Блок Б. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.Mount Everest Asa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest more times than (1) ________ else in the world. Last year, he (2) ________ the world record by climbing t...

Блок Б. Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. Mount Everest Asa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest more times than (1) ________ else in the world. Last year, he (2) ________ the world record by climbing the world's highest mountain for the twenty-first time. (3) ________, he says he won't be able to do it again, because the mountain is becoming (4) ________ dangerous to climb. Asa first climbed the mountain (5) ________ 1989 at the age of 12. He worked as a porter, carrying supplies for trekkers. When he first climbed the mountain, there was (6) ________ of snow and ice up there. Now there is much (7) ________ snow, and more bare rock. Asa is (8) ________ about the lack of snow. (9) ________ snow to hold the rocks in place, there are more rockfalls. Melting ice makes big holes, and these make (10) ________ up the mountain very dangerous. Also, climbers slip more easily on rock than on snow. 1. a. everyone                b. anyone                      c. someone                    d. another 2. a. hit                          b. made                         c. broke                         d. caught 3. a. Also                       b. Because                     c. Afterwords                 d. However 4. a. much                     b. too                             c. such                           d. even 5. a. in                           b. on                              c. at                               d. from 6. a. lot                          b. several                       c. plenty                         d. much 7. a. less                        b. little                           c. fewer                          d. more 8. a. angry                     b. disappointed              c. worried                      d. afraid 9. a. cause                     b. without                      c. unless                         d. since 10. a. trips                     b. rides                          c. tours                          d. visit