Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the  1  of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”

So the news of his marriage gave me a   2  . I’d never known him to take much interest in   3  . Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't  4  it. I  5  whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky   6  .

She was French perhaps--from that place   7  he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No  8  . No other explanation.

A month later I met them  9  in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the   10．

“I have   11  climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his   12  , and I’ve got mine. No   13  ”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your   14  ?” I askeD．Somewhere far  15  theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful  16  !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to   17  the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north   18  of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great   19  , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the   20  we took one day.”

1．  A．purpose    B．love C．answer      D．even

2．  A．joy    B．thought     C．lesson       D．shock

3．  A．mountains B．churches   C．faces D．girls

4．  A．accept      B．understand       C．bear  D．tell

5．  A．believed   B．knew C．wondered  D．realized

6．  A．jobs         B．words       C．adventures       D．deeds

7．  A．where       B．when C．which       D．how

8．  A．one   B．reason      C．sign   D．doubt

9．  A．all         B．two   C．both  D．double

10．A．family　  B．mountain  C．theatre      D．holiday

11．A．ever  B．even  C．never D．almost

12．A．interests    B．life    C．room D．car

13．A．wonder         B．way   C．time  D．problems

14．A．days  B．honeymoon      C．childhood D．rest of life

15．A．away B．as      C．by     D．from

16．A．show B．sight  C．scene D．game

17．A．miss  B．escape      C．break D．forget

18．A．position    B．face   C．point D．line

19．A．programme      B．progress    C．fun    D．invention

20．A．photographs     B．roles  C．sports       D．pains

Peter Fern was crazy about mountains. Climbing was the  1  of his life. Church towers，seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains，anything “If it is there” , he used to say, “then I want to climb it.”

So the news of his marriage gave me a   2  . I’d never known him to take much interest in   3  . Well，Peter Fern a married man! I couldn't  4  it. I  5  whether his wife would try to stop some of his risky   6  .

She was French perhaps--from that place   7  he usually spent his holidays. Chamonix，wasn’t it? From Chamonix he'd climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and another one the day after! That was it, then: She was French，from a mountaineering family. No  8  . No other explanation.

A month later I met them  9  in town. Anna surprised me—because she was English. She was a dancer in the   10．

“I have   11  climbed more than sixty steps in my life,” she told me. “Peter has his   12  , and I’ve got mine. No   13  ”. “None at all，”Peter said, smiling. “Where did you spend your   14  ?” I asked．Somewhere far  15  theatres and mountains，was it? “We had a week's holiday,” Anna said, “I flew to New York to see Dirke Dancers on Broadway. A wonderful  16  !” Peter said, “I didn’t want to   17  the good weather. So I went to Switzerland and climbed the north   18  of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great   19  , the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the   20  we took one day.”

1． A．purpose                B．love                  C．answer                 D．even

2． A．joy                       B．thought              C．lesson                   D．shock

3． A．mountains             B．churches            C．faces                    D．girls

4． A．accept                  B．understand         C．bear                     D．tell

5． A．believed               B．knew                 C．wondered             D．realized

6． A．jobs                      B．words                C．adventures            D．deeds

7． A．where                   B．when                 C．which                   D．how

8． A．one                      B．reason               C．sign                      D．doubt

9． A．all                     B．two                   C．both                     D．double

10．A．family　              B．mountain            C．theatre                  D．holiday

11．A．ever                    B．even                  C．never                    D．almost

12．A．interests               B．life                    C．room                    D．car

13．A．wonder             B．way                   C．time                     D．problems

14．A．days                    B．honeymoon        C．childhood              D．rest of life

15．A．away                   B．as                      C．by                        D．from

16．A．show                   B．sight                  C．scene                   D．game

17．A．miss                    B．escape               C．break                    D．forget

18．A．position               B．face                   C．point                    D．line

19．A．programme          B．progress            C．fun                       D．invention

20．A．photographs         B．roles                  C．sports                   D．pains

Peter was mad on mountains. Climbing was love of his life. Church towers, seaside cliffs, rock faces, ice mountains, anything – “If it’s there,” he used to say, “I want to climb it.” So the news of his marriage gave me a surprise. I’d never known him to take much interest in girls. Well, well, Peter was a married man! I couldn’t get over it. I wondered whether his wife would try to stop some of the risky adventures.

She was French perhaps from that place where he usually spent his holidays. Chamonis, wasn’t it? From Chamonis he’d climbed Mount Blanc on his seventeenth birthday, and one of the Aifuilles the day after! That was it, then, she was French from a family, most of whom like climbing. No doubt, no other explanation.

A month later I met them both in town. Anna surprised me because she was English. She was a dancer in the theater. “Never climbed more than six steps in my life,” she told me, “Peter has his interest, and I’ve got mine. No problems.”

“None at all,” Peter said, smiling.

“Where did you spend your honeymoon?”

“I flew to New York to see the drake dancers on Broadway. A wonderful show!”

Peter said, “Didn’t want to miss the good weather, so I went to Switzerland and climbed the north face of the Eiger with Allen Dunlop. Great fun, the Eiger. Grand place for a honeymoon! I’ll show you the photos we took one day.”

（　 ）1. “Peter was mad on mountains.” means 　　　 .

A. he disliked climbing mountains　　　　 B. he was angry on mountains

C. he lost his sense on mountains　　　　 D. he enjoyed climbing mountains

（　 ）2. “the risky adventures” ( in paragraph 1) means 　　　 .

A. expensive adventures　　　　　　　 B. dangerous adventures

C. terrible adventures　　　　　　　 D. unkind adventures

（　 ）3. According to the passage, after Peter’s marriage 　　　 .

A. he would stop mountain climbing because his wife didn’t like it.

B. his wife would stop him form mountain climbing

C. he himself would give up his love

D. Peter would continue his love and so he did

（　 ）4. The writer had thought the only reason why Peter married was that the girl　 .