完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains. They reached the top , but on their way back conditions were very . Joe fell and broke his leg. They both knew that if Simon alone, he would probably get back . But Simon decided to risk his and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope(绳).
As they down, the weather got worse. Then another occurred. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, , Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice（峭壁）. It was for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. , after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold, Simon had to . In tears, he cut the rope. Joe into a large crevasse（裂缝）in the ice below. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he in getting out of the crevasse and started to towards their camp, nearly ten kilometers .
Simon had the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be , but he didn’t want to leave . Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice. He couldn’t it. Joe was there, a few meters from their tent, still alive.
1.A. hurriedly B. successfully C. carefully D. early
2.A. difficult B. similar C. special D. normal
3.A. climbed B. worked C. continued . D. rested
4.A. unwillingly B. safely C. slowly D. regretfully
5.A. life B. time C. health D. fortune
6.A. lay B. settled C. went D. looked
7.A. damage B. trouble C. change D. storm
8.A. by mistake B. by chance C. by accident D. by luck
9.A. unnecessary B. practical C. impossible D. important
10.A. height B. weight C. strength D. equipment
11.A. Finally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Quickly
12.A. stand back B. take a rest C. hold on D. make a decision
13.A. jumped B. fell C. escaped D. backed
14.A. succeeded B. planned C. waited D. hoped
15.A. run B. skate C. move D. rush
16.A. around B. above C. away D. along
17.A. headed for B. travelled C. left for D. returned to
18.A. dead B. hurt C. weak D. late