Dear head teacher, teachers, parents and students,
　　I'm very proud of being　　1　　(choose) to speak to you today.
　　I have three roses here: a red one, a white one and a yellow one. These roses are　　2　　(thank) three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learned.
　　I give the red rose to my friends. When I started school here, my Chinese was not good, and some of my mistakes were very funny. I once tried to say “xiexie”,　　3　　I said “xiaxia” instead. They didn't laugh at me but taught me to say many things in Chinese and　　4　　(kind) invited me to join them. Today, thanks to their kindness, my Chinese is much better, and we have become friends!
　　I give the white rose to my teachers. They taught me there is no success　　5　　effort. When I started running in the 800 meters, I always finished last and wanted to give up. But the P.E. teacher, Ms. Huang, ran along with me, and said, “You only really lose if you give up!” I've　　6　　(learn) to try my best, not only with running but with whatever else I do.
　　I give the yellow rose to my parents for teaching me　　7　　love is about—trust. When I wanted to learn the violin, my father told me that I should work harder at math. I was　　8　　(disappoint). Then, on the morning of my birthday, I　　9　　(wake) up to find a beautiful violin at my bedside. There was a note from my father: “I'm sure you will be good at music. I know that you will be better at math.”
　　I'm sure that you all have your own　　10　　(memory) about the last three years and the people whom you want to thank for, so let's all stand up and say, “Thank you, friends, teachers and parents! We love you!”
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Ⅱ.1. chosen 2. to thank 3. but 4. kindly 5. without
6. learned/learnt 7. what 8. disappointed 9. woke
10. memories