complete the text with the present
perfect or past simple
form of the verbs in
brackets. then listen
and check.

my dad and i (climb)
a lot of mountains
and of course it can be
dangerous. (start) when
i was 14 but l (never have) a
serious accident. my dad and l (travel) all over the world and we (see) some wonderful things. last year,
we (go) to argentina. so, where
next? we'd love to go to the himalayas because (never climb) everest.​

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