It was late in the afternoon. Several hundred villagers left their houses and gathered in the open air outside the village. They were staring __ __ at the mountain top in the distance. It was covered with _ _ __ —beautiful and dangerous. The huge mountain is called Matterhorn. Mountain climbers had _ _ __ the top, using the southern route. But no one had _ _ __ dared to try a winter climbing up the northern side. But now one man was daring to try the __ __ route— the northern route, which was more difficult.  He was Walter Bonatti, a great mountain climber from Italy. For two days he had climbed. The village people had watched him _ _ __. Now they were waiting to see his __ __. If he planned to _ _ __ the next day, he would light a green signal. A red light would mean that he was _ _ __. A tiny green light _ _ __ high on the mountain side. Bonatti was not giving up! The people _ _ _ _. The next day he continued his way upward. He was so lonely and so _ _ _ _！But he would not give up. Again that night he lit the _ _ _ _ light. In the morning, Bonatti _ _ __. He could not see the top, but he knew he was _ _ __ there. Though the climb was painful, he moved up. Bonatti had spent months _ _ _ _ for the climb. Was the training enough? Did he have the strength and __ __ to climb to the top? He was finally at the top! News about his _ _ _ _ was radioed to the world. The trip __ __ the southern route was easy. He was warmly welcomed in the village. He had done the “ _ _ __ ”，and would be well remembered as a climber of all time. 小题1: A．back B．forward C．down D．up 小题2: A．flowers B．ice and snow C．green trees D．leaves 小题3: A．watched B．passed C．reached D．climbed 小题4: A．even B．never C．seldom D．ever 小题5: A．different B．unique C．same D．easy 小题6: A．patiently B．carefully C．anxiously D．eagerly 小题7: A．face B．figure C．flag D．signal 小题8: A．slide B．continue C．rest D．stop 小题9: A．turning back B．moving up C．staying away D．keeping on 小题10: A．existed B．appeared C．turned D．traveled 小题11: A．cheered B．laughed C．whispered D．sighed 小题12: A．determined B．excited C．tired D．happy 小题13: A．yellow B．blue C．green D．red 小题14: A．woke up B．turned up C．got up D．looked up 小题15: A．already B．almost C．hardly D．surely 小题16: A．training B．applying C．planning D．asking 小题17: A．idea B．skill C．money D．wish 小题18: A．victory B．return C．climb D．courage 小题19: A．ahead B．up C．down D．to 小题20: A．necessary B．important C．attractive D．impossible