Asastudent,Idonthaveanygreateventtotalkabout,buthereIwanttosharemyexperienceofpreparingforthehighschoolentranceexamination.

　　Duringthefirstthreeyearsofjuniorschool,wewereveryhappyandfree.ButweoftenheardthatGrade4wouldbeahell.AfterthefinalexamofGrade3inJune,everythingblewontoourfaces:teacherschanging,harderandhardertexts,terriblepressureandofcoursethegraduateexam.Whereyourpositionwasonthelistboardbecamethemostimportantthinginourlife.Wehadtostudyharddayandnight,alwaysfrom6:00a.m.to1:00or2:00a.m.thenextday.

　　ButImustsaythatitsreallyanunforgettablememoryinmylife.Underthepressurewelivedourlifetothefullest,andenjoyedthetrueinterestingthingsthatwemayhavenevercaredbefore.Grade4injuniorschoolwasaturningpointinmylife.Myattitudetolearning,myworldoutlookandmyphilosophyoflifeallchanged.Iturnedtobepositiveandstrong.Ialsogainedmanypeoplestruepurefriendship,bothteachersandclassmates.Insomeway,Ilikethatkindoflife,asittaughtmemanythingsIdneverlearnedbefore.

　　Teachersalsohelpedmealot.Istillcantforgetthatmyhistoryteachertalkedtomeuntil10:00p.m.onApril30th,2003,formyapplication.Myheadteacheralsoencouragedme,sodidmyChineseteacher.Ishouldsay,allmyteachersworkedveryhardandalwaysneglectedtheirsleepandmeals.Evenifsomeofthemwereabout50andoftenfellill,theyneverleftusoneday.

　　Thelastandgreatestchallengewasofcoursethefinalexam,alsomyhighschoolentranceexam.Ifeltverywellandcomfortableexceptmychemistryphysicsexams.TheresultprovedthatIcouldnthavedoneworseinthem.Butintotal,mymarkisO.K.SothenIbecameastudentinthebesthighschoolofHubeiProvince.

　　We,teachersandstudents,gottogetherinEastLakeHotelonJune4th,2003.Atthemomentofsayinggoodbye,Ifeltthatmytimeofjuniorhadgone,andmyseniortimewascoming.

　　Today,Ilookedatmygraduatephotosagain,and,Ismiled.

　　Heoncehesitated,struggled,fearedanddoubted,likeanordinarymanwoulddo.Buthejuststaysatthedooroffate,asthenameofhisnewly-writtenbooksays,andwaitstillthedooropensinsteadofleavingduringthehalfway.Thentherecomesawhollynewworldwherethebeautifuldreamlies.