A graduation speech given by Chief Justice John Roberts became a talking point after The Washington Post published it.
Roberts ____(address)his son's ninth grade graduating class. He advised the young graduates____(take)life's setbacks in their stride(从容地). But he did not wish____(they)good luck.
“Now, the speakers will typically also wish you good luck and extend good ____(wish) to you. I will not do that, and I will tell you why,” Roberts said.
“From time to time, in the years to come, I hope you will be treated ____(unfair), so that you will come to know the value of justice. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time, so that you don't take friends ____granted. I wish you bad luck again, from time to time, so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand your success is not completely deserved and ____the failure of others is not completely deserved either.”
He continued, “I hope you____(ignore), so you know the importance of listening to others____I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion.”
In the end, each graduate received a pocket-size copy of the Constitution ____(sign) by Roberts.