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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…

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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.

Some men like to climb mountains because
  1. they do not like to play football or cricket
  2. they know the trick of climbing
  3. they want to have a wonderful feeling
  4. they like to face danger

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C - they want to have a wonderful feeling
The passage says it is a wonderful feeling to reach the top; climbers seek that feeling (the prisoners also wanted that feeling of freedom). It is not about disliking other games or seeking danger.

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