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Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of

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问题     Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes Mountains. They reached the top【C1】______(success)but on their way back conditions were very difficult. Joe fell and broke his leg.

    They both knew that【C2】______ Simon continued alone, he would probably get back safely. But Simon decided to risk his life and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a【C3】ro______. The weather got worse as they went down. Then another disaster【C4】h______. They couldn’t see or hear each other and, by mistake , Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(悬崖).
    It was impossible for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up. Joe’s【C5】______(weigh)was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice. Finally, after more than an hour in the dark and the【C6】______(ice)cold, Simon had to make a decision. He cut the rope.
    Joe fell into a huge crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below—but he survived. He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain. He couldn’t walk, but he【C7】man______to get out of the crevasse. Then he started to hop and crawl towards their camp, nearly ten kilometres away.
    Simon had returned to the camp at the foot of the mountain. He thought that Joe must be【C8】______, but he didn’t want to leave immediately. Three days later, in the middle of the night, he heard Joe’s voice calling his name. He couldn’t believe it. Joe was there, a few metres from their tent, still【C9】______(live).
    Simon felt guilty about cutting【C10】______rope, but both men believed he had done everything possible to save his friend. [br] 【C3】
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答案 rope
解析 (根据提示字母与后文Simon砍断绳子的情景，可判断Simon使用的是绳子。)
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