That day, Tom was called to his teacher Dwyer’s office. He was feeling a little _______ when he chatted with his teacher.

“I just feel as if I had no _______ of my life at the moment. My parents are telling me one thing, and my friends are telling me another. Everything keeps _______ and I am not sure what I should do next.” Dwyer nodded his head and left the room for a moment, returning with a _______.

He set it down on the table between them and asked Tom to start. They exchanged a few turns without any real _______ before Dwyer spoke for the first time.

“In the game of chess, who are you?” Dwyer asked, “At the moment, I feel like a pawn(卒子). I am _______ in my movement and don’t have much ability,” answered Tom. “Who would you rather be?” Dwyer asked. “I’d rather be the queen, of course. She can move in any direction and is the most _______ piece on the chessboard,” Tom said. “Are you sure about that?” Dwyer added. “Of course! Isn’t it _______?” Tom answered.

Dwyer sat back in the chair and said in a quiet, yet firm voice, “You shouldn’t be the pawn, or the queen. You need to be the _______ moving the pieces around. Stop being __________ around by others and take charge. There are too many people around us whose lives are __________ by the decisions of their bosses, their parents, their peers and the media. You are better than them, so step up and take charge! We weren’t born to be pieces moved around on a chessboard. We were born to positively influence the world around us.”

Tom understood and smiled, “Checkmate(国际象棋中攻击对方将帅).” With that, he __________ from his chair and walked out of Dwyer’s office, decided to change the world.