When I was in Grade Three, I was picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother practiced my lines so hard with me. But however easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped on stage, every word _________ from my head. Finally the teacher said she wrote a narrator’s (旁白) part, and asked me to change the _________. Her words, kindly expressed, but still hurt me especially when I saw my part go to _________—a pretty girl.

I didn’t tell my mother anything when I went home that day, but she sensed my sadness. Instead of keeping practicing, she asked _________ I wanted to walk in the yard. It was a lovely spring day and roses were turning red. Besides, we could also see yellow dandelions (蒲公英). I watched my mother stop by one dandelion. “I think I’m going to dig up all these dandelions,” she said, “From now on, there will be _________ roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions.” I argued, “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions.”

My mother looked at me _________. “Yes, every flower shines in its own way. And that’s true of people, too,” she said. At that moment, I realized she had guessed my _________. I started to tell her the truth. “You will be a beautiful narrator.” she said. With her help, I learned to _________ the new role.

The big day finally came, and a bunch of dandelions appeared with a card inside: “You will be the most beautiful dandelion.” Feeling moved and motivated, I performed well _________ receiving my mother’s dandelions.

Today, I’m an adult, and my mother’s words are still as fresh as spring dandelions. It’s she that encouraged me to live bravely __________ I am as simple as a dandelion. This experience is like an everlasting flower, blooming in the river of my memories.

The most valuable memory of my childhood is about a round table. This table was not just a piece of furniture (家具) but a symbol of reunion (团聚) and joy.

When I was little, our whole family would gather around a round table for dinner on the traditional festivals. Adults would sit and talk about their work and plans, while children would run around the table, playing hide-and-seek.

When I got a bit older, my aunt brought back her boyfriend and my grandma joyfully added another seat to the round table. It seemed a little bit more crowded, but we all felt closer to this new family member.

When I was twelve, my grandpa passed away because of cancer but when the family reunited again, his chair, his bowl and his chopsticks remained the same. Although his seat was empty, but it made us feel like that he had never left us.

We all have a table like this in our homes because it is a symbol of the reunion of our families. But as a matter of fact, in China, almost everything can be solved over a round table. The wedding ceremony between a loving couple, mourning (哀悼) for the dead, the talk between business partners can all happen on a same round table. So I start to wonder what is this round table to us.

The food on the table may change with time. The people sitting beside it may come and go. The reasons why we come together may be different, but the meaning behind it remains, year after year, the same. And that is our tolerance (包容) of different people, our willingness to learn from different culture and artistic forms, our care and love and respect for not only our family, but also for the community, our nation and even the whole world.

The round table has been a symbol of the Chinese culture. It was, it is and will always be.

①We often see space exploration (探索) updates in the news nowadays. This is great for those who want a future like in science fiction movies. On the other hand, some believe space exploration is not necessary because there are a few reasonable disadvantages to it. So, read further to see what the space exploration advantages and disadvantages are.

②It’s true that space exploration technologies are costly and consume many resources (资源). Only sending space exploration satellites (卫星) to space costs at least $40 million each time and can go for as much as $400 million. Analyzing some space exploration facts, we realize that space exploring costs a lot. While the UN says $30 billion could end world hunger, NASA is being offered a lot every year. And this is a good argument for those who are against space exploration.

③While space exploration is highly important for learning about who we are, some are worried about what it can do to humanity. Countries can use their satellites to collect information about other countries they’re fighting against. And this can lead to a worse situation between countries and even wars.

④Another problem that space exploration brings is that it causes a great danger for astronauts. NASA mentions in an article how damaging cosmic radiation (宇宙辐射) is for the human body because it can damage the nervous system both badly and in the long run. Besides, cosmic radiation sickness causes extreme tiredness, sickness, anorexia, and vomiting. From this point of view, space exploration does put our astronauts at great risks. However, preventive measures (预防措施) are taken, and their health is kept in check through intensive training and daily checkups.

⑤Although all the observations mentioned above make great points, space exploration still has more benefits than bad influence. Thanks to space exploration, our technologies have developed a lot. Moreover, by exploring space, we can discover new resources that we could use to better our lives here on the earth. And another thing is certain as well: we couldn’t build a better future for our children without space exploration.

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