Thenightfellheavyintheheightsofthemountainsandthemancouldnotseeanything.Allwasblack.Zerovisibility.Themoonandthestarswerecoveredbytheclouds.Ashewasclimbingonlyafewfeetawayfromthetopofthemountainheslippedsuddenlyandfellintotheairfallingatgreatspeed.Hecouldonlyseeblackspotsashewentdownandtheterriblesensationofbeingsuckedbygravitygrewmoreandmorepowerful.
Hekeptfallingandinthemomentsofgreatfearitcametohismindallthegoodandbadaspectsofhislifehisambitionhisfailurerelativesfriendsand...Hewasthinkingnowabouthowclosedeathwasgettingwhenallofasuddenhefelttheropetiedtohiswaistpullhimveryhard.Hisbodywashangingintheair.
Onlytheropewasholdinghimandinthatmomentofstillnesshehadnootherchoicesbuttoscream“Helpme!HelpmeGod.”
Allofasuddenadeepvoicecomingfromtheskyanswered“Whatdoyouwantmetodo?”
“SavemeGod.”
“DoyoureallythinkIcansaveyou?”
“Ofcourse!Ibelieveyoucan.”
“Thencuttheropetiedtoyourwaist.”
Therewasamomentofsilenceandthemandecidedtoholdontotheropewithallhisstrength.
Therescueteamtellsthatthenextmorningaclimberwasfounddeadandfrozenhisbodyhangingfromarope.Hishandsholdingtighttoit.Onlyonefootawayfromtheground.
Andwe?Howattachedwearetotheropetiedtoourwaist?Sometimeswearealwaystiedtowhatwetakeastheonlydependence.Maybeweshouldhaveatrytoletourselvesgo.
21.Wecanknowthat________.
A.themanfelldownonreachingthetopB.themanthoughtnothingduringfalling
C.themanwassavedthankstotheropeD.themanwasfounddeadatdaybreak
22.Actuallythemanreallybelieved_______.
A.GodB.himselfC.fortuneD.nobody
23.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.LetgooftheropeB.Believeyourself
C.HavetheLastLaughD.TheMasterofFate
24.Wherewillweprobablyreadthepassage?
A.NewYorkTimesB.TourismJournals
C.Reader’sDigestD.ChinaDaily