I used to be shy and my first day at the new school made me look silly in front of the class. The ________ sent me to the blackboard to write my name and address. I knew my name and address, ________ how to spell them, knew how to write them, ________ standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many girls and boys looking at me made me nervous. I was ________ to write a single (单个的) letter.

“Write down your name,” the teacher said to me. I lifted the white chalk to the ________. As I was about to write my name, my mind went ________. I could not remember my name, not even the ________ letter. “Just forget about us and write your name and address,” said the teacher. I wanted to write but my hand ________ to move. The children began to whisper (低声说). “Don’t you know your name?” asked the teacher. I looked at her and could not answer. The teacher stood up and walked to my side, ________ me to give me confidence. She put her hand softly ________ my shoulder and asked, “What’s your name?”

“Richard Wright,” I whispered. And then I ________ my name very quickly.

“Now, can you write?”

“Yes, madam.”

________, I turned to the blackboard. I wrote my name and address down ________ and correctly. “Good boy. You may go to ________ seat,” said the teacher.

Today I can still remember my teacher’s words and ________. They meant a lot to me.

【推荐2】Dear head teacher, teachers, parents and fellow students, I’m very ________ that you have chosen me to speak to you today. I have three roses here: a red one, a ________ one and a white one. These roses are to thank three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learnt. These three things are friendship, effort and trust.

I give the red rose to my friends. When I started school here, my Chinese was not good. I once tried to say “xiexie”, but I said “xiaxia” ________. They taught me to say many things in Chinese.

I give the white rose to my teachers, who have taught me that there is no success without effort. I’ve learnt to try my best, not only with studying ________ with whatever else I do.

I give the yellow rose to my parents for teaching me that love is about trust.

I’m sure that you all have your own ________ about the happiness of the last three years, and the people whom you want to thank for it, so let’s all stand up and say, “Thank you, friends, teachers and parents! We love you!”