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... assent there... ascent there... assent their... ascent

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first blank: We need a possessive pronoun to show that the "historic... to the top" belongs to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. "their" is a possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to them", while "there" is an adverb meaning "in that place". So "their" is correct for the first blank.
2. Analyze the second blank: The context is about climbing to the top of Mount Everest. "ascent" is a noun meaning "a climb or rise", while "assent" is a noun or verb meaning "agreement". So "ascent" is the correct word for the second blank.

Answer:

their... ascent