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Although it was autumn, the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet (西藏). Our legs were so
heavy and cold that 1 felt like big pieces of ice. Have you 2 seen snowmen ride bicylces? That's
what we looked like! Along the way children who were 3 long wool coats stopped to look at us.
In the late 4 we found it was so cold that our water bottles froze (结冰). However, the lakes 5
like glass in the setting sun and loooked wonderful.
Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual. She was in high spirt and I knew I didn't need to 6 her.
To climb the mountains was hard work but as we 7 us, we were surprised by the view. We seemed
to be able to see for miles, and we were so high that we found ourselves cycling through clouds. After
a while, we began going 8 the mountains. It was great fun especially as it slowly became much 9 .
At the foot of the mountains, colourful butterflies flew around us and we saw many sheep eating green
grass. Then we had to 10 . Our caps, gloves and trousers for T-shirts and shorts.
In the early evening we stopped to 11 . We put up our tent and then we ate. Afte supper Wang Wei
went to sleep but I stayed 12 . At midnight the sky became clearer and 13 and the stars grew brighter.
As I 14 below the stars I thought about how far we had already travelled.
We will reach Dali in Yunan Province soon, where our cousins will join us. We 15 hardly wait to see
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