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By midday, the small party of students, led by one of

their teachers, had reached a height of 2460 feet. At this point one of the

students, Paul Martin, a boy of sixteen, felt seriously ill, so the party had

to stop climbing. The only thing the teacher 7 _______

do was to return to the hut where they had spent the night, because mobile

phones didn’t work in that area. From the

hut, he 8 _______ the police.

As no rescue team could reach the student quickly enough, a helicopter, with a

doctor on board, was sent to the scene. The helicopter soon arrived, but the

sides of the mountain were 9 _______

steep that it couldn’t land. The pilot,

therefore kept the helicopter in the air with only one wheel touching the

mountain-side while the party carried the boy on board. It was such a

frightening experience for the boy that he will never forget it. “I wish I 10 _______

on that excursion,” said poor Paul Martin when he was interviewed at General

Hospital a few days later.

telephoned

was called

asked

rung