Like other high peaks in (1)………region, Mount Everest has long been revered by local people. Its most common Tibetan (2)………, Chomolungma, means “Godd

Like other high peaks in (1)………region, Mount Everest has long been revered by local people. Its most common Tibetan (2)………, Chomolungma, means “Goddess Mother of the World”, (3)…………. “Goddess of the Valley”. The Sanskrit name Sagarmatha means (4)……… “Peak of Heaven”. Its identity as the highest point on the Earth’s (5)………..was not recognized, however, until 1852, (6)………the governmental Survey of India established that fact. (7)……….1865 the mountain-previously referred to as Peak XV- was (8) ……..for Sir George Everest, British survey or general of India from 1830 to 1843.
1. A. one B. a C. an D. the
2. A. title B. name C. selection D. label
3. A. nor B. with C. or D. and
4. A. literally B. literate C. literal D. illiterate
5. A. covering B. plane C. surface D. facet
6. A. whose B. who C. why D. when
7. A. in B. on C. with D. between
8. A. rename B. renamed C. renaming D. to rename