Asastudent,Idon’thaveanygreateventtotalkabout,buthereIwanttosharemyexperienceofpreparingforthehighschoolentranceexamination.

　　Duringthefirstthreeyearsofjuniorschool,wewereveryhappyandfree.ButweoftenheardthatGrade4wouldbeahell.AfterthefinalexamofGrade3inJune,everythingblewontoourfaces:teachers’changing,harderandhardertexts,terriblepressureandofcoursethegraduateexam.Whereyourpositionwasonthelistboardbecamethemostimportantthinginourlife.

　　ButImustsaythatit’sreallyanunforgettablememoryinmylife.Underthepressurewelivedourlifetothefullest,andenjoyedthetrueinterestingthingsthatwemayhavenevercaredbefore.Grade4injuniorschoolwasaturningpointinmylife.Myattitudetolearning,myworldoutlookandmyphilosophyoflifeallchanged.Iturnedtobepositiveandstrong.Ialsogainedmanypeople’strue&purefriendship,bothteachers’andclassmates’.Insomeway,Ilikethatkindoflife,asittaughtmemanythingsI’dneverlearnedbefore.

　　Teachersalsohelpedmealot.Istillcan’tforgetthatmyhistoryteachertalkedtomeuntil10:00p.m.onApril30th,2003,formyapplication.Myheadteacheralsoencouragedme,sodidmyChineseteacher.Ishouldsay,allmyteachersworkedveryhardandalwaysneglectedtheirsleepandmeals.Evenifsomeofthemwereabout50andoftenfellill,theyneverleftusoneday