As a typical example of Chinese etiquette (礼仪), the coming-of-age ceremony     1    (aim) at reminding young people entering adulthood that only by     2    (assume)adult responsibilities and practicing good virtue can they become qualified for social roles.

With 100 days     3    (go) before the college entrance examination, our school     4    (hold) a coming-of-age ceremony for Senior 3 students. After the flag-raising, we students raised our right hands and articulated our oath(暂言) to become a qualified adult citizen.    5    (accompany) by a symphony, our parents beamed with pride and decorated us with coming-of-age medals.

The student representative gave a     6     (motivation) speech. Later, three students and I recited a poem-Everyone Has a Dream in the Youth and I’ll Help My Country Be Stronger. Affected by the poem, we felt the responsibility     7    we should assume to strive for our motherland.

Our principal asked us to stand face-to-face with our parents.When I took my parents’ hands and     8    (gentle) stroked them, I could not help but feel guilty for continuous complaints     9    my parents and tears began to fall. My parents patted me on the back to comfort me.It was     10    warm scene for every family present.

On Nov 19, 2021, our school organized an online activity     1     two schools from Canada. During the two-hour online class, both sides introduced their schools as well as local festivals. And most     2    (important), we got to engage in a “face-to-face” chat with each other.

I believe students on the other side of the world are curious about our school lives,     3    I signed up to make a video of our campus. It was difficult because I needed to make the video mostly by     4    (I), which included writing a video script (脚本), and deciding where and how to shoot.

The video was divided into seven parts,     5    different students shared their personal feelings about the school. As the only one who     6    (study)at our school for more than 10 years, I took the initiative to do the overall introduction. How could I start the video in a     7    (relax)tone and engage the viewers? I racked my brain (绞尽脑汁) for ideas. When I looked through my WeChat Moments, I discovered an often-used word: “Shiwairen”, meaning students belonging to our school. This immediately gave me some     8    (inspire). Why not use a popular buzzword (热词) to begin the video?     9    (decide) on a creative beginning, I finished writing my part smoothly without wasting too much time.     10    I’ve learned from this experience is that the small things in life are also precious, as long as you have the right perspective.