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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top _________， but on their way back conditions were very   _________ .

Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon _________ alone, he would probably get back  _________ . But Simon decided to risk his _________ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope（绳）.

As they went down, the weather got worse. Then another troubled _________ .They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s _________ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. _________ , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to _________. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe _________ into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he _________ to get out of the crevasse and started to move towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers  _________ .

Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be _________ , but he didn’t want to leave _________ . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t _________ it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.

1.A. hurriedly        B. carefully      C. early            D. successfully

2.A. normal           B. similar        C. special         D. difficult

3.A. climbed          B. worked       C. rested           D. continued

4.A. unwillingly      B. safely         C. slowly          D. regretfully

5.A. fortune          B. time           C. health          D. life

6.A. occurred to     B. happened       C. took place       D. broke out

7.A. height           B. weight         C. strength         D. equipment

8.A. Finally          B. Patiently      C. Surely           D. Quickly

9.A. stand back       B. take a rest    C. make a decision  D. hold on

10.A. jumped          B. fell           C. escaped          D. backed

11.A. planned         B. managed        C. waited           D. hoped

12.A. around          B. above away    C. away            D. along

13.A. hurt            B. dead         C. weak            D. late

14.A. secretly       B. immediately    C. tiredly          D. anxiously

15.A. find            B. accept        C. make            D. believe