George Mallory was an English school teacher. He loved c___ very much. In 1924 he and some other climbers tried to c___. Mount Zhumulangma which is the tallest mountain in the world. On June 8,1924, when he an Andrew Irvine were only a few hundred metres from the top of the mountain , the weather changed suddenly and became very misty. They soon in the mist and they would never r___. Many years l___, in 1999, Mallory's body was found about six hundred metres from the top of the mountain. But it is still u___ whether he and Irvine ever had r___ the top or not.
On the early morning of July 1st, Uncle Li and his wife r___ a telegram. It read "Mum and Dad , I've f___ my studies here and got the doctor's degree. I'll be back at one o'clock on the afternoon of July 1st. Meet me at the airport." It was good n___. Their o___ daughter would be back . It had been three years s___ their daughter went to America. They would see her again in the afternoon .How happy they were!
After lunch , they went to the airport by taxi. It was not l___ before the plane arrived. The passengers got off one after a___. They recognized their daughter, LIli, ran to her p___. They were so excited t___ they embraced one another.
Then ,Uncle Li called for a taxi and they went home h___.
2.climb
3.returned
4.later
5.unknown
6.reached
7.received
8.finished
9.news
10.only
11.since
12.long
13.another
14.parents
15.that
16.happily