One of the most famous quotations in (1)__________ (MOUNTAIN) history is (2)____________ (SURE) ‘Because it is there’. These words were (3)____________ (REPORT) spoken by English adventurer George Mallory in 1923 in response to a journalist asking why he wanted to climb Mount Everest. No doubt one of the reasons for the quote’s (4)___________ (LONG) is that it still represents the attitude of many of his kind today.
But Mallory and his iconic words also continue to capture the public (5)___________ (IMAGINE) because of the mystery surrounding his fate. Mallory and his climbing partner were last seen alive approximately 245 m below the summit. From here they may have pushed on and reached the summit, but the evidence is (6)_______________ (CONCLUSION). Had Mallory been in (7)_____________ (POSSESS) of the kind of camera (8)_____________ (ADVENTURE) take for granted today, his fate would no (9)__________ (LONG) be the subject of (10)___________ (SPECULATE).
KEY
1. mountaineering
2. surely
3. reportedly
4. longevity
5 imagination
6. inconclusive
/ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/
not leading to a definite decision or result.
E.g.
inconclusive evidence/results/tests
inconclusive discussions
A coalition government was formed following an inconclusive general election.
7. possession
8. adventurers
9. longer
10. speculation
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