 　 B. climbed　　 　 C. walked　　　 D. prepared

24. A. sure　　 　 B. glad 　 　　　　C. upset　 　 D. calm

25. A. Since　 　 B. When 　　　 C. Although D. If

26. A. benefit 　 B. position　　 　 C. protection　 D. track

27. A. naturally　　　 B. thankfully　 　 C. finally 　　 D. unfortunately

28. A. dropped　 B. changed　　 　 C. rose　 　　 D. settled

29. A. look around 　　　 B. set out 　　　 C. turn back　 D. set off

30. A. driving　 　 B. rushing　　　 　 C. jumping　　 D. moving

31. A. awake　 　 B. cold 　　　　C. alive　 　　 D. active

32. A. buried　 　 B. picked　　 　　 C. worn 　　 D. lost

33. A. Wave 　　B. Cut 　 　　　　C. Drop　　　 D. pick

34. A. violence 　　 B. reply 　　　　C. silence　　　 　　 D. failure

35. A. safety　 　 B. origin　　 　　　 C. top　　 　　 D. base

36. A. appearance　 B. situation　　 　 C. movement D. direction

37. A. reward 　 B. hope　 　　　 C. work　 　 D. result

38. A. burned　 　 B. bitten 　　　 C. beaten 　 D. frozen

39. A. in 　　　 B. beside 　　　 C. above 　　 D. below

40. A. path　　 　 B. fire　　 　　　 C. house 　　 D. cave

In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty?four billion dollars.

　　There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra?rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty?seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan? Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.

　　Laksmi Mittal,an Indian born steel tycoon （巨头）enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled （变成四倍）to thirteen billion dollars making him the world’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under?represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list — among them is JK Rowling,author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.

Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s  Forbes magazine?

A. Laksmi Mittal.       B. Ingvar Kamprad.

C. JK Rowling.         D. Silvio Berlusconi.

There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.

A. 300    B. 180    C. 70    D. 150

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.

B. Russia is a developing country.

C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.

D. There are more billionaires（亿万富翁） in New York than any other city in the world.

We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.

B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.

C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.

D. The IT industry is a profit?making industry.