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The sun was shining and Clare felt like doing something active. She'd had enough of the moment of li...
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The sun was shining and Clare felt like doing something active. She'd had enough of the moment of living in the past. What she really wanted was some skiing if she could get herself organized. She walked into the ski school office and within ten minutes had arranged a private class for the whole afternoon. One of the ski teacher would meet her at the ski lift station at the end of the village at midday. The ski hire shop next door rented her some skis and boots and she carried them back to the hotel. There she changed into some more or less suitable clothes and took the hotel's electric taxi down to the lift station. She was a bit early and had time to look around, and get nervous. She hadn't skied for about ten years, though she'd been quite good at that time. Everyone said it was liking riding a bike - you didn't forget how to do it. She stood there looking up at the mountains, trying to remember what to do.
Madam Newton?" Yes," she said. And there was her ski teacher, looking exactly like all the other ski teachers she remembered ― sun-tanned, handsome and totally self-confident. Half an hour later all thoughts of the unhappy days had disappeared as she skied behind Bruno and concentrated on staying on her feet.
"Upper body still, make your legs do the work, Madame",shouted Bruno over his shoulder. "Call me Clare, please" she said. "OK. Lean forward a bit more, Clare. That's it. Good. You are remembering now, en?" "Yeah, I am ... slowly. It's great. I'd forgotten what an amazing buzz skiing gives you".
They skied down some different runs with Bruno being wonderfully encouraging, and she really did begin to feel confident on the skis. Going up in the lifts, Clare and Bruno chatted — just the usual "where are you from, what do you do" sort of chat, but it was pleasantly relaxing. In the middle of the afternoon, they stopped at an old farmhouse for coffee and apple cake. There were lots of other skiers doing the same. Clare felt as if she belonged - something about being part of a group, all with a shared interest, she supposed. It was a feeling she'd not had for a long time.
Bruno said hello to a few people, and went over to talk to one of the waiters. Clare took the opportunity to study him a bit. Up until now, she'd just been skiing behind a man in a red ski suit, so it was interesting to see that he was quite tall, with curly brown hair and eyes to match. From the colour of his face he looked as if he'd spent his whole life in the open air. She guessed he was about forty.
"Are you in Zermatt for long, Clare?" asked Bruno, after he'd been sitting with her a few minutes, "No, only a few days probably. Just a short break to get away from everything at home", replied Clare. She didn't feel like explaining the real reason. People looked at her differently when they knew. "But I'd like to do some more skiing. Would you be able to do anything tomorrow?"
"I think so. But you'll have to book it through the ski school office. I can't arrange anything with you directly",said Bruno, putting on his gloves and standing up. "Come on. Let’s do a bit more now." "Great," replied Clare. After another hour, Clare said, "Time to stop, I think,"Bruno agreed. "You should have a sauna tonight. It'll help your body relax. Not so stiff ( 僵硬的)tomorrow, you know." Clare didn't care about stiff she was going to be tomorrow. She hadn't felt quite as good as this for months — full of fresh air, physically tired but in her mind — alive. Happy! Yes, that was how she felt.
1.Why did Clare feel nervous at the ski lift station?
A.The ski teacher arrived earlier than her.
B.It was a long time since her last skiing.
C.She had hardly learned how to ski properly.
D.She was inappropriately dressed for skiing.
2.What did Clare do after 30 minutes' skiing?
A.She couldn’t help thinking about the past few days.
B.She got a bit upset due to her inability to ski.
C.She didn’t understand Bruno's instructions.
D.She asked Bruno to call her tomorrow.
3.What does the underlined part "an amazing buzz” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.A sudden memory.
B.A beautiful sound.
C.A strong feeling of excitement.
D.An interesting topic of conversation.
4.Clare felt enjoyable at the farmhouse in that .
A.she met some old friends
B.she felt she was better than other skiers
C.she thought the food and drinks there were wonderful
D.she found she had something in common with others
5.Why didn't Clare tell Bruno the real reason she was in Zermatt?
A.She thought he might think negatively about the truth.
B.She wanted a different ski teacher the next day.
C.She hated to let him know she was leaving soon.
D.She felt he had a bad opinion on her.
6.What can be inferred about Clare from the last paragraph?
A.She discovered a way of taking her mind off her problems
B.She told her secret to another person for the first time.
C.She seemed to have been living a hard time tor years.
D.She found a lifelong friend in the skiing held.
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