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C. Just about everyone knows that water is necessary for

washing, cooking, and drinking, but not everyone realizes that
our bodies are made up mostly of water. Thirst is your body's
signal that it needs more water. Drinking plenty of water,
a balanced diet, and exercising regularly are important
"u1ing
factors to good health.

D. without water, life as we know it would be impossible

on Earth. Scientists believe that the Earth is the only planet in
the solar system that has flowing water on its surface. Water is
necessary ior the functioning of every cell in our body'

2. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world'

A.Itisjustoneofthemountainsthatmakeupthe
Hi*alayan Mountain range. It is higher than ivlt. McKinley in
North America, Mt. Aconcagua in South America, or any other
mountain. Its peak remains snow-covered throughout the year.

B. Its summit is so high and the air so thin up there that

climbers require oxygen masks. Several people have lost their
lives trying to climb Mt. Everest, but others are strll cira"'r'n by
tl-re chailenge to scaie the highest mourriain in the world.

c. The mountain is named after sir George Everest, who

was the surveyor general of India from 1830 - 1'843. it was in
1841 that Everest recorded the location and height of the
mountain that now bears his name. Mt. Everest is a part of the
Hirnal-a,van Mountain range.

D. Located in the Himalayan Mountain range in south-

central Asia, Everest's peak rjses 29,A35 feet above sea level'
That is nearly six miles above sea level. Everest reaches r'p
through nearly two-thirds of the Earth's atmosphere'