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Reading Assignment on Thursday of May,15, 2014
The First Woman on Mount Everest
Pre-reading Questions
1. Where is Mount Everest?
2. Do you know any mountain climbers?
3. Do you like to climb mountains?
The First Woman on Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalayan
Mountains between Nepal and China, and it is 8,900 meters high. Sir Edmund
Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal were the first people
ever to climb Mount Everest. They climbed it in 1953. Men from several
different countries climbed it after that.
Junko Tabei, a Japanese from Hokkaido, was the first woman to make
this difficult climb. A Tokyo newspaper-television company organized the
Mount Everest climb in 1975. They chose fifteen women from mountaineering
clubs to go to Nepal. The group climbed for several days. Then there was an
avalanche. The heavy ice and snow injured ten of the women. They had to
stop climbing. The other five continued.
Only Ms. Tabei was able to climb the last 2070 meters. She was standing
on top of the world. She was the first woman there.
Ms. Tabei was 35 years old at the time. She started climbing mountains in
1960. She still climbs mountains. She is not an ordinary Japanese housewife.
Her husband works for Honda Motor Company. He likes to climb mountains,
too. But he can’t have enough vacation from his work to go with his wife all the
time. So he stays home to take care of the house and children.
Ms. Tabei earns money for her trips by teaching English and piano to
children. She also speaks to groups of people about her mountain climbing.
She climbed the highest mountains on six continents. Finally, she wants to
climb the highest mountain in every country in the world. When she reaches
the top of a mountain, she thinks, “I’m glad that I’m at the happy top” Then
she climbs back down.
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Vocab
injured
Heavy
glad
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
B
2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
kilograms
still
chose
Finally
organize
clubs
They
…………………….
fifteen
women
from
mountaineering
………………….. to go to Nepal.
Only Ms. Tabei ……………………. to climb the last 70 meters.
She ……………………. climbs mountains.
A Tokyo newspaper-television company ……………………. the Mount
Everest climb in 1975.
She is not an ……………………. Japanese housewife.
The ……………………. ice and snow ……………………. ten of the women.
When she reaches the top of a mountain, she thinks, “I’m
……………………. that I’m at the top.”
Then there was an…………………….
……………………., she wants to climb the highest mountain in every
country in the world.
Vocab (new context)
highest
able
ordinary
1.
ordinary
was able
avalanche
injured
glad
choose
finally
still
club
Organize
Heavier
climb
The water spider is not an ……………………. spider. It is very unusual
because it lives under water.
Abdullah took the TOEFL test four times. ……………………., he passed it.
He was not ……………………. to pass it the first three times. He is very that
he passed it.
If you need a new shirt, you go to a store. You ……………………. a shirt
and buy it.
The students are going to ……………………. a party for the last day of
classes
A hippopotamus is ……………………. than a camel.
Robert ……………………. his leg while he was skiing.
The international Student ……………………. is going to have a dance on
Saturday night.
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Vocab Review
Match the words that mean the same.
Column A
Column B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
gift …………………….
pleased …………………….
great …………………….
among …………………….
leader …………………….
completely …………………….
fewer …………………….
pretty …………………….
suppose …………………….
perhaps …………………….
cattle …………………….
a. maybe
b. between
c. thing
d. ruler
e. shave
f. wonderful
g. sled
h. present
i. crows
j. less
k. glad
l. all
m. beautiful
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Questions
1.
2.
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4.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
When di the first mountain climbers reach the top of Mount Everest?
Where is Mount Everest?
Is Mount Everest an orginary mountain? Why?
Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest?
Who organized the climb?
What happened to ten of the women climbers?
Is Mount Everest the only mountain Ms. Tabei climbed?
Why isn’t Ms. Tabei an orginary Japanese housewife?
Why does Ms. Tabei’s husband stay at home to take care of the house and
children?
10. What does Ms. Tabei do when she reaches the top of a mountain?
11. How does Ms. Tabei pay for her mountain climbing? Is it expensive?
12. Will Ms. Tabei stop climbing mountains soon?
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Comphension
1.
When people climb Mount Everest, most of them start in …………………….
a. China
c. India
b. New Zealand
d. Nepal
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2.
Two people climbed Mount Everest in 1953. They were from …………………
a. Japan
c. Nepal
b. New Zealand
d. b and c
3.
……………………. Japanese women started to climb Mount Everest.
a. One
c. Two
b. Five
d. Fiften
4.
A company in ……………………. organized the climb.
a. Tokyo
c. Nepal
b. Hokkaido
d. New Zealand
5.
……………………. injured ten of the women.
a. A club
c. an avalanche
b. An ordinary
d. storm
6.
Junko Tabei’s age was …………………….when she climbed the highest
mountain in the world.
a. 25
c. 35
b. 30
d. 40
7.
Ms. Tabei practiced climbing for years before she climbed Mount Everest.
a. 15
c. 30
b. 25
d. 40
8.
When Ms. Tabei climbs all the high mountains in the world, she will feel
…………………….
a. afraid
c. glad
b. sad
d. b and c
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Main Idea
1.
2.
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
Junko Tabei, an unusual Japanese housewife, climbs many high
mountains.
Junko Tabei was glad when she reached the top of Mount Everest.
3.