Do you have any skiing equipment you no longer need? A ski school in the far north of India could put it to good use.
In March we published a photo story about the extraordinary Zsnskar region in northern India，which is cut off from the outside world for more than seven months of the year，and only accessible (可通行的)via a frozen river．We also included information about the limited use of skiing in the region and the recent creation of the Zanskar Ski School:
“Despite the difficulties of travelling through the region when the snow comes，skiing hasn’t traditionally been used as a means of transport by the locals，largely because trees don't grow here, so there is little in the way of raw materials from which to make skis．In 1995, a group of British scientists in the region noticed the lack of skis and one of them returned to set up the Zanskar Ski School in Padam．The school provides lessons for a small fee and rents skis to the local people. Among the benefits that the school hopes to bring are improved education—children often find it difficult to get to school through the deep snow—and the possibility of offering ski tours to tourists in the future．So far，more than 300 local people have received training，and local doctors and policemen regularly borrow skis.”
But what we weren't able to include in the article is that the ski school is always on the look out for old skiing equipment—particularly of a size suitable for children—and, I thought. Now the European ski season is drawing to a close，there might be a few of you out there who have some old equipment you'd like to see go to a good home．If that's the ease you can get in touch with the school via their website www.zanskarski school.org.
63. What's the purpose in writing the text?
A. To ask people to give away their skis to the school
B. To attract more tourists to the area
C. To appeal to more locals to attend the school
D. To raise money to develop this area
64. The local people don't use skiing to go about because .
A. it is against the local custom
B. trees are in the way of the skiing route
C. they don't have the wood to make skis
D. it is dangerous to go skiing in this region
65. The Zanskar Ski School .
A. has donated money to the local community
B. makes it easier for the students to attend school
C. provides special training to the tourists
D. has borrowed many skis from Europe
66. Who would be the most helpful to the school now?
A. Locals in Zanskar region．
B. Students in the Zanskar Ski School．
C. People having old skiing equipment．
D. Tavellers enjoying skiing．
67. What can be the best title for the text?
A. An extraordinary region in India B. A popular sport—skiing
C. A good means of transport D. A home for old skis