Rebecca Stevens Rebecca Stevens was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. Before she went up the highest mountain in the world, she was a journalist when lived in South Lon Don. In 1993, Rebecca left her job and her family travelled to Asia with some other climbers. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. “you must carry everything on your back,” she explained “so you can only take things that you will need. You can’t wash on the mountain, and in the end I didn’t even take a toothbrush. I am usually a clean person but there is no water, only snow. Water is very heavy so you only take enough to drink!” Rebecca became famous when she reached the top of Mount Everest on May 17, 1993. After that, she wrote a book about the trip and people often asked her to talk about it. She got a new job too, on a sciences programme on television. I- Choose the best answer (1p) 1. Rebecca Stevens was from .................................. a. South Lon Don in England b. Asia c. Everest d. The South 2. Before she climbed Everest, she was a .................................. a. climber b. journalist c. traveler d. scientist 3. Stevens became famous because .................................. a. She left her job and her family travelled to Asia. b. She found that life on Everest is very difficult. c. She was the first woman to climb Mount Everest. d. She reached the top of Mount Everest in May in 1993. 4. Life on Everest is very difficult because .................................. a. it’s very high. b. there is no water. c. you can’t take things with you. d. there are no toothbrushes.