【A13­year­oldAmericanboyonSaturdaybecametheyoungestclimbertoconquerMountEverest，theworld’shighestmountain.JordanRomerofromBigBear，California，climbedupthe8850metersummit(峰顶)fromt】

　　A13­year­oldAmericanboyonSaturdaybecametheyoungestclimbertoconquerMountEverest，theworld’shighestmountain.

　　JordanRomerofromBig Bear，California，climbedupthe8850metersummit(峰顶)fromtheTibetanside.Onthesameday，aNepali(尼泊尔的) man，ApaSherpa，brokehisownworldrecordofclimbingEverestwhenhereachedthesummitforthe twentiethtime.ApaSherpa’steamsetofffromNepal’s capital，Kathmandu，lastmonth，headingforthebasecamp (大本营)ontheChinesesideofthemountain.

　　“TheteamhasjustcalledinandbelievethattheyarestandingontopofMt.Everest，”Romero’sblogsaid.“Their dreamshavenowcometrue.Everyoneishappy.”

　　TheclimbinghasputRomeroonestepclosertoreachinghisgoalofclimbingthehighestmountainsonallsevencontinents(大洲)．“Itisjustagoal，”Romerosaid.Hehadalreadyclimbedfivepeaks (高峰)，andneedstoclimbonlyVinsonMassif，thehighestpeakinAntarctica，tohithisgoal.

　　TheyoungestpersonbeforetoclimbEverestwas16­year­oldTembaTsheriSherpaofNepal.RomeroclimbedtogetherwithateamincludinghisfatherPaulandthreelocalguides.Hewantedtopickasmallpieceofrockfromthetopoftheworldandwearitinanecklace.

　　WhileNepalinsiststhatanyoneplanningtoclimbMountEverestmustbe16，Chinadoesnothaveanyagerestrictions (限制)．Somemountainclimbershaven’tagreedwiththeRomerofamilyforlettinghimtryitbuthisfathersaidtheclimbingfromtheChinesesideislessdangerous.

　　58．JordanRomeroclimbedupMountEverestmainlyto________.

　　A．meetApaSherpa B．buildhisbody

　　C．breaktheworldrecord D．realizepartofhisgoal

　　59．Tostandonthehighestmountainsonallsevencontinents，thenextactofJordanRomeroistoclimbthepeakin________.

　　A．Asia B．Antarctica

　　C．Europe D．Africa

　　60．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A．ThegreatdreamofpickingrocksfromtopofEverest

　　B．CaliforniateenbecomesyoungesttoclimbEverest

　　C．Themostnumberofs