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Here is a humorous article giving advice to mountaineers. Do you think the author is serious? Read on.

Do you jump out of bed in the mornings? Well, if you are a mountain climber sleeping on a rock face, you cannot do so! Nor can you toss and turn in your sleep. You cannot spread yourself either. So, how do you sleep?

Mountaineers have honed the art of sleeping on the rock face of a mountain several hundred feet above sea level. They affix themselves to the open rock face using ropes and pitons.

If you would like to climb a mountain and sleep a few nights high up there then this is the way to do it. First of all, find a nice wide ledge in the cliff. You would be lucky if you found a ledge that is three to five inches wide. It is a challenge to sleep on a ledge of lesser width.

To prevent falling off the ledge, you will have to fasten yourself to the cliff. Use pitons and ropes for this purpose. Use a very heavy hammer to drive the pitons deep into the rock face. Then, weave the rope around your limbs and fasten it to the pitons. Remember to keep at least one arm free from weaving. This arm will help you untie yourself in the morning.

Now, some of you might have the habit of reading yourself to sleep. Fairly good habit! However, how do you read when you are on a mountain face? Well, you can wear your helmet with the light on and you can hold the book with your free arm. With not enough space to change the book from one arm to the other and with no pillows to prop up your head, the experience may not be as pleasurable as you would like though.

What do you do if you complete reading the book? You can always leave it behind foe other climbers to find it. It is best to fasten the book to the ledge so that it remains there to surprise the future climbers. You must remember to wrap the book up in some waterproof material.

While you are sleeping high up there, a few reptiles or birds might grow interested in you. They might want to know who the intruder is. How do you deal with them? Ignoring them might help. Also, biting cold winds and the lashing rain might bother you. Again, the advice is to ignore them. If you don՚t look at them, they are likely to just go away.

Q 29. The writer՚s tone is ________

A. sincere

B. humorous

C. bitter

D. serious

Q 30. Pitons are ________

A. spears

B. spikes

C. hammers

D. harpoons

Q 31. Which word in the fourth paragraph means “a steep rock face especially on the edge of a sea” ?

A. Cliff

B. Ledge

C. Limb

D. Fasten

Q 32. Which of the following statements is true?

A. It is easy to find ledges on a rock face that are wide

B. The free arm will help the climber to untie herself/himself.

C. Reading will be a very comfortable experience on the rock face

D. The hammer is meant to hold the climber

Q 33. Which of the following statement is false?

A. The writer is giving some unimportant advice to climbers

B. It is natural for some creatures to be inquisitive about you

C. Wearing a headgear while reading will give you light

D. The writer tells us to overlook the rain and cold

Q 34. It is important to find a ledge that is about five inches wide because ________

A. it is difficult to sleep on a ledge that is narrower

B. then it is easy to drive the pitons deep inside the rock face

C. then it is possible to keep both arms free

D. then climbers can read the book comfortably

Q 35. What are the important objects one needs to sleep safely during a climb?

A. Books, helmets and wrapping paper

B. Helmet, light and ropes

C. Pitons, books and ropes

D. Hammer, pitons and ropes