3．things　several 修饰复数名词。

　　4．latest　the latest 最新的。

　　5．exciting　修饰物用­ing 形式。

　　6．Besides　besides 另外，此外。

　　7．On　on the other hand 另一方面。

　　8．more　what's more 而且。

　　9．with　there are problems with sth. 有......的难题。

　　10．especially　especially 尤其，特别地。

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　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 __1__， but on their way back conditions were very __2__. Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon __3__ alone, he would probably get back __4__. But Simon decided to risk his __5__ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳)．

As they __6__ down, the weather got worse. Then another __7__ occurred. They couldn't see or hear each other and, __8__， Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(峭壁). It was __9__for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe's __10__ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. __11__， after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to __12__. In tears, he cut the rope. Joe __13__ into a huge 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 __14__ to get out of the crevasse and started to __15__