[单选题]Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes Mountains. They reached the top successfully , but on their way back conditions were very difficult. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon continued alone , he would probably get back___1___. But Simon decided to risk his___2___and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).
As they___3___down , the weather got worse. Then another damage occurre
D.They couldn’t see or hear each other and ,___4___, Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s ___5____was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice
[答案]Finally , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold , Simon had to___6___. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe___7___into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk , but he managed to get out of the crevasse and started to move towards their camp , nearly ten kilometers___8___.
Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be___9___, but he didn’t want to leave immediately. Three days in the middle of the night , he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t___10___it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent , still alive.
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