In my childhood, there were no smartphones or computers. Still, I never felt bored. The field, ____ and woodlands around my home were the perfect playground. I can remember once hiking to a nearby ____ and walking slowly around it. At the back of it I was amazed to find an old dirt road that I had never seen before. It was full of muddy tyre tracks and deep woods bordered it on both sides, but ____ it still seemed like a fine adventure. 

I ____ on and on for what seemed like hours. I was sure someone was ____ in my ears to ask me to turn around and head back home but I was ____ and even a bit stupid, so I walked on. There was still neither a car nor a house ____. My legs were getting tired. I noticed that the sun was starting to go down and I grew ____. I didn’t want to end up trapped on this road in the dark of night, and I was worried that it would be dark ____ I could make my way back to the lake again. 

I continued to walk on with the fear growing inside of me. My heart was ____ and my legs were aching. When I turned one last corner and saw a house that I ____, I jumped up and down and laughed out loud. I knew the way home! It was still over a mile away, but my legs felt like feathers. I ____ into the house with a big smile just in time for dinner. Then I ended my adventure with a good night’s sleep. 

I remembered this recently when I saw a ____ that said, “All roads lead home.” This is true. I also remembered a sage(智者) compared life to a journey. Are we going to make this life a terrible trip or are we going to make the life a joyful one? It ____ our own choice. 

All roads no matter how they twist and turn, can ____ us home in our hearts. May you always walk your path with love! May you always help your fellow travellers along the way!

About the year 1900, a small, dark­haired boy was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London theaters. His name was Charlie Chaplin. He looked thin and hungry_________ his blue eyes were determined. He was hoping to get work in show business.

When Chaplin couldn’t get _________, he wandered about the city_________. He found food and shelter_________he could. Sometimes he was _________ to a home for_________who had no parents. He was cold and miserable there and the children were beaten for the _________ fault.

By the time he was thirty, Chaplin was the greatest, best­known and best­loved _________ in the world. Chaplin’s films have _________ a large audience in various __________. Even people who don’t understand English can __________Chaplin’s films because they are mostly __________. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. It depends upon little __________ that mean the__________ thing to people all over the world.

Having lived in America for forty years, Chaplin__________ to Switzerland. There he died on Christmas Day 1977. He once __________ himself as a citizen of the world,__________ of any particular country.

He once wrote，“You have to believe in yourself. That’s the __________ of success. Even when I was in the children’s home, when I was__________ about the streets trying to find enough food to __________to keep alive, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world.”

When our girls are brave, they are free to explore in their learning and in life. That exploration leads to the _________ of their talents, passions and weaknesses. On Saturday night we saw one of our students act so bravely that it took my _________ away.

One of the lead characters of our show, Blue Stockings, was played by a science teacher, Ben Walker. Unfortunately, Ben broke his nose very badly playing football on Saturday and consequently couldn’t _________. Ella Jones, a Year 11 student and part of the cast, who _________ to rest on Saturday, was asked to play Ben’s role.

Think about that. She had three hours’ _________, playing a role of a _______ she had never played before, in front of a paying audience, and if she couldn’t carry it off, she would reduce the impact of the whole play. Not the end of the world, but it would be _________ for all concerned.

I would have _________. But Ella rose to the _________. She said, “I was astonished; however, I figured the show must go on and I wanted to help. I wasn’t scared __________ I arrived at the theatre and realized how much there was to __________. It wasn’t just about lines, but it was the stagecraft (舞台表演技巧). I was __________ about the other actors because I know how __________ it is to perform a role with someone who isn’t as invested, especially if it is an emotional scene.”

Asked how the show __________, Ella said, “It was amazing, and the audience seemed to love the male character I played for the first time.” She added, “Just because you’re scared doesn’t mean you can’t be __________. Anyway, I made it.”