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17．Like many other primary school pupils，nine-year-old Minnal went abroad with her parents during the recent school holidays．It may come as a surprise to learn that she neither shopped at a mall nor ate at a fancy restaurant．She climbed a mountain．
For eight days in May，Minnal hiked nearly 100kilometres to reach the 5364-metre-high Everest（珠穆朗玛峰） base camp in Nepal．The girl talked about her special trip，"I thought this was the most meaningful trip for me．"It has not been confirmed if the Primary Four pupil is indeed the youngest Singaporean to reach the base camp，as no such records are kept．
Everest's south base camp in Nepal is where climbers planning to climb the world's highest peak，stay to get used to the altitude（海拔高度）．However，it will be some years before Minnal can actually climb the Everest as climbers have to be at least sixteen years to climb the peak．
How did it all start？It all began last year when Minnal's mother decided she might want to climb the famous Himalayas．As a good hiker，she asked both father and daughter if they were up for the challenge．This year，on 20May，the family flew to Nepal．
Minnal shared that most of the eight days were spent hiking ten to fifteen kilometres from 8a．m．to 6p．m．each day，with the help of three local guides．Luckily，she added，nobody fell ill with altitude sickness．She also said that she is thinking of climbing Everest in the future．

76．What did Minnal do during the recent school holidays？She climbed a mountain．
77．How long does Minnal have to wait to climb the Everest's peak？For seven years．
78．Who helped the family to make sure they didn't lose their way？Three local guides．
79．What did Minnal think of the climb？She thought it was meaningful．
80．How will you describe Minnal？（自拟一句话）She is a brave girl．．

16．-How much does this elephantweigh？
-About 3tons．

15．-Is there any chance that we can change the plan？
-I'm afraid not．Whether you are for ornot，it will be carried out．

14．-Where are you going for your school trip，Tom？
-I haven't made aplanyet，I'm going to talk about it with our classmates．

13．Lots of parents becomeimpatient（没耐心） as their children grow up．

12．You can watch more Englishvideos（录像） to improve your oral English．

11．There are still some places that areunknown（未知） to humans．

10．Bill married the wrong woman and he thought his life wascompletely（完全） finished．

9．Leonardo DiCaprio finallywon（赢得） his first Oscar for Best Actor at the 88^th Academy Awards．

8．If you are really interested in music festivals，then you have probably heard of the Bestival Music Festival．It （16）B every September on the Isle of Wight，the UK．Since it is at the end of summer，people think it's their last（17）Cto go to a festival and have fun before going back to boring work．
The dream begins（18）D you start traveling to the island．To get to the campsite（营地）of the Festival，you have to take the ferry（渡轮）．The ferry is（19）Aof happy festival lovers who are ready to take part in the fantastic music party．After you arrive at the campsite，you can put up your （20）B．There people talk with each other openly．They are not that cold（21）Athose you meet in your everyday life．
The festival lasts for four days．During that time you forget all your worries and problems，just like living in a dream．And it is really（22）C for you to come back to"reality"after that．
It seems that it is this kind of music event that makes people（23）Dtogether．It gives people a real sense of unity（团结）．I took part in the Festival with my friends the year before last．It was so exciting that we all（24）Dourselves in the beautiful music．We are family sung by Sister Sledge was my favorite．I'm really looking forward to joining in it for a（25）B time．
Now，are you ready to pop over to Bestival this year？

16．A．breaks out	B．takes place	C．takes off	D．sets up
17．A．wish	B．choice	C．chance	D．turn
18．A．if	B．though	C．until	D．when
19．A．full	B．afraid	C．sure	D．proud
20．A．picture	B．tent	C．bag	D．clothes
21．A．like	B．to	C．with	D．for
22．A．safe	B．possible	C．hard	D．easy
23．A．guard	B．survive	C．hide	D．gather
24．A．hurt	B．helped	C．dressed	D．lost
25．A．first	B．second	C．third	D．last．

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