Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the _________ peak (山峰) in the Alps. Rudi’s mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop _________ and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not _________ his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber, _________  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very _________ when he found out _________ Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top _________ him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, _________ as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz _________ behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the __________ to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to __________  him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must __________ whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more __________ than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz __________ the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, the villagers all knew __________ was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.