Everyday Vocabulary Mountains Test

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

MOUNTAINS

The Himalayas are the best-known mountain __1__ in the world and Mt Everest, with a __2__ of 8,880 meters is the highest mountain.

The Himalayas are the best-known mountain __1__ in the world and Mt Everest, with a __2__ of 8,880 meters is the highest mountain.

Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__.

Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__.

Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__.

Since Edmund Hillary made the first __3__ in 1953, __4__ from many countries have managed to __5__ to the __6__.

Normally they need to take __7__ cylinders to help them breathe and other special __8__, including __9__ to connect themselves to each other.

Normally they need to take __7__ cylinders to help them breathe and other special __8__, including __9__ to connect themselves to each other.

Normally they need to take __7__ cylinders to help them breathe and other special __8__, including __9__ to connect themselves to each other.

It’s a dangerous sport and many people have lost their lives, not just on the way up but during the __10__ as well.