Question

Tan loto
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PASSAGE 10
My father has always been a passionate man. He has always been passionate abour the people of
the Everest region -- mach so that in 1960, he began the first of the many projects aimed at
improving their lives. In 1975, he had begun building his second hospital in the Himalayas when
tragedy struck our family. My mother and my youngest sister Belinda were flying into the mountains
no joan him when their small actoplane crashed soon after take-off from Kathmandu.
2 I was in Assam when I first heard of the accident. I flew straight to Kathmandu and mer my father
and oldest sister Sarah on a narrow lane on the outskirts of the city. Any hope I had dung to, that
my mother and sister were still alive, was extinguished the moment I saw my father - bowed and
broken. I knew then that Mum and Belinda would never return.
3. It was years before Dad fully came out of his period of darkness. Only by plunging himself into
more adventures and ever more projects in Nepal, could he get through it. He has built 42 schools
and hospitals there
4 As I grew up, some of Dad's restlessness rubbed off on me. I know many people think there must
be some compulsion for the son of Sir Edmund Hillary to climb mountains. They assume that there
is some imperative etched in stone that says, "Thou shalt climb mountain - and in particular
Everest, whether
you
factories: the Hillary family is a limited production mountaineering establishment.
like it or not." But for me it's simpler than that. I think families arc like
5 Today, at the age of 48, I am an inveterate mountain man. I have been on more than 30
mountaineering expeditions, from the Himalayas to the Antarctic. And yes, I have climbed
Everest -- twice.
6 I treasure the same things that drew my father to dimbing — the tremendous camaraderie involved,
the intensity and adrenaline buzz especially in dangerous places where your life depends upon
making the right call. I guess that I am luckier than most because I am able to fall back on all that
my father has taught me.
Word-meanings: 1. Ansent the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre, free, 2. Harga
making bold and important step, we saad si no fees fourg 111; 3. eded marked clearly, Freafta; radene
friendship and trust among people who spend a lot of time together, faza
1-4. Answer the following questions
1. What did the plane crash in 1975 lead to ?
2. How did the author's father come out of the dark phase of his life?
3. How did the author prove to be a true son of his father?
4. Why does the author consider himself lucky?
56. Fill in the blanks :
5. The noun form of assume is
6. The verb form of production is
7-8. Choose the correct option for each:
7 Which word in the passage means 'taking bold and important step'?
(a) climbing
(b) flying
(c) improving
8. Which word in the passage means 'friendship'?
(a) restlessness.
(b) camaraderie.
(c) expeditions
(d) adventures.
(d) plunging
MBD SUPER REFRESHER ENGLISH LANG & LIT. (IXC​

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