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Thank you, Principal Xu, all the teachers and most importantly, the class of 2019. If I can’t make my speech fantastic, I will at least try to make it short.

It’s been nearly 40 years since I became a member of the army. You may be wondering how I have won so many honors as a commander-in chief (总司令). In fact, it all began from the half a _______ basic training, which I will never forget. The training included midnight swims in the cold water, days without _______ and long painful runs in the soft sand. I always felt cold, wet sleepy and painful. To me, the basic training was a lifetime of challenges that _______ six months. And today, I’d like to talk about one little thing which I think is one of the most important points leading to _______.

Every morning, my instructors (教官) would _______ in our rooms. The first thing they did was to _______ our beds. The corners would be square. The covers would be pulled tight, and the pillow (枕头) would be in the center, just under the headboard. It was a(n) _______ task. But every morning we were required to make our beds _______. It seemed a little funny, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proved to _______ many times over.

If you make your bed every morning, you will have completed the ________ task of the day. It will bring you a small sense of success, and it will ________ you to do another task, and another. At last, one task completed will have ________ into many tasks completed. Making your bed will prove ________.

Even now, I still start my day with making the bed to perfection. So if you have ________ day, you will come home to a bed that is made—that you made—and a made bed gives you encouragement that tomorrow will be better. So ________ off by making your bed. I hope all of you will have a brighter future!