All Clear, level 2, unit 1-3, reading test/II term

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

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 Junko Tabei climbed Mount Everest in the 1970s. 

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

There were only women in the expedition to climb Mount Everest.

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

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The climbers didn’t have guides on their expedition. 

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

Read the text and circle T (true) or F (false).

It took Junko and her team one week to climb the mountain. 

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

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Nowadays, Junko is interested in protecting mountain environments. 

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

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A Japanese TV station ____ the expedition.

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

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A ____ number of women answered the advertisement for climbers. 

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

 The women climbers trained in ____ . 

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

 It took 12 days to climb to the top of Everest from the ____ .

The mountain climber Junko Tabei is a mountain climber with some amazing stories to tell. She is famous because she was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a Japanese TV station decided to send a team of Japanese women to Nepal to climb Everest. They advertised for climbers and hundreds of women applied. In the end, they chose 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei was one of them. The © Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2016 women spent a long time in training before they left Japan and travelled to Nepal. They found nine local Sherpa people to guide them, and then they started on their climb. They camped at 6,000 metres, then, 12 days later, Junko arrived at the top of the mountain and made history.

Today, Junko lives in Japan. She often goes climbing but she doesn’t go up very high mountains these days. In fact, she spends more time working on environmental projects. She wants to protect the natural habitat of Mount Everest and other mountains. 

Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

 Junko doesn’t climb ____ mountains these days.