Ladies and Gentlemen，
Thank you for coming to attend the graduation ceremony （仪式）． First of all， I"d like to congratulate all the students who are here today． I remember meeting all of you when you were just starting Grade 7at this school． You were so full of
(1) and thirsty for knowledge． And some of you were a little difficult to
(2) ! But today， you"ve all grown up so much and I am so proud of you．
You"ve all worked very hard over the last three years， but none of you did it
(3) ． I hope you"ll remember the important
(4) in your lives who helped and supported you． Please consider what they"ve done for you． Never
(5) to be thankful to the people around
you．
Lastly， the end of junior high school is the beginning of a new
(6) ． You will have many difficult tasks ahead of （在……前面） you． You"ll make mistakes along the way， but the
key is to
(7) your mistakes and never give up． But along with difficulties， there will also be many
(8) things waiting for you． Learn the new things， and you"ll have the ability to
make your own choices． Choose
(9) and be responsible （承担责任） for your decisions
and actions．
(10) you have to go your separate ways now， I hope that you"ll come back to visit our school in a few years" time． As you set out on your new journey， you shouldn"t forget where you came from． The future is yours．
Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon!