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My grandparents had been living …in the mountains …for twenty years. … every winter I would come …to the small village near the lake which is within a short walking distance …to the right …of their cottage. The place is really lovely. If you climb … the mountain top you can get a splendid view …from there. Far away, …on the white snow you will see some tiny coloured spots …of the cottages …on the green …of the forest and the shining mirror …of the lake. I liked to ski down the mountain slope through the forest …to the lake and then across it …to the village. …at times I would skate …on the lake or go …to the forest …on foot.

Usually I stayed …with my grandparents …for three weeks during my vacations, but … this year my sister Mary invited me to spend a fortnight …with her. … last summer she bought a house …in the country and said that she lived …at 12, Cherry Lane, not far from the railway station and if I went …by train she would meet me.

I decided to go …on the 3 of February late …at night. …At 1 o’clock …in the morning I was …at the bus stop, just …in time to catch the last bus, and …at 1.30 got …to the station. There were very few people …on the train and the seat next …to mine was vacant, so I sat there …by the window. …In a few minutes I fell asleep.

As I looked out …of the window …in the morning I saw Mary waiting …for me …on the platform. She came …in her car and was glad to arrive …in time. She said that there was an accident …at the beginning of Cherry Lane. Fortunately we met no more obstacles …on our way and reached Mary’s place …in no time at all.

…At the gates we were greeted …by John, an old friend of mine who happened to live nearby. It was a surprise …for I had no news from him since the last spring. We had a nice chat …at breakfast. He left his job …at the university and …at present works …at a school. …At first he wasn’t much interested …in the new work but now he is quite satisfied …with it. A group of his pupils was even asked to take part …in a TV programme which will be …on TV … next week and …in future John also plans to work …for the radio. We talked pleasantly all the morning till it was time …for him to go …to the school and Then Mary showed … me the room …on the upper floor where I could have some rest.

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