Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Chapter 147: Keeping the Call (Part 1)
For the vast majority of people, it is impossible to answer every question correctly on the college entrance examination during their student years.
Especially for multiple-choice questions, it is even more unlikely that one can select the correct answer for every question, that is certain.
So when faced with a multiple-choice question that we don't know how to approach, teachers in the past would teach us to use the process of elimination.
This means first eliminating the options that seem unreasonable among the four choices. With the remaining two or three options, guessing would at least increase the chances of getting it right.
This is a logical approach and is commonly adopted by most students; it's certainly more reliable than using an eraser as a die and hoping for luck, right?
However, Wei Yuan's method at this moment left Lan Xue completely puzzled, prompting her to ask, "What do you mean?"
Wei Yuan explained, "Most people have a tendency when doing things, including teachers when creating questions. Generally, if there are four options and three are relatively long while one is short, then naturally you would choose the short one. Because people's tendencies differ, three long and one short indicates that the teacher wants to confuse your thinking with a bunch of long options; the short one is actually the most direct answer."
Upon hearing this, Lan Xue immediately understood White Path: "So if there are three shorter options and one longer one, it generally means that the teacher is being kind by using a longer option to hint at which answer you should choose. Therefore, with three short and one long, you should choose the long one."
Wei Yuan smiled and said, "You summarized it perfectly; you got it right. You deserve a reward."
Lan Xue, feeling confused yet curious after hearing this, asked with a smile, "What reward?"
Without saying much, Wei Yuan looked around and noticed no classmates were paying attention to them. He then leaned in and kissed Lan Xue on the cheek while smiling, saying, "I'll reward you with a kiss."
In fact, Wei Yuan was mainly afraid that once Yang Ying found out about their situation, he might never have another chance to get close to Lan Xue again. This thought gave him the determination to kiss her.
Or perhaps after a man gives his first kiss to a girl, he becomes much more open when interacting with her afterward.
Lan Xue touched her cheek and looked around like Wei Yuan did. After confirming no one was watching, she blushed deeply and angrily hit Wei Yuan on the shoulder, saying, "How shameless in public!"
Wei Yuan laughed and replied, "So what you're saying is that if there were no one around, you'd be okay with doing anything?"
Lan Xue felt even more embarrassed and angry at his words: "I won't talk to you anymore!"
Seeing Lan Xue's shy expression made Wei Yuan feel that he had made some progress in understanding girls' boundaries and emotions. No wonder Liu Lei always advised him to find a girl to lose his virginity with.
After having tried being naked in front of someone of the opposite sex, facing other girls again felt much more relaxed and at ease.
At this moment, students began to enter the classroom one after another. Wei Yuan took out his phone and saw that it was almost seven-thirty. With the start of the morning reading session, the two could no longer continue their carefree conversation in their seats.
However, Wei Yuan was clearly much more open now. His occasional intimate conversations and some physical contact with Lan Xue led the students in the class to naturally assume that this pair had been sitting together for a long time and had developed feelings over time.
Such situations were already commonplace during high school. After all, it was not unusual to see students hugging and kissing on the street, as early maturity had become a common topic in society.
Of course, as more classmates entered the classroom, Wei Yuan would not really display intimacy in front of everyone. His interactions with Lan Xue were merely discussions about training exercises. Facing the upcoming college entrance examination, both needed time to study seriously rather than just indulge in romance.
At least regarding the college entrance examination, even if Wei Yuan did not place much importance on this matter, he did not want it to affect Lan Xue's performance. After all, he had always noticed her efforts.
Students preparing for the college entrance examination generally did not have a precise class schedule. Even during morning reading sessions, they often faced continuous bombardment of practice questions.
For example, in Class Eight of their senior year where Wei Yuan was, it was originally time for morning reading. However, as more classmates gradually arrived, their homeroom teacher Wu Yongsheng first came over to give a speech. The content was nothing more than how much time was left until the college entrance examination and how little actual class time remained when converted into hours and minutes. He encouraged everyone to persevere and continue working hard with inspiring words.
After ten minutes, this teacher ran out of things to say. His speech had long become a cliché. Unable to continue, he exited temporarily and let another teacher take over.
Indeed, the biggest decisive factor for the college entrance examination lay in one's proficiency in English.
"Classmates, English has a wide range of applications, so it's not just for the college entrance examination. However, what we need to focus on now is mastering the vocabulary required for the exam and sharing insights from practice questions."
The English teacher who appeared at the podium looked stylish but resembled a colorful parrot when speaking. He enjoyed mixing Chinese with a lot of English phrases and began to bombard them with information.
"This year's exam format will eliminate two listening comprehension questions, so instead of thirty-five points for listening comprehension, there are now only twenty points left. We need to shift our focus more towards writing skills; this is crucial for achieving high scores."
Wei Yuan had to admit that English always held significant weight in the college entrance examination, especially writing skills.
Education in China is both advanced and peculiar; even the national situation is quite strange. Learning English is merely learning a language but can lead to nationwide obsession. Moreover, English scores have become a measure of talent and an essential subject to learn.
However, from Wei Yuan's perspective, this was just a language; its purpose was communication. Yet often in China, this principle seemed inverted.
A person proficient in English might work in a field unrelated to that language; thus, their knowledge could be entirely useless in real life yet still serve as a means of showing off. Even someone who spoke seven foreign languages would be regarded as talented regardless of their intelligence level.
It is truly ridiculous. When faced with what kind of creature do we praise its ability to speak?
That's right, it's the Parrot. Even though it can understand human speech, a Parrot is still just a decorative animal.
Humans are the same. Even if you know a hundred foreign languages, those languages that you don't use are just a waste of time, or perhaps a way to occasionally show off your linguistic talent in front of others. In reality, how is that different from a Parrot?
Moreover, even if English is a universally accepted foreign language, that's great. What we should be learning is not just how to communicate with foreign friends in English or use it in business, but why are we always focusing on writing skills?
Do you want to communicate with others by handwriting? Isn’t it better to use your mouth for communication? If that's the case, why not just popularize sign language? At least no one would judge a person's abilities based on their eloquence; everyone would be using their hands to express themselves and it would just come down to who is more agile.
However, when it comes to exams, one has no choice.
Do you want to successfully pass the college entrance examination? Do you want to get into a good university?
If so, even if you are reluctant, you still have to continue being a student. This is the reality.
This principle applies not only to English exams but also in many situations within China; you have to adopt this mindset to survive. Otherwise, you could easily fall into depression.
This is an extremely helpless approach, and for generations, this tradition has been passed down for thousands of years. You cannot change it; you can only accept it.
So Wei Yuan is not that foolish. What time is it now?
With less than a month left until the college entrance examination, the sharp-minded Scholars know that this is the best time for teachers to reveal exam questions. If you don’t take it seriously now, then when will you?
This is another unspoken rule in China: while exams are one thing, teachers often unintentionally reveal some hints about the exam questions in order to improve overall performance. Whether one can grasp these hints depends on individual luck.
This statement may seem vague, but the reality is such that even regarding the college entrance examination, many experienced teachers have some understanding of the direction of the questions. Therefore, much of the review before the exam often consists of these teachers' own guesses.
Whether or not to believe this is up to the individual. In any case, one should still trust professionals and believe that these teachers' years of experience with college entrance exams can help you find shortcuts.
The cancellation of some listening comprehension questions does not significantly affect Wei Yuan. In long-term English education, writing skills have always been emphasized. In the past, Wei Yuan found this reversal of priorities baffling, but as a poor student who had no choice but to study hard to pass exams, he had to adapt.
Thus, his English writing skills are not too bad. In fact, for someone like him who rarely has opportunities for speaking practice, the cancellation of listening comprehension questions is actually a good thing.
Anyway, it doesn't matter whether it's useful in the future; as long as high scores are achieved, that's what matters. This is the twisted mindset cultivated by the education system in Huaxia.
Sadly, no one thinks this phenomenon is problematic, or rather, the vast majority of people are gradually adapting to this twisted way of thinking.
Day after day of studying, day after day for exams, it feels like time passes very slowly, yet it seems that one class after another passes in the blink of an eye.
This feeling is quite strange. After Wei Yuan sent Lan Xue home, he felt awkward about going back to the shared apartment to find something to eat. After all, Han Ling mostly orders takeout, and after what happened last night, Yang Ying probably isn't in the mood to cook either.
More importantly, Wei Yuan has no idea how to face Yang Ying when he gets back.
This is a headache-inducing problem; he should find a place to eat first.
Just as Wei Yuan was trying to shake off this troubling thought, his phone suddenly rang again.
"Brother, help!"
A youthful girl's voice came from the other end of the line.
Comment 0 Comment Count