Question

complete the text with the correct pair of words. after edmund hillary and tenzing norgay made ____ historic ____ to the top of mount everest in 1953, both men became heroes. their... ascent their... assent theyre... assent theyre... ascent

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first blank: We need a possessive pronoun to show that the historic action belongs to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. "their" is a possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to them", while "they're" is a contraction of "they are", which doesn't fit here. So we can eliminate the options with "they're".
2. Analyze the second blank: The context is about climbing to the top of Mount Everest. "ascent" means "a climb or rise, especially upward", while "assent" means "agreement or approval". So "ascent" is the correct word for the action of climbing to the top.

Answer:

their... ascent