“We started getting messages from the rescue team saying they could not (1) because the weather was so severe. The conditions were incredibly cold. Every 20 minutes for over 36 hours we rubbed our fingers and toes for 15 minutes to make sure we didn’t get frostbite. The doctors were amazed at (2) unscathed we were when we finally got down. After the first night, we saw the rescue helicopter fly overhead, but they sent us a message saying the conditions were too bad to come (3) closer. By this point we knew if they (4) us in the morning, we had (5) chance of surviving. We didn’t need to talk about it. You just need to look into someone’s eyes and you know (6) understand the seriousness of the situation as well as you do. It was such a relief when they finally reached us.”

1 B take off

2 A how  

3 D any

4  C didn’t reach