I have two friends who love backpacking. They spent a lot of time in a part of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. It 21 46 mountains with a height of over 4,000 feet. The Adirondack Mountain Club gives 22 recognition, and an award, to anyone who 23 all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this award.
Now what you have to understand is that 24 many of the 46 mountains have well-marked 25 to their summits (山顶), others are not marked at all. You have to "bushwhack (在丛林中开路)" using a compass and a map.
My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. They had just one 26 — it was the most 27 requiring bushwhacking. A hiking path led past the base of the mountain, but from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their 28 and walked five miles on the hiking path to the base of a chain of mountains. When they arrived, they 29 that they had left their compass and map back in camp. Rather than 30 the camp, they decided to bushwhack without the compass and map.
For hours they 31 uphill enduring heat, thick bush, and black flies. 32 , late in the afternoon they found themselves at the 33 of a mountain successfully. They were exhausted but 34 .
The feeling was short-lived, however. When they looked across the valley, they 35 another higher mountain. They had climbed the 36 one! It was too 37 that weekend to put their error right. They had to 38 another four months to climb the right mountain.
This story 39 us a good lesson. Often in life we put in a great effort to reach a goal. But without the right "map" and "compass", it is 40 to get "lost".
21. A. goes through B. consists of C. relies on D. connects to
22. A. special B. similar C. normal D. general
23. A. describes B. draws C. observes D. climbs
24. A. while B. since C. because D. unless
25. A. paths B. rivers C. views D. avenues
26. A. occupied B. left C. deserted D. missed
27. A. interesting B. changeable C. reachable D. remote
28. A. house B. room C. camp D. yard
29. A. ignored B. discovered C. sensed D. explained
30. A. departing from B. traveling to C. returning to D. going for
31. A. jumped B. wandered C. ran D. walked
32. A. Immediately B. Surely C. Finally D. Hopefully
33. A. bottom B. top C. slope D. base
34. A. embarrassed B. moved C. disturbed D. excited
35. A. admired B. checked C. saw D. appreciated
36. A. strange B. wrong C. distant D. steep
37. A. late B. dangerous C. puzzling D. helpless
38. A. save B. wait C. gain D. put
39. A. sends B. tells C. recommends D. teaches
40. A. easy B. hard C. annoying D. discouraging