Read the passage carefully and answer the question. Passage I Just as some men like to play football or cricket, so some men like to climb mountains. This is often very difficult to do, for…
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Read the passage carefully and answer the question.
Passage I
Just as some men like to play football or cricket, so some men like to climb mountains. This is often very difficult to do, for mountains are not just big hills. Paths are usually very steep. Some mountain sides are straight up and down, so that it may take many hours to climb as little as one hundred feet. There is always the danger that you may fall off and be killed or injured. Men talk about conquering a mountain. It is wonderful feeling to reach the top of mountain after climbing for hours and may be even for days. You look down and see the whole country below you. You feel godlike. Two Italian prisoners of war escaped from a prison camp in Kenya during the war. They did not try to get back to their own country, for they knew that was impossible. Instead, they climbed to the top of Mount Kenya and then they came down again and gave themselves up. They had wanted to get that feeling of freedom that one has, after climbing a difficult mountain.
Passage I
Just as some men like to play football or cricket, so some men like to climb mountains. This is often very difficult to do, for mountains are not just big hills. Paths are usually very steep. Some mountain sides are straight up and down, so that it may take many hours to climb as little as one hundred feet. There is always the danger that you may fall off and be killed or injured. Men talk about conquering a mountain. It is wonderful feeling to reach the top of mountain after climbing for hours and may be even for days. You look down and see the whole country below you. You feel godlike. Two Italian prisoners of war escaped from a prison camp in Kenya during the war. They did not try to get back to their own country, for they knew that was impossible. Instead, they climbed to the top of Mount Kenya and then they came down again and gave themselves up. They had wanted to get that feeling of freedom that one has, after climbing a difficult mountain.
Mountaineering is not a very popular sport like football or cricket because
- there are no spectators in this sport
- there are very few mountains in the world
- not many people are prepared to risk their lives
- people do not want to enjoy a godlike feeling
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - not many people are prepared to risk their lives
The passage stresses the constant danger of falling and being killed or injured, so few people are prepared to risk their lives. The other reasons are not supported by the passage.
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