One of my happiest moments was when my longest friend invited me to be in her wedding. I was pretty delighted and ________ . Katie and I have known each other since she was born, but she is a very ________ and generous person who has made many friends in the last 20 years. I agreed and the wedding was ________ in October.

Several months before the wedding, Katie made a special ________ -she asked me to bring beloved toy, a lamb from our ________ , to the wedding so we could recreate a special photo. When Katie and I were young, my mother ________ two lambs in a gift shop and she got them for us. We’ve had them ever since, and they were the ________ of our friendship.

When she asked me to bring my lamb, it ________ me that I hadn’t seen it for years. I had the whole family help search for it, but had no ________ . It was August, and I only had two months before the wedding. I ________ my options and decided I wasn’t ________ to admit to Katie that I’d lost something precious. Many times I would have ________ my courage to tell her about that but I still ________ the matter.

Finally, Katie’s wedding arrived. The first thing she asked me when she saw me was ________ I had brought my lamb. She just looked so excited. I ________ deeply and admitted my whole family had spent days looking for it, but it hadn’t ________ . I told her I was absolutely ________ . She gave me a hug and said she was sorry for my loss. I held Katie tight, knowing I will have the ________ friend. Eventually, we recreated the photo, using just her lamb.

I’m impressed that Katie has ________ to hold on to hers for so long. Her wedding day was not only a beautiful celebration of her and her husband’s love, but it also felt like a wonderful ________ that a lifelong friendship can make you feel great, even years later.

Our dog, Annie, was eight weeks old. She had all the makings of a natural _________: strong body and muscular legs. There was just one problem: Annie wouldn’t take a single step into the _________. We tried everything but Annie _________ remained on land. Finally, my mom gently placed Annie in _________ water. She whimpered(呜咽) and fled back to shore. Mom and I _________.

Having just moved from the city, we were looking forward to watching Annie play in our pond. I stepped in, _________ she would follow, but Annie stay out. Then I got an idea. Holding my _________, I disappeared under the water. Fifteen silent seconds later, I _________ to find Annie running along the shoreline.

“Help me, Annie!” I called out _________ . Annie ran even faster. A battle took place-fear versus(对)   __________. Finally, Annie jumped into the water. “Come on, Annie!” I shouted. “You can do it.”

My yell of victory was __________ by a howl of pain as twenty claws scratched(抓) across my bare skin. I would struggle to __________ her, which had decided that I was her own personal lifeguard.

We returned to the shore. Mum couldn’t stop laughing. When Annie __________ I stepped back into the pond. This time, she followed willingly. Annie was transformed into a water dog that day.

Over the next years, we __________ three more dogs-Pepper, Will and Cleo. Whenever we brought a new dog home, the pond was our first __________.

The most affectionate memory of my childhood is about a round table. When I was still little, my entire family would ______ on almost every traditional festival to have dinner. While the ______ were discussing something beyond our comprehension, we kids would play hide-and-seek.

The round table is a ______ of a reunion of our families and an ______ to our families. But as a matter of fact, in China, almost everything can be solved over a ______ table. The marriage bells between a loving couple and the ______ between business partners can all happen on the same round table. ______ , I start to wonder what this round table is to us, and its true significance starts to ______ in front of me.

The food on the table may ______ with time. The reasons why we come together may be ______ , but the sensation behind it remains the same. And that is our tolerance of different people or willingness to ______ different cultures.

In less than two months before the Spring Festival, a(n) ______ epic migration: would take place in China. The power that ______ us to do so has been sustaining Chinese civilization for thousands of years, and even the history of our nation has been the stories of ______ or running to the round table to which we ______ . The round table is and will always be a symbol of the Chinese sensation.