Too many climbers on Mount Everest - Test 1

C1 Advanced · Word Formation · Cambridge English Advanced 1, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

FAVOUR

EXPECT

BEGIN

DESPERATE

DANGER

SOLVE

ALTERNATE

MOUNTAIN

Mount Everest in Nepal is becoming (0) ___ popular as a destination for adventure tourism. During the month of May, (17) ___ weather presents a number of safe opportunities to make the climb. As a result, the sheer number of climbers has brought an (18) ___ problem, potentially even more dangerous than low temperatures and changeable weather – overcrowded conditions. The fact that there are so many climbers, many of them complete (19) ___ , means that at times people are queuing for hours to reach the summit. This hazard has led to calls for stricter assessments of new learner climbers, as in their (20) ___ to reach the mountain's summit such inexperienced climbers are sometimes ignoring the advice of their Nepalese guides, which (21) ___ everyone's lives. Perhaps one (22) ___ would be to make the charges for climbing the mountain so high that only a few people could afford the climb. Or (23) ___ , one could ban the use of artificial oxygen and local guides, leaving Everest to the very best (24) ___ . Extreme, maybe, but it may just prove necessary.

Too many climbers on Mount Everest

INCREASE

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