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Have you ever heard of Mount K2（乔戈里峰）? It is known as Savage Mountain because many people 1 die or get hurt while they were climbing it.
K2 is the second highest mountain in the world after Qomolangma. People never 2 Mount K2 in winter. Both storms and cold weather make it 3 to climb this mountain during that time. K2 is famous as one of the most 4 mountains to climb. It is known by different 5
such as Chogori, Ketu and Mount Godwin-Austen.
The name Chogori 6 “the king of mountains”.
A part of the mountain lies in Pakistan. The other 7 of the mountain lie in Xinjiang, China. Thomas Montgomerie did the first survey of Mount K2 and measured its height. He named the 8 K2—“K” stood for Kechu. K2 was the second mountain listed, so the name 9 the number “2”. The 10 time to climb K2 is between April and October. It takes at least 3 weeks to complete the climbing.
()1. A. used to B. tried to
C. shouted to D. listened to
()2. A. fall B. achieve
C. succeed D. climb
()3. A. important B. impossible
C. surprised D. amazing
()4. A. difficult B. delicious
C. expensive D. boring
()5. A. names B. pictures
C. classes D. stories
()6. A. listens B. shows
C. calls D. means
()7. A. objects B. parts
C. voices D. opinions
()8. A. mountain B. desert
C. river D. survey
()9. A. led B. had
C. beat D. broke
()10. A. oldest B. farthest
C. best D. newest

1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C