In the 1950s and 1960s, Russia and America were both very interested in space exploration. Each country wanted to be the first to     24     a man to the Moon.

In 1957, Russia sent the first satellite into space. The     25     of the satellite was Sputnik. It was     26     as long as a basketball, but it was the start of the space race! In 1959, the Russian sent a spacecraft to the Moon. Its name was Luna3. It went     27     the Moon and took photographs, but it didn’t land on the Moon. There weren’t any astronauts on Luna3.

In March 1961, the Russians sent an astronaut called Ivan into space. He wasn’t a     28     person—he was only a toy. The Russians wanted to test the spacecraft and the astronaut’s spacesuit     29     they sent a real person into space. Ivan returned to the Earth     30    . (He’s now in a museum, and he’s still wearing his spacesuit!) In April 1961, the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space and go around the Earth.

A month after Gagarin’s flight, President Kennedy of the USA made a famous speech. He wanted an American astronaut to walk on the Moon, and return to the Earth, before the end of the 1960s. When he made the speech in May 1961, Russia was ahead in the space race. However, winning was very important to the Americans. They spent a lot of money on new spacecraft. In July 1969, Kennedy’s     31     came true. Two American astronauts walked on the Moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

This winter holiday, I have a wonderful trip in Jilin. We even managed to make a micro film（微电影）there. The experience was so happy that I cannot wait to _________ it with you.

We arrived in Changchun（长春）in the evening. With snow and ice everywhere, we suddenly realized that we had come to a kingdom of snow! It made us all _________.

However, we came to Jilin not only for sightseeing. We had an important mission—to take a short film! Every one of us needed to be the host or hostess of one part of the film.

When we visited the Rime Island, it was my turn to be the hostess. At last, I was very nervous when facing the camera. I took a deep breath and looked around. The trees covered with magic rime, white snow and crystal ice, and the happy crowd immediately made me relax. I _________ finished my hosting task.

Have this picture in your mind: you lie down on the soft snow, with the white coated trees around you. Your _________ is filled with snow. It is pure and quiet. All your worries and sorrows will be gone.

Nowadays, the pace of life in modern cities is getting faster and faster. But why not _________ down and enjoy the magic of nature?

This trip brought something new to me. I learned how a film is made; I learned how important teamwork is; I _________ understood how to enjoy life.

Travelling is a good thing that can broaden our horizons and improve our abilities. When enjoying the pleasure of travelling, you are also learning something beneficial for your future life.

He is always in my heart. I couldn’t believe I lost him. As I think of my father, tears fill my eyes and stream down my face.

My dad always wanted to go to Canada, so he wrote a letter to one of my uncles in Canada for help. My uncle successfully got a visit visa(签证) for my dad. So he flew to Canada, looking for a better life for his kids. That year, I was six.

After a few months, dad wrote us a letter saying he was fine and happy. That letter, and its many fellows(伙伴) down the years, all with the same words, kept coming to our doors for 11 years. Yet, even as he lived here in Canada, his health was failing him―but fearing we would worry he never let on (透露) about his ill health. He spent these years in Canada working hard; finally after 11 years when he got his landed immigrant paper(永久居民证), he wrote us saying all of us could move to Canada.

We were all happy that we would finally be together. It was to be a huge family reunion(重聚). Sadly my father did not live to see his family reunion as he suffered a serious heart attack.

Yes, Canada is a wonderful country. So many times I can’t help thinking it was here that my dad was taken away from us. When I miss him, I want someone to hold me and give me a hug. And when I see how everyone gives his father gifts on Father’s Day, wishing them a long, happy life, I want to do the same. But to whom can I give my Father’s Day gift and card? Where can I get the same warm loving hug again?