I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road， about twenty yards away from our house， to invite a passing group of seasonal work-seekers for a meal. She     1    (instruct) me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung   for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work-seekers.

    2     thought of making an open fire outside at midday， and    3     (cook)in a large three-legged pot in that intense heat， was sufficient to upset even an angel. I did not manage to hide my feelings from my mother and， after serving the group， she called me to the veranda    4     she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.

    5    (look) straight into my eyes， she asked “Why did you get angry    6     I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor people?”    7     my attempt to deny her blame， using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my rude behavior，mother， she gave me a firm look，    8    (say)， “You cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you.”

I    9     (sudden) realized that if I had refused to offer this group of people a meal，    10     would be impossible that in my travels some time in the future， I would get these individuals' help.

China’s research icebreaker Xuelong,     1     126 crew members aboard on the 35th Antarctic research mission, on Thursday local time left the Zhongshan Station on     2     (it) way back to China.

Snow Eagle 601, China’s first fixed­wing aircraft for polar flight, on Thursday night also departed from the Antarctic after     3     (complete)all assignments.

Xuelong,     4     arrived near Zhongshan on Feb. 9, supplied the station with fuel oil, and then picked up summer expedition   team members   at   the   Kunlun, Taishan and Zhongshan stations, as well as     5    (member)of the fixed­wing aircraft project.

Sixteen members of the Kunlun team     6    (previous)completed all scientific expeditions at Dome Argus (Dome A), the South Pole’s highest icecap. They，together with 21 members of the Taishan team,     7    (return)to Zhongshan on Feb. 8.

The Zhongshan team completed tasks including installation of and tests for LiDAR, drilling of ice bedrock, atmospheric sounding     8    (observe)，surveys of birds and aerial exploration carried out by the fixed­wing aircraft.

As the summer expedition team at Zhongshan left, 19 members would stay for winter expeditions.

Also     9    (know) as the Snow Dragon, the icebreaker carrying a research   team   set   sail   from Shanghai on Nov. 2   last year, beginning     10     country’s 35th Antarctic expedition. It is expected to arrive in Shanghai in mid­March.