Задание 2. Чтение Прочитайте текст. Для каждого предложения кения А-Е выберите один правильный вариант ответа. Mount Everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is part of the Himalayas and lies on the border between Nepal and China. Everest is 8,849 metres high. The first people to reach the top were Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal, in 1953. Since then, thousands of climbers have tried to climb the mountain. Climbing Mount Everest is very difficult and dangerous. The air is thin and very cold, and strong winds often blow. Many climbers need oxygen tanks to breathe. Local Sherpas often help them carry food, tents, and other things. Today, although climbing Everest is still dangerous, it is also very popular. Hundreds of people try it every year, and many tourists come just to see the mountain. Questions: A. Mount Everest is ... 1. the highest mountain in the world. 2. the longest river in the world. 3. the largest desert in the world. B. Everest lies on the border between ... 1. China and India. 2. Nepal and China. 3. Nepal and India. C. The first people to reach the top were ... 1. Hillary and Norgay. 2. two Sherpas. 3. two Americans. D. Climbing Mount Everest is difficult because ... 1. it is too hot. 2. there is little oxygen and strong winds. 3. there are no Sherpas. E. Today ... 1. nobody wants to climb Everest.