寂寂无言B. learn from those who are down to earth
C. be a good dreamer with quick mind C. have both your feet on the ground
50. If you only consider your own importance, .
A. you’ll think you are better than others
B. your life will be like the solid and strong ground
C. you’ll be hated by down-to-earth people
D. your life will be filled with love
B
It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out
of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain,
a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to
climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twenty-one, he
had fallen while climbing mountain, losing his legs. But he never
lost his love for life.
Mark knew he couldn't finish the climb alone, but his friend
Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would
take seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters
up and hit a piton (岩钉) into the rock. Fastening(拴紧) one end
of a 50-meter rope( 绳子) to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and fastened it to his belt. He next reached above his head and fastened a T-bar(丁字铁) to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost
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