1 . Winter is the season of snow. The most common way to _______ the snow in France is to ski. My heart beat faster when my host mother announced a trip to the alps; it meant that I, a girl who had had little _______ with snow before, would be able to explore the beauty of the most famous European _______ range.

As our car moved slowly _______ the snow to the ski resort, I found myself in a _______ world of giant peaks, and branches yearning(向往) upward to the sky.

My first skiing lesson was all about falling down and. _______ . At the beginning, _______ the sense of motion, I deliberately fell each time I started to move. After falling facing the _______ and with my legs twisted(扭曲), and after losing my ski canes(杖), I was a(n)   _______ in getting up. On the ground, I would pull off my skis and make them parallel(平行) to each other, then move my weight forward ________ I could stand up. But ________ . I got used to skiing and soon fell in love with the wind whistling in my ears as I sped ________ the slopes. Over the holiday, I learnt to turn left and right to ________ snow ploughs(扫雪机). On the final day, I ________ skied the off- tracks so that I could visit some of the lovely snowy villages in the area.

Skiing was not only an amazing and enjoyable journey, but also a continuous ________. The spirit of skiing says: Life is all about falling down and getting up.