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Skiingismyfavoritesport,eventhoughIhaveonlyskiedforfourdaysinmywholelife.Lastyear,myfatherpromisedtotakemeonaholidayifIdidwellinmyexams.WhenIgotstraightA’s,Dadsaid’‘HowaboutaweekendattheBotanicalGardens?

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However,mymusaid,‘No,youpromisedaspecialholiday.Ithinkyououghttokeepyourword.’And,despitetheexpense,hedid,

Mydreamwastoseesomerealsnow,sointheChristmasvacationweflewtoSeoul,SouthKorea,andthentookashuttlebuswhichrunsbackandforthbetweenSeoulandMujuResort.Asthebusclimbedthroughthemountains,wesawthesnowinthetrees.Iwasdyingtogetoutofthebus.

Nooneinmyfamilyhadevertouchedsnowbefore.Wewerealllikelittlechildren---wepickeditup,madesnowballs,andthrewthemateachother!

Thenwecheckedinatthehotel.Ourroomoverlookedoneoftheskislopes.Theslopewasfloodlit,sowewatchedpeopleskiinguntil10p.m.Wecouldnotwaittotryitourselves.

Thenextdaywehadourfirstskiinglesson.Werentedourskisuits,bootsadskis,andwentoutsideontothesnow.Wearingskisforthefirsttimemakesyoufeelverystrange.Suddenlyyoufindyoucannotevenwalk.

Ourinstructortookusontoagentleslope,andshowedussomebasicskills.Inordertodoupahill,youhavetostandsideways,andgoupstepbystep.Youmustpointthetipsofyourskistogethersothatyoucanstop.However,thetipsmustnotcross,oryouwillfall.Youshouldnotskialoneincaseyoufallandgetinjured.Tobehonest,thatfirstlessonwasnotagreatsuccess,andIkeptfallingdown!

However,thenextdayIdefinitelyimproved.Ionlyfelloverafewtimes,andImanagedtodoafewlongerruns.Ifeltpleasedwithmyself,andtheinstructorcongratulatedme,soIfeltgreat.Althoughitwasverycold,Ispentmostofthatholidayskiing.Itwasthemostwonderfultimeofmylife.

Nevertheless,itwasallovertoosoon.NowIhavedecidedtoworkpart-timethissummer,soIcanearnenoughmoneyforanothersuperskiingholiday.

MorereadingFaster,Higher,Stronger

TheOlympicGameshavealonghistory.ThefirstmodernGameswereheldinAthens,Greecein1896.Everyfouryears,athleticsfromallovertheworldcompeteinvarioussportsattheGames.Thelargestgroupparticipatesinathletics.

‘Athletics’referstosportsinfourareas:

track,field,roadandcombinedevents.Trackevents,suchasrunningandhurdling,testaperson’sspeed.Inordertowinatrackevent,apersonneedstogofasterthaneveryoneelse.Fieldevents,however,testhowhighorfarsomeonecanjumpineventssuchasthelongjumporhighjump.Theyalsotesthowfarsomeonecanthrowineventssuchastheshot-put,discusorjavelin.Themarathonandracewalksareroadevents.Theytestendurance.Incombinedevents,athletesarerequiredtocompeteinaseriesofcompetitionfromeachcategory.Themostfamouscombinedeventisthedecathlon.Thedecathloninvolvestendifferentathleticseventsthattakeplaceovertwodays.Sincethedecathloninvolvestendifferentathleticseventsthattakeplaceovertwodays.Sincethedecathlontestsall-aroundphysicalability,thewinnerofthedecathlonisoftencalled‘theworld‘sgreatestathlete.’

AlthoughallOlympicsportsareequalinimportance,athleticsis,inmanyways,thebestpictureoftheOlympicmotto‘Faster,Higher,Stronger”.Thedesireofhumanitytodobetter---torunfaster,tosoarhigherandtopushfarther---iswhattheOlympicsareallabout.

Chapter2

ReadingTutorialcentres

Helpful

Ihavebeenstudyingatatutorialcentrefortwoyears.Thefeesareveryreasonable,andmycommandofEnglishhasimprovedgreatlysinceIstarted.

Mytutorsareallqualifiedteachers.Theyaresincereandkind.Ihavebeenhelpedalotbythem.

OneofmyteacherswasBritish.Atfirst,Icouldnotsayanythingtoher.However,laterIlearnthowtocommunicateinEnglishwithawesterner.

IthinkthatthetutorialcentrehasgivenmealotofconfidenceinusingEnglish.

Igotosleep

Ihavebeenattendingatutorialcentrefortwomonths.Ihavebeenforcedtoattendbymyparents,butIdonotthinkitisusefulforme.

Iamalwaysverytiredafterschool.SometimesIevensleepduringtheclassesintheevening.

Furthermore,theteachersareveryboring.Theygiveusalotofsupplementaryexercisesbuttheyteachusnothing.Iusuallyreadcomicsduringclass.SometimesIgotoavideoarcadeinstead.Ithinktutorialcentresareuseless

Wasteofmoney

Ihavestudiedatatutorialcentreforoneyear.However,IthinkthatIhavebeencheated.

Thesetutorialcentresareonlyinterestedinmakingmoney,sotheyaccepttoomanystudentsforeachclass.However,theydonotwanttopayforgoodteachers.MyEnglishteacherwasauniversitystudentwhostudied