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1. 1.

   What do you think humans to risk their lives to conquer the impossible?
2. 2.

   What qualities do you think one requires to climb a peak?
3. 3.

   Arrange the sentences in the right sequence to reconstruct the story.

   • At 6:20 a.m., Ang Dorjee and Bachendri stepped out from the South Col and began their climb.
   • Lhatoo Dorjee increased the oxygen flow on her regulator to make her ascent easier.
   • They climbed unroped and had to use the ice-axes to bite into the frozen surface.
   • Bachendri was ready for the climb at 5:30 a.m.
   • Ang Dorjee wanted to start immediately as he planned to go to the top from the South Col and be back in a day.
   • She bowed in respect before Ang Dorjee and congratulated him on his second ascent of Everest without oxygen.
   • They had to do very challenging and perilous climbing between the South Summit and Hillary's Step.
   • They reached the Summit Camp in less than two hours.
   • Lhatoo Dorjee, her rope mate, caught up with them when they rested below the South Summit.
   • Finally, at 1.07 p.m. on 23 May, 1984, Bachendri stood on top of Everest, the first Indian woman ever to have done so.
   • He also congratulated her and whispered, "You climb well- very happy, Didi."
   • Banchendri first anchored herself and then sank on her knees. Putting her forehead on the snow, she kissed Sagarmatha's crown.
4. 4.

   Choose the right options to answer these questions.

   1. Why did Lhatoo Dorjee Increase the oxygen flow on her regulator?
      1. It was set below normal.
      2. Her regulator had turned off.
      3. It was set above normal.
      4. because Bachendri asked him to
   2. What happened as a result of the increased oxygen flow?
      1. She felt very drowsy.
      2. She felt less cold.
      3. She was able to take short breaks.
      4. She found the steeper slopes easier to climb.
   3. Why did she have to get into a crouching position many times beyond the South Summit?
      1. to improve her blood circulation
      2. to say a shot prayer
      3. to protect herself from the icy wind
      4. to take some deep breaths
5. 5.

   Why did Ang Dorjee want to go to the top from the South Col and be back in a day?
6. 6.

   What was the risk for Bachendri if she went with Ang Dorjee on the ascent of the Summit?