I am Catherine. I love rock very much. I mean I like climbing mountains not rock music. I like touching
the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I feel at home on the side of a mountain. Climbing is
only my hobby. I have two long holidays every year. I often climb mountains during the holidays. I am
different from other climbers. I often climb the mountains without ropes (绳子). I climb many mountains in
many countries but most often in the A mountains near D City, where I live.
    I started climbing near my home in Paris when I was five years old. I was good at climbing at that time.
I joined Climb Club to learn more when I was fourteen years old. I won my first competition in Italy in 1995.
    Three years ago I tried to find a new route (路线) up the b Mountain near D City. The climb took eleven
days and at last the snow was so heavy that I could not move. I'm going to try again this year.

1. Catherine didn't start climbing mountains until ______.

A. she was five
B. she joined the club
C. 1995

2. On the side of a mountain she always feels ______.

A. worried
B. happy
C. lucky

3. Catherine joined the Climb Club when she was ______ years old.

A. 5
B. 14
C. 16

4. She couldn't climb up the B Mountain, because ______.

A. Catherine lost her way
B. the climb took 11 days
C. it was too hard for her to move in the snow

5. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Catherine won her first competition in France in 1995.
B. Most climbers climb the mountains without ropes.
C. Catherine lives somewhere near Chamonix.

     I am Catherine. I love rock very much. I mean I like climbing mountains not rock music. I like touching the rock and
reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I feel at home on the side of a mountain. Climbing is only my hobby. I have
two long holidays every year. I often climb mountains during the holidays. I am different from other climbers. I often
climb  the  mountains  without  ropes(绳 子).   I   climb  many mountains in many countries but most often  in  the A
mountains near D City, where I live.
     I started climbing near my home in Paris when I was five years old.   I was good at climbing  at  that time. I joined
Climb Club to learn more when I was fourteen years old. I won my first competition in Italy in 1995.
     Three years ago I tried to find a new route(路线) up the b Mountain near D City. The climb took eleven days and
at last the snow was so heavy that I could not move. I'm going to try again this year.

1. Catherine didn't start climbing mountains until ______.

A. she was five      
B. she joined the club      
C. 1995  

2. On the side of a mountain she always feels ______.

A. worried          
B. happy                
C. lucky    

3. Catherine joined the Climb Club when she was ______ years old.

A. 5                
B. 14                  
C. 16    

4. She couldn't climb up the B Mountain, because ______.

A. Catherine lost her way              
B. the climb took 11 days  
C. it was too hard for her to move in the snow  

5. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Catherine won her first competition in France in 1995.  
B. Most climbers climb the mountains without ropes.  
C. Catherine lives somewhere near Chamonix.

    I am Catherine. I love rock very much. I mean I like climbing mountains not rock music. I
like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I feel at home on the side
of a mountain. Climbing is only my hobby. I have two long holidays every year. I often climb
mountains during the holidays. I am different from other climbers. I often climb the mountains
without ropes(绳子). I climb many mountains in many countries but most often in the A mountains
near D City, where I live.
     I started climbing near my home in Paris when I was five years old. I was good at climbing
at that time. I joined Climb Club to learn more when I was fourteen years old. I won my first
competition in Italy in 1995.
     Three years ago I tried to find a new route(路线) up the b Mountain near D City. The climb
took eleven days and at last the snow was so heavy that I could not move. I’m going to try again
this year. 

1. Catherine didn’t start climbing mountains until __________.

A. she was five
B. she joined the club
C. 1995

2. On the side of a mountain she always feels __________.

A. worried
B. happy
C. lucky

3. Catherine joined the Climb Club when she was __________ years old.

A. 5
B. 14
C. 16

4. She couldn’t climb up the B Mountain, because __________.

A. Catherine lost her way
B. the climb took 11 days
C. it was too hard for her to move in the snow

5. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

A. Catherine won her first competition in France in 1995.
B. Most climbers climb the mountains without ropes.
C. Catherine lives somewhere near Chamonix.