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The mountain was high and it was cold. Everything {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (cover) by
snow and ice and it was dangerous. I shook in my tent as the storm tried {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
(knock) me back to the bottom. ""You will never make it to the top, "everyone
said, "no woman has ever climbed this mountain and only a few people have
done it by themselves. "I was so confident {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I would be the first
woman to climb up to the top of Whitmore. I had prepared for several {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (month).
The wind had gotten much {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (quiet) when I woke up the next
morning. I climbed {#blank#}6{#/blank#} of my tent and looked out at the mountain.
Everything was white and still. "I will make it to the top today, "I
thought to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (I).
I started up the slope. My feet crunched the snow with every step I
took. It was a beautiful day. I was climbing quickly. Soon I was going to reach
the top. All of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} sudden, I slipped (滑倒). I moved down the mountain. I was going slowly at
first but then I started to slide very fast. I started to turn around and
around quickly. After what felt {#blank#}9{#/blank#} forever, I came to a stop. I had slid
all the way to the bottom. I was alive. I couldn't believe it.
Three days later, I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (make) it to the top. It was a beautiful
day and I had a perfect view of everything around me.