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21. The passage states that before the 1850s, ...

A) people only climbed for research purposes. B) mountain climbing cost a lot of money.

C) one had to pay in order to climb mountains. D) climbing was not regarded as a hobby.

22. British People in general first paid attention to mountaineering when ...

A) a man made a series of speeches on the subject B) Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time

C) the Alpine club was initially founded in London D) Dr Packard climbed Mont Blanc in 1786

23. It is implied that European climbers first started climbing mountains outside Europe ...

A) so that they could make field maps of other areas

B) as they wanted to climb previously unclimbed mountains

C) because the Alps in Europe took far too long to climb

D) once they had been inspired by Albert Smith's lectures