—Well, Dad helped me make it.

    Hello, everyone. I'd like to talk about my life in our school. We will in a few weeks. I think it is a good for me to say "Thanks" to our school, all the teachers，classmates and school workers.

    Our school is very beautiful. I have spent the three years here. And I really hope she will be better and better. For me，the most people are all the teachers who are so knowledgeable and experienced. You are always kind and , patient and responsible. I will never forget your . I'm also to my classmates and friends who are very hard-working. I hope everyone will enter his high school.

    In the end，I'd like to give my special "Thanks" to all the in our school. Thank you for you have done for us!

    Thank you for your listening. And good luck to you!

    Mrs. Yao is a wonderful teacher. She tried to make learning fun for us, so she added singing and dancing into our class. On the other hand, she was very strict with us. If we didn't finish our homework, we should get a detention (放学后留校) .

    In our life, Mrs. Yao was also a teacher that we all trusted. Once we took a trip to Shanghai. I fell down on the wet hotel bathroom floor. My hand got hurt. One of my roommates quickly got Mrs. Yao while another stayed to help me stop the blood. Mrs. Yao came with a few hotel workers. Clearly, the workers were very angry because I made the towels and the bed dirty. Mrs. Yao, like a bear protecting her baby, asked to speak with their boss. Soon the boss showed up. Being the super teacher that we trusted, Mrs. Yao soon had the problem solved. Mrs. Yao came back to me later. She checked my hand carefully and said, "Don't be worried. I will always be here for all of you."

    Also she saw my potential (潜能) for learning Chinese. I felt thankful to her.

—___________Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

    Sometimes when you feel like the world is against you or the goals you have set for yourself are just pipe dreams (脱离实际的愿望) , what you want to do is just give up. However, Jeremy Sicile-kira will tell you a1story.

Jeremy Sicile-kira's road2high school graduation was a very difficult one. He was an autistic (患自闭症的) child, but he3thought of giving up his school life.

    Jeremy's autism4him a lot. He was not able to speak, and it was hard for him to distinguish which sounds and sights to5. "I had to concentrate, although it was6for me," Jeremy said.

    Jeremy used a letter board to7with other people. He took as many8as he could, besides the special needs classes. He spent a lot of time9his assignment (作业) every day after school. He tried his best to10his classmates. Jeremy made up his11to get the most of his education. His parents and teachers12him. With their help, he realized that he was as smart as his classmates13he was an autistic child.

    Jeremy finished high school14and was invited to speak at the graduation. His written speech was changed15spoken words with technology. In his speech, Jeremy thanked his teachers and talked about the importance of education and the persistence of sticking to a dream.

A: Susie, did Rob tell you about his sister? She graduated from high school last Saturday.

B: Yes! Rob told me. He is a proud big brother.

A: His sister must be really smart.

B: Yes, she's going to a very good university next year. Did you know my brother graduated last month?

A:

B: No. From college!

A: Congratulations to your brother!

B: Yes, I did. My whole family went! We clapped (鼓掌) a lot for my brother.

A: You are really proud of him.

B: Yes. My brother started college 30 years after he graduated from high school! That's not easy!

A: That's really brave. Good for him. Did you give him a graduation gift?

B: Yes. I bought him a smartphone!

A: All I got was a dictionary.

B: Maybe you should go back to school so you can graduate again!