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Understanding Ideas
CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA: WORTH THE RISKS?
Last year,hundreds of people spent a lot of money in climbing Qomolangma even though they knew they would be challenged with different risks.For some people,climbing makes them feel 1.____powerful_____(power).
George Mallory believed that people shouldn’t live to eat or make money but live 2._____to enjoy______(enjoy) life.Sadly,this climber lost his life in 1924 while he 3.____was climbing____(climb) Qomolangma.4.____ It ______ is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top before it took his life.Alan Arnette,5._____who_____ climbed Qomolangma in 2011,held the idea that climbing brought 6.______into______ focus what was important to you in your life.He believed that there were a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep going.He added,“You have to focus on 7.____the ______ one reason that’s most important and unique to you.It depends on the physical and mental 8.____ toughness_______ (tough) to push when you want to give up.”
With the majority of attempts 9._____resulting_____(result) either in total success or failure,is there a scientific reason? Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human nature.Besides,people enjoy climbing because they expect to benefit from the result.
Therefore,it’s 10._____totally______(total) up to you whether you will take the risk of climbing Qomolangma.
Developing ideas
TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
Although we have had more 1.___detailed______ maps of the universe,we still have limited knowledge of the sea bed under the 2._____vast______ waters of the oceans.In reality, there3.____exists____ life in the dark zones of the oceans,4.____despite______ the high pressure, darkness, and extreme cold.5._____Furthermore_____, the oceans are a valuable source of natural 6._____resources_______.With international 7._____cooperation_, humans are diving deeper and deeper into the oceans with the help of modern vessels,8.____taking_______ deep-s