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Question

       Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him .  “ Don’t give up Dean ! ” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly .  “ You can do it ! ” “ You’re almost there ” Kurt called as he pulled on the 36  that ensured his cousin’s safety .  

       Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim 37  a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville Texas .  The wall made of concrete and crushed granite (碎石) looked like a sandstone cliff .  Despite his 38  of heights Dean had volunteered to e the 39  to climb the new wall .

       Dean heard his cousin and uncle 40  him on from below but he didn’t reply .  He was 41  the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it .  He 42  he was only a few feet from the top 43  if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing he could fall .  

       Dean 44  Kurt to serve as his belayer which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope .  While Dean 45   Kurt took the slack ( part of a rope that is not tight ) out of the safety rope that was attached to the 46  of the wall .  In that case if Dean started to slip he would fall only a few feet 47  the rope caught him .  However Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet ; he was too close to his 48  

       As Dean held on to the rock face calculating each move with great 49   Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently .  50   with a burst of energy Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted “ I did it ! ”

       Uncle Jim and Kurt 51  wildly .  Dean smiled broad and then grew 52  again .  Falling to the ground was the 53  part for him and his uncle and cousin knew it .  The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the 54  to come down .  As the others watched in expectation Dean 55  his tense muscles took a deep breath and backed over the edge .  In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor .  

36. A. ladder	B. rope	C. net	D. helmet
37. A. paint	B. repair	C. fit	D. move
38. A. thirst	B. feat	C. interest	D. anxiety
39. A. strongest	B. best	C. youngest	D. first
40. A. urging	B. comforting	C. pushing	D. calming
41. A. searching	B. analyzing	C. studying	D. testing
42. A. felt	B. noticed	C. wished	D. knew
43. A. so	B. or	C. but	D. for
44. A. trusted	B. equipped	C. promised	D. warned
45. A. stopped	B. dropped	C. climbed	D. rested
46. A. top	B. end	C. back	D. root
47. A. as	B. until	C. before	D. while
48. A. hope	B. mind	C. goal	D. idea
49. A. care	B. pleasure	C. pain	D. pressure
50. A. Gradually	B. Suddenly	C. Finally	D. Immediately
51. A. cheered	B. succeeded	C. danced	D. applauded
52. A. tired	B. quiet	C. patient	D. excited
53. A. fastest	B. scariest	C. busiest	D. hardest
54. A. courage	B. information	C. message	D. attention
55. A. prepared	B. pulled	C. moved	D. relaxed

Answer 1

       36. B       37. C      38. B       39. D      40. A       41. C      42. D      43. C      44. A     45. C             46. A       47. C      48. C      49. A       50. C      51. A       52. B       53. B     54. A     55. D