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My dad has always spent his free time climbing mountains. He spends ages ___（1）___ his route (路线), checking the weather forecast and finding the best maps. He really likes a good ___（2）___. For example, he always chooses the most difficult way up the mountain. It means he feels he’s really ___（3）___ something.

As soon as I could walk, he started taking me with him sometimes. At first, he used to carry me on his shoulders. Later on, I had my own little boots (靴子) and I ____（4）____ him up the easiest slopes (斜坡). I can still remember how excited I was when we set off and how ____（5）____ I felt.

The first time I did a proper climb with him, I was about eight years old. As we came round the last bend to the summit (山顶), we ____（6）____ some other climbers standing there enjoying the view. They couldn’t believe my father had managed to get to the ____（7）____ with such a small child. In fact, we weren’t the only ones who managed to do so that day. When we were coming down, we met another family with two ____（8）____ girls, who must have been just behind us.

I’m now 15 and I belong to a local climbing club. Dad ____（9）____ hoped to pass on his love of climbing to me. It seems that he has. I already spend most of my weekends in the ____（10）____. Sometimes Dad comes too but now I’m the one out in front and he can’t always keep up with me!

（1）

A．

planning

B．

describing

C．

explaining

（2）

A．

partner

B．

challenge

C．

suggestion

（3）

A．

lost

B．

missed

C．

achieved

（4）

A．

pushed

B．

guided

C．

followed

（5）

A．

tired

B．

happy

C．

lonely

（6）

A．

saw

B．

recorded

C．

interviewed

（7）

A．

top

B．

hole

C．

corner

（8）

A．

wise

B．

young

C．

strong

（9）

A．

never

B．

hardly

C．

always

（10）

A．

forests

B．

markets

C．

mountains