Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865．What he wanted most in the world was to climb the 1 peak（山峰）in the Alps．Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop 2 and start working in a hotel．Rudi would not 3 his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber 4 was planning to climb the highest peak．
Franz was very 5 when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, 6 Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top 7 him．
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, 8 as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther． Franz 9 behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the 10 to the top． Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to 11 him to the top．When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident．Saxo was helpless and hurt Rudi must 12 whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top．
He decided Saxo's life was more 13 than his dream and helped him down．During that time, the Englishman and Franz 14 the climb, and finally they reached the top．Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that 15 was the real conqueror（征服者） of the mountain．
1．A． deepest B． farthest C． biggest D． highest
2．A． learning B． playing C． talking D． climbing
3．A． try out B． work out C． go over D． give up
4．A． what B． which C． whom D． who
5．A． tired B． glad C． quiet D． angry
6．A． again B． once C． too D． instead
7．A． after B． behind C． before D． over
8．A．or B． so C． but D． for
9．A． walked B． rested C． stayed D． watched
10．A． third B． second C．first D． last
11．A． take B． beat C． push D． help
12．A． wonder B． decide C． ask D． remember
13．A． successful B．important C． popular D． interesting
14．A． stopped B． continued C． enjoyed D． finished
15．A． Franz B．Rudi C． the Englishman D． Saxo