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.