On Top of the World

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2On Top of the World

A) A climb (up)B) A climb (down)C) A coin worth one-hundredth of a dollarD) A coat

3On Top of the World

A) To carryB) To possessC) To prevent something from happeningD) To encourage

4On Top of the World

A) The storage unit of a trunkB) A fallC) A carD) A group journey, with a clear purpose

5On Top of the World

A) Material used to keep heat/cold from escaping

B) The purpose of a storyC) The mat of a floorD) Material used to allow heat/cold out

6On Top of the World

A) The middleB) To addC) The bottomD) The top

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1A) A climb (up)2C) to prevent something from happening3D) a group journey, with a clear purpose4A) Material used to keep heat/cold from

escaping5D) The top

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9On Top of the World

A) Very easyB) Full of difficultiesC) Full of adventuresD) flat

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A) T. was able to pay the money Hillary needed to make the climb

B) T. was a super strong man who would be able to carry all of their supplies

C) T. was from Tibet and was used to the conditions of the mountain

D) T. was the only one H. could find

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A) plan to climb Mt. Everest in spring or winter

B) plan to climb Mt. Everest in summer or early autumn

C) plan to climb Mt. Everest in late spring or early autumn

D) plan to climb Mt. Everest in summer or winter

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A) it was easier than carrying themB) without them they would dieC) they wanted the extra weight for stabilityD) Velcro was not invented yet

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A) So they would have to walk less and use less O2

B) So they could stay asleep longerC) So they could be higher than the othersD) So they would camp on the edge of the

mountain

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A) Tenzing wanted to shift his tank to the front.

B) Tenzing wanted to see how much O2 was left.

C) Tenzing’s tube was blocked.D) Tenzing’s tank was too heavy.

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A) There was a 10,000 foot drop on the right and plunging cliffs on the left

B) There was a big obstacle in their wayC) There was a lot of snow and iceD) There were bears.

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A) He is so tiredB) The powdery snow makes him slipC) He doesn’t know how to climb the big

rockD) He wasn’t winning the race

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A) split wide openB) slip awayC) get more snowD) Close in on him

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A) over the topB) the ridgeC) to the tentD) to Tenzing

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A) 29,028 feet below sea levelB) Just above sea levelC) 19,200 feet above the floorD) 29,028 feet above the sea

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A) They put up with each other even though they didn’t like each other

B) As soon as it started to get rough going, they stopped and turned around

C) They kept trying to beat the other team and they didn’t share information among each other

D) They endured extreme weather conditions, thin air, heavy O2 tanks, and patience

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A) They could see the flags of each countryB) They could see a sign that said: Mt.

EverestC) They could not see any other mountain

tops D) There was a person at the top telling

them so

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A) cooperation among the teams; proper safety precautions; knowing the terrain; strong desire to make/complete the climb

B) little snow or ice; expensive equipment; competitiveness

C) closeness to the top; ease of the climb; being the ultimate adventurers

D) having the best sherpas; being rich; never giving up; making sacrifices

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A) To be individualisticB) To help each otherC) To be very competitiveD) To only take

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1B) Full of difficulties2C) T. was from Tibet and was used to the

conditions of the mountain3C) plan to climb Mt. Everest in late spring or

early autumn4B) without them they would die5A) So they would have to walk less and use

less O26C) Tenzing’s tube was blocked7A) There was a 10,000 foot drop on the right

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8B) The powdery snow makes him slip9A) Split wide open10A) over the top11D) 29,028 feet above the sea12D) They endured extreme weather conditions,

thin air, heavy O2 tanks, and patience 13C) They could not see any other mountain tops14A) cooperation among the teams; proper

safety precautions; knowing the terrain; strong desire to make/complete the climb

15B) To help each other

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