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体裁：夹叙夹议 话题：学校生活 时间：13分钟
The First Day of School
“How was school，Ben？” I asked my __1__ after he began kindergarten this year.“The work is too long and there's not enough time to __2__，” he replied with a deep sigh.
I couldn't help but remember Ben's mother，my daughter，and her __3__ to the first day of school.When Julie __4__ home that afternoon I asked her the same question.She also replied with a long，__5__ face but her answer was a little different as she announced，“I didn't learn to read today.”
What a(n) __6__ for a little girl who thought she would __7__ know how to read her little books after the first day of school.I had to explain to her that she would __8__ learn to read but it didn't happen quite that fast.
My __9__ went back to my school days again.I could almost __10__ the chalk dust in the air.I suppose few schools still use chalk and __11__．They have probably been __12__ with newer equipment and large computer screens.
On the first day of school，the expectation was so __13__ that I would be up early in the morning and __14__ long before it was time to leave for school.We __15__ about 6 blocks to school in new shoes that felt tight and carried our small supplies inside of a cigar box from one of the local __16__．The stores must have saved cigar boxes just to give to us children.We __17__ them from year to year until they fell apart.
The first day of school was a new beginning，__18__ there might be disappointment on that first day.The doors of knowledge had been opened and we __19__ great learning adventures.It is a significant __20__ in our lives that most of us remember.
【语篇导读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。如今，学校发生了巨大的变化，粉笔和黑板已被现代化的设备和大的屏幕所取代，但上学第一天的记忆对每个人来说都同样难以忘怀。
1．A.son B．grandson C．brother D．cousin
解析 根据第二段中的“I couldn't help but remember Ben's mother，my daughter”可知Ben是“我”的外孙。
答案 B
