3.A. heard from　　　　　　 B. cared for 　　　　　　 C. knew of　　　　　　　　 D. read about

2.A. centuries　　　　　　　 B. too long　　　　　　　　 C. some time　　　　　　 D. many years 　　

1.A. event　　　　　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　 C. adventure　　　　　　　 D. description　　　 　　　　　　

25.A. recorded　　　　 B. completed　 C.tested　　　　 D. accepted　　　

Keys:CBDAC　 ADBBD　 ACDBD　 CBADC　 ABDAC

He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world---Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 　1　 　of the Snowman has been around for 　2　 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 　3　 　this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had 　4　

caught Yetis on two occasions 　5　 　none has ever been produced as evidence.

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 　6　 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 　7　 　the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　8　 　that the Abominable Snowman might really 　9　 .

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 　10　 　foot prints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　11　 　animal tracks, which had been made 　12　 　as they melted and refroze in the snow.　 　13　 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 　14　 　and was a remaining link with the prehistoric human. But, 　15　 , no evidence has ever 　16　 　been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 　17　 . But if they ever 　18　 　catching one, they may face a real 　19　 : Would they put it in a 　20　 　or give it a room in a hotel?

He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world---Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 　1　 　of the Snowman has been around for 　2　 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they 　3　 　this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had 　4　

caught Yetis on two occasions 　5　 　none has ever been produced as evidence.

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 　6　 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 　7 　　the tracks of a monkey or bear and 　8　 　that the Abominable Snowman might really 　9　 .

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 　10　 　foot prints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 　11　 　animal tracks, which had been made 　12　 　as they melted and refroze in the snow.　 　13　 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 　14　 　and was a remaining link with the prehistoric human. But, 　15　 , no evidence has ever 　16　 　been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman 　17　 . But if they ever 　18　 　catching one, they may face a real 　19　 : Would they put it in a 　20　 　or give it a room in a hotel?

24.A.clean　　　　　 B. separate　　 C. loosen　　　　 D. remove　　

23.A.fortunately　　　 B. easily　　 C. clearly　　　　 D. immediately

22.A.simple　　　　　 B. different　　　 C. quick　　　　　 D. sudden　　　　

21.A. unexpectedly　　 B. late　　 　　 C. clearly　　　　 D. often　 　　 　　　　

20.A. next　　　　　 　 　B. clear　 　　 C. final　　　　 　 　D. new 　　　　　　　

19.A. with　　　　 　　 　B. into　 　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. to