Read the two passages. Passage 1

I work as a tour guide here at the mountain. Climbers sometimes hire me to guide them to the summit. I know all there is to know about Everest. First of all, it is the highest mountain on Earth. In 1979, the area surrounding Everest was designated as a natural world heritage site. It sits on the border between Nepal and Tibet, which is a region of China. In fact, the border runs right up over the peak of the mountain. The summit of Everest soars high above the clouds at an astonishing 29,029 feet. That's almost as high as airplanes fly! On the summit of Everest, climbers stand as close to the stars as they can with both feet still on Earth. I have stood on the breathtaking summit myself almost a dozen times. The feeling is unbelievable, so it is no wonder this towering mountain has attracted climbers for centuries.

Passage 2

To experience Mount Everest, most people who want to climb the mountain hire a tour guide. Tour guides are experts on the mountain and many have climbed the mountain successfully on several occasions. Most of these tour guides have a deep interest in the history of the mountain. They can give climbers valuable information such as explaining that Everest is a natural world heritage site, sits between the border of Nepal and Tibet, and that the border between these two places is right over the mountain peak. Tour guides can also explain different stats to climbers and remind them that they are on one of the highest mountains in the world. Though the trip to the top of the mountain can be grueling, the view from the summit usually astonishes and satisfies those who make it safely.

How does the point of view impact what the reader learns about in each passage?

1 The first-person point of view in Passage 1 allows the reader to learn about how it feels being on the summit, while the third-person point of view in Passage 2 allows the reader learn more about the benefits of tour guides.

2 The first-person point of view in Passage 1 allows the reader to learn about the visible damage to the mountain seen by the author, while the third-person point of view in Passage 2 focuses more on the solutions to the problems.

3 The third-person point of view in Passage 1 allows the reader to learn about where most climbers are from, while the first-person point of view in Passage 2 allows the reader to learn more about the feeling of meeting different climbers.

4 The third-person point of view in Passage 1 allows the reader to learn about the height of the mountain, while the first-person point of view in Passage 2 allows the reader to learn about how it feels standing on the summit.