Chapter 78

Soon, the Examination Institute approved this year's national college entrance exam Chinese test paper.

And once this test paper was released, everyone in the question-setting group let out a long sigh of relief.

"This set of questions has passed; I've already started imagining the expressions on those students' faces."

"Now we just wait for the college entrance exam to finish so they can let us out."

"That's right, I hope my students won't curse me to death when the time comes..."

Following the mutterings of this group of college entrance exam question-setting experts, time soon reached June, the first day of the college entrance exam.

Early in the morning, the gates of major high schools across the country were already bustling with people.

The gates were already crowded with examinees and their parents, and even some media reporters.

Traffic police were arranged at every intersection near the exam site to direct traffic at the school gates.

Warning lines were set up early near the exam site, prohibiting vehicles from entering.

Seeing that the time was approaching, teachers dressed in red, symbolizing good omens, reminded the students once again.

"Check your admission ticket and stationery one more time; don't forget to bring your 2B pencil."

A crowd of students also began to wave goodbye to their parents at the gate.

"Mom and Dad, you guys go back first; we're going in."

"Relax, we'll be right at the gate waiting for you to come out."

"It'll definitely be fine, don't be nervous!"

Similar scenes occurred at exam sites all over the country.

The teachers and parents outside the school gates all looked nervous.

But the students who entered the school gates had different expressions.

Some students were still cramming by reading books, vowing to implement the "sharpening the spear at the last minute" route without wavering.

Some students were smiling while holding an amulet around their necks, muttering, "Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, bless my exam luck!"

Other students were frowning, with worry written all over their faces.

There were also students with good mentalities who kept joking around with a grin.

"The head teacher always says we are the worst batch he has ever taught; I guess this batch won't even get a bonus."

"I heard this year's college entrance exam difficulty has increased; it's the hardest one in years. We are just too unlucky."

"Seriously! We have always been the most miserable batch. Good things never come our way, and all the bad things fall on our heads..."

"Oh my, should I choose Tsinghua University or Peking University?! ．｀ !"

"Bless me, bless me! I must know all the math questions, guess all the right ones, three long and one short, choose the shortest, three short and one long, choose the longest..."

……

The order of the subjects in the college entrance exam here is slightly different from the future.

The first day is Math and English.

The second day is Liberal Arts/Science Comprehensive and Chinese.

As the college entrance exam preparatory bell rang, students began to enter the exam room to be checked, with proctors checking their admission tickets.

Nine o'clock in the morning, Yanjing No. 3 High School.

As the official bell rang, the examinees began to take the first subject, Math.

The examinees were all serious, calculating answers rapidly on their scratch paper.

Time passed second by second.

Seeing the proctor remind them that there were only fifteen minutes left, many students gripped their pens even more tightly, writing furiously.

Some were still racking their brains over the steps for the last big math question.

Some were guessing, struggling with how to write the last multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.

Some, fearing they wouldn't have enough time, hurriedly filled in the multiple-choice answers on the answer sheet with 2B pencils.

As the ending bell rang, all the examinees couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

After the proctors collected the test papers, the students came out of the exam site one by one.

When the examinees walked out of the school gate, the parents and teachers at the gate surged forward.

"How did you do? Did you finish writing? Was the last big math question simple or not?"

"After finishing this subject, forget about it! Next, we prepare for the next subject."

"There's another subject this afternoon; get a good rest at noon."

Some students had joyful expressions.

"I think I did well; I'll definitely get a high score this time."

Some students had heavy expressions.

"It felt harder than the third mock exam. I wasn't sure about the last question, but I wrote out all the steps, so I should still get a few points."

Some students had an extremely good mentality.

"It's fine! I'm preparing for the next subject."

The vast majority of examinees still showed faint smiles, feeling that the difficulty of the math paper didn't seem that hard.

That afternoon, countless examinees took the English exam just like in the morning.

A crowd of examinees also came out with smiles on their faces.

This English exam felt quite simple.

The next morning, a crowd of examinees welcomed the Liberal Arts/Science Comprehensive exam again.

After finishing the Liberal Arts/Science Comprehensive exam, countless students let out a clear sigh of relief, as if the pressure on them had suddenly eased.

After all, the first three subjects that determine the college entrance exam score had already been taken, and the crowd of examinees felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

As for the last subject, the Chinese exam, who still needed to worry about that?!

Chinese has always been the subject students spend the least effort on, and in addition, the Chinese college entrance exam has always been the lowest in difficulty over the years.

As soon as the Liberal Arts/Science exam ended, many students had already started planning how to spend the longest summer vacation.

"Should we go on a graduation trip together?"

"I plan to go get my driver's license!"

"I'm preparing to go into a factory to experience working and earn some pocket money."

"I'm going to eat out to comfort my mood these past few days......"

The second afternoon.

Countless examinees, with relaxed and happy moods, came to their seats as usual, preparing to welcome the last subject, the Chinese exam.

Some students were shaking their legs, with relaxed smiles on their faces.

Some students were still looking up at the sky, clearly daydreaming.

Some students were still winking at their classmates, making small gestures to each other.

When the official exam bell rang, the proctors began to distribute the test papers one by one, and all the examinees also began to quiet down to prepare to answer the questions.

However, just as less than ten minutes had passed, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly changed.

Some students sat up straight abruptly, and the legs they had crossed stopped shaking.

Some students rubbed their eyes, seemingly unable to believe the questions they were seeing.

Some students widened their eyes, feeling they had no way to start with their pens.

In an instant, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy; where was the initial relaxation and peace?

"｀ ˇHoly crap!"

One student even couldn't help but make a sound, but for a moment, not a single examinee turned to look at him.

Because all the examinees were stunned in their seats, staring blankly at the test paper in front of them.

They saw the first sub-question of the first major question, modern literature reading, asked like this.

【The fish's eyes flashed with an eerie light; what is the meaning?】

What does that light have to do with us?!

What does this fish want to do?

Why won't it let us go even after it's dead?!

Countless examinees couldn't help but complain in their hearts.

How is this different from all the previous mock exams?

Is this still the Chinese exam of the past?!

This is simply "absurdity's mother opening the door for absurdity," absurd to the extreme!

The proctor on the podium reminded this student and also took a glance at the test paper in the student's hand.

When the proctor's gaze also fell on the test paper, even the proctor's footsteps hesitated for a rare moment.

Chinese exam... is it like this?

At this moment, many students also reacted from their initial helplessness and cheered themselves on in their hearts.

It's okay!

It doesn't matter if you don't know the first question!

At worst, just give up these points!