"How was school, Ben?" I asked my
after he began kindergarten(幼儿园) this year. "The work is too
and there's not enough time to play." he replied with a deep
.
I couldn't help but remember Ben's mother. my daughter, Jane, and her
to the first day of school. When Julie
home that afternoon. I asked her the same question . She also replied with a long,
face but her answer was a little different as she announced . " I didn't learn to
today."
What a disappointment for a little girl who thought she would
know how to read her little books after the first day of school. I had to explain to her that she would
learn to read but didn't happen quite that fast.
My
went back to my school days again I could almost
the chalk dust in the air. I suppose few schools still use chalk and blackboards. They have probably been
with newer equipment and large computer screens
On the first day of school, the expectation was s0
that I would be up early in the morning and
long before it was time to leave for school We
. about 6 blocks to school
new shoes that felt tight and carried our small supplies inside a cigar box from one of the local stores. The stores must have saved cigar boxes just to give to us children .We
them from year to year until they fell apart.
The first day of school was a new beginning, although there might be
on the first day. The doors of knowledge had been opened and we
great learning adventures. It is an
in our lives that most of us remember. It's a big step for a small child toward leaving babyhood and so "there isn't enough time to play".
| 小题1: | | A．son | B．grandson | C．brother | D．cousin |
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| 小题2: | | A．short | B．loose | C．hard | D．long |
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| 小题3: | | A．cheer | B．expression | C．concern | D．sigh |
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| 小题4: | | A．attention | B．approach | C．reaction | D．access |
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| 小题5: | | A．returned | B．left | C．headed | D．escaped |
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| 小题6: | | A．cheerful | B．friendly | C．sad | D．familiar |
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| 小题7: | | A．write | B．read | C．listen | D．speak |
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| 小题8: | | A．widely | B．magically | C．perfectly | D．commonly |
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| 小题9: | | A．eventually | B．originally | C．occasionally | D．constantly |
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| 小题10: | | A．idea | B．view | C．mind | D．sight |
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| 小题11: | | A．smell | B．imagine | C．taste | D．reach |
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| 小题12: | | A．decorated | B．replaced | C．exchanged | D．equipped |
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| 小题13: | | A．small | B．great | C．faint | D．slight |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxious | B．nervous | C．curious | D．ready |
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| 小题15: | | A．walked | B．drove | C．ran | D．rode |
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| 小题17: | | A．saved | B．used | C．protected | D．hid |
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| 小题18: | | A．excitement | B．anxiety | C．disappointment | D．sorrow |
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| 小题19: | | A．expected | B．promised | C．demanded | D．appreciated |
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| 小题20: | | A．matter | B．affair | C．fact | D．event |
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