PART 4
QUESTIONS 19-24
For each question, choose the correct answer.
Walter Bonatti
Walter Bonatti, one of the greatest alpine mountain climbers of all time, was born in ltaly in 1930. As a child, he (19) …………… his holidays in Bergamo with his uncles. He loved the mountains there, and at the age of 18, he (20) …………… to climb the highest and most difficult ones. He was one of the (21) …………… people to do this and he was very (22) …………… at it.
He went on to climb many other mountains, including the famous K2 in the Himalayas. At the age of just 35, he decided to (23) …………… his climbing career. However, he continued to work as a mountain guide and photographer. He also wrote several books about his climbing (24) …………… which are read in all ltalian schools.