Despite months of anticipation, nothing could have prepared me for the impact of the actual day. Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes when I slowly stepped into my Alma Mater on high school graduation day.
     This was not what I had assumed before.  I was over whelmed by a rush of sadness, not excitement. Perhaps this day was the last time I saw my old school, which had been my devoted companion for three years.  I looked around, attempting to carry everything into my mind.  The quiet trail, decorated with spotted sunlight shadows casting through the spaces between the leaves, the refreshing sweet diffused in the air, the brilliant flowers, the chirping crickets, and the vivid green grass! All the things I will miss!
     As if in a daze, I received my diploma from the headmaster.As I reached out my hand, I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand new life.  Exciting as the prospect of a new life seemed, it wasn＇t easy saying goodbye to the old one  the familiar faces, the familiar routine. I would even miss that mathematics class I wasn＇t particularly fond of and the long commute each day that I abhorred. Good or bad, it was what I knew. There had been sunshines and rains, laughers and tears, and they still existed in every corner I could see. From that day on, I became a grown up, with all the bitter and sweet memories behind.

简  评
    高中生活紧张、刺激，曾给许多学子带来巨大的压力。但去日虽苦多，更有许多值得追忆的东西，因为它也代表了青春时期的追求、奋斗和努力。
    本文作者在站在大学门槛的那一刻再度回首了高中生活，发现许多曾极度憎恶的东西竟也浮出记忆表面，变得难以割舍起来，如“I would even miss that mathematics class I wasn＇t particularly fond Of and the long commute each day that l abhorred．”文章描写生动，开篇关于景色的描写给人印象深刻，如“The quiet trail，decorated with spotted sunlight shadows castmg through the spaces between the leaves，the refreshing sweet diffused in the air，the brilliant flowers，the chirping crickets，and the vivid green grass!All the things I will miss!"，叙述流畅，作者成功地通过文字使读者产生了共鸣，文章读之有种淡淡的不舍。这一切使本文值得一读