Mount Everest, which is in the Himalaya, is on the borders of Nepal and Tibet. It is 8,846 meters high and, as it is the tallest mountain, everyone in the world has (47)___ of it. Is is not the most difficult mountain to climb but it is the one most climbers dream (48)___ doing In May 1953, the first climbers (49)___ the top. (50)___ then, More than 2,500 people have done the same. The first woman climbers to the top in 1975. More and more people (51)___ likely to climb the mountain in the future as equipment improves. The (52)___ of climbers is beginning to cause problems, however, (53)___ many of them leave rubbish behind as they go up the mountain. (54)___ local people have climbed the mountain in order to (55)___ up the rubbish along the main climbing routes
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47) b
48) d
49) d
50) a
51) c
52) d
53) d
54) d
55) c
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