Chapter 34 Review at the End of the Period

  Teacher Wang was originally the strictest teacher, but after being reflected by parents and students before, he has become much gentler.

  But as soon as it was approaching the final exam, Teacher Wang started to become more and more strict.

  She also wants to make up for the mid-term exam.

  The bell for class hasn't even finished ringing yet, and Teacher Wang has already started distributing her own A4-sized handouts. They do them for 20 minutes, then collect them and randomly exchange them. Then she analyzes them on the board, while students below use red pens to correct and revise each other's work.

  This method is quite efficient, but it can't guarantee that the other person will also take notes seriously for themselves.

  Gu Xiang often took back her own papers and saw that they had only been corrected for right or wrong, with a score calculated, but no help was given to correct them. She still had to borrow from others and add them up again.

  After class, Teacher Wang would also collect the papers and review them. If anyone had low scores for two consecutive times, they would be called to the office during recess immediately.

  Later, Gu Xiang really couldn't take it anymore, his obsessive-compulsive disorder was about to drive him crazy.

  The notes I mentioned earlier were incomplete, and later on, there were even people who directly used a black pen to modify the roll of paper, writing notes that were crooked and twisted, basically illegible.

  It's obvious that it was revised by a boy.

  Gu Xiang's handwriting is still quite nice, but many adults can't change their habit of writing sloppy characters.

  Many places where consecutive numbers were written were calculated incorrectly by classmates.

  Teacher Wang sometimes sees it and will correct her.

  Her exercise book was scribbled all over and couldn't be read anymore.

  Gu Xiang took the scroll and went to find Teacher Wang, proactively offering her own opinion.

  Of course, there is a way to say it. I couldn't say that I couldn't stand someone not taking notes for me or messing with my papers, but rather some classmates reacted to these issues with her.

  She also took along Tang Lulu and Li Wei's several good classmates' papers.

  Teacher Wang also thought there was a problem. The classmates who were written notes by good students definitely took advantage of it, but they still had to rework after being assigned an irresponsible homework.

  Then teacher Wang asked each student to write the name of the person who graded their paper under the score when letting classmates grade papers.

  Those who made many mistakes and did not complete their notes will be punished.

  Those boys' attitudes have improved a lot now.

  Teacher Ren's class progressed at a slower pace, handing out worksheets for them to complete in class and then analyzing on the spot. Time was also given more generously, with two modern Chinese comprehension passages taking up nearly half of the class period.

  Gu Xiang now feels that she can grasp some key points of the questions and has become more concise in her answers, unlike before when she would fill up the entire white space next to the horizontal line.

  She still maintains the habit of writing an outline for a composition every day, and after writing more, she feels better, no longer at a loss when faced with a composition topic like before.

  However, Gu Xiang still thinks that argumentative essays are the easiest to write, as long as you lay out your points and evidence in a clear one-two-three-four-five structure. It's those lyrical semi-creative essays that are the hardest to write.

  Teacher Ren saw that she was still insisting on writing compositions during the final review and was quite happy about it. She also reminded her to pay attention to rest while reviewing, not to stay up too late at night, and that the composition could be changed to one every three days.

  Actually, Teacher Ren overestimated Gu Xiang, thinking that the effort she put into Chinese was just that much, and it's uncertain how much effort she would put into other subjects.

  Among the three teachers, Jiang Laoshi has the best attitude and can even joke with them during class.

  When lecturing, it can also be linked to life, and when classmates review, they should also pay attention to their physical health, after all, the flu has just passed not long ago.

  But this is just on the surface, as the head teacher, Mr. Jiang's pressure goes without saying.

  Gu Xiang often gets called into the office to ask this and that, of course, he has to ask about the classmates' learning enthusiasm, and even asks about the progress of the other two teachers who are leading everyone in review.

  She also didn't know why Teacher Jiang trusted her so much, when there was clearly a class monitor in front of her.

  And she didn't dare say more, it felt like tattling.

  There are many people in the class who study hard and review diligently, but Gu Xiang's time spent after school is not particularly long.

  Apart from using daily self-study classes to do homework, after Gu Xiang returned home and finished her homework, it was not yet 9 o'clock. At this time, she no longer wrote extra practice, but instead worked on correcting mistakes in her exercise book.

  Both English and math have a wrong question book, Gu Xiang copied the wrong questions in the review stage and extracurricular exercises, first wrote them on draft paper, and then wrote them directly in the wrong question book after a week.

  To test whether you have really grasped it.

  Li Wei has been visibly lacking in energy lately, with dark circles often appearing under her eyes, and she's also become less talkative.

  Gu Xiang even felt like she was about to fall asleep twice during meals.

  But it's no wonder she's so desperate, classes 1 and 2 will reshuffle every other semester based on their performance this semester.

  Those who perform well will be promoted, while those who perform poorly will be demoted.

  It wasn't until sophomore year that the classmates in our class would basically settle down, and Class 1 would truly become the best class in the entire Huaroad Middle School.

  Li Wei is like this, although her grades may not drop to the second class, but under this competitive system, as a study committee member, she must have a sense of crisis.

  In comparison, Gu Xiang and Tang Lulu didn't mention their study plans, Lin Jiahuan wasn't as anxious as before.

  She also has her own notes as study materials now, and if she doesn't understand something, she can ask Gu Xiang immediately.

  She made greater progress in each successive examination and felt more confident about her studies.

  Her parents also said they didn't ask for anything else, as long as she didn't take a step back.

  Compared with major subjects, everyone doesn't pay much attention to minor subjects.

  Because the scores of minor subjects are not included in the ranking, the exams are also informal, and they take place in their own classroom seats.

  Other subjects of Gu Xiang are fine, but geography is really a bit of a disaster.

  Especially taking a picture in front of her and letting her fill in the longitude and latitude, which climate it belongs to, what time the sun rises.

  No matter how much you memorize before the exam, changing a diagram will still leave you in the dark.

  It's as if he was born without this string in his brain.

  Compared to the 60 or 70 points she got in geography last time, Gu Xiang felt that this time was much better. By relying on rote memorization, she could even get close to 90 points.

  The final exam was also taken before the main subject.

  After the exam, the daily curriculum will only include three subjects: language, mathematics and foreign languages.

  One day facing them for over 10 hours, Gu Xiang felt that she was already tired of looking at the three teachers' faces.

  Finally, the semester exam came as scheduled, and it was still a large-scale one for the whole school.

  Gu Xiang, Zhao Lei and Chai Ziyu were assigned to class 10 which is far away.

  Gu Xiang thought that Chai Zi Yu was really broad-minded, as his classmates were all nervous, and they were still holding books to read in the examination room before the exam.

  He fell asleep on the table.

  It wasn't until the proctor asked everyone to hand in their books and materials that the bell rang, the exam papers were distributed, and Chai Zi Yu was still asleep.

  The invigilating teacher couldn't bear it anymore and went to wake him up.

  Gu Xiang was still sitting in the last row, watching him rub his head and write a test paper, laughing for a long time.

  Then another invigilator came over and said to her: "Fellow student, mind your own business!"

  After finishing the three exams, Teacher Jiang smiled and asked them how they did.

  Classmates in the class also happily said it's okay.

  Actually, the final exams before Chinese New Year are usually not very difficult, after all, during Chinese New Year, classmates will be visiting relatives and friends, and it wouldn't look good to have two big red lanterns in hand.

  Mr. Jiang told them to take their books home and let them go after telling them to come back to school in five days to get their report cards.

  Also told them that winter vacation is here, everyone has been working hard recently, now they can relax and rest well, but pay attention to safety.

  Xiang Xin said, "Alright, alright, it's just the beginning of first grade, what's the big deal?"

  Most of Gu Xiang's books were taken back, and only a few frequently used materials were left in school.

  It was soon put away after just a few strokes.

  Li Wei still wanted to drag them to check the answers, but Gu Xiang just wanted to leave school with everyone else. Anyway, they could find out their scores in two days when they came back for their report cards.

  And there are several days off in between, what if I find out that I didn't do well on the exam, then these five days will be ruined too.

  She said she didn't copy down the answers, Tang Lulu also said she didn't copy, and Li Wei went to find Zhao Lei again.

  Zhao Lai was also worried that no one would check her answers with her.

  She did poorly in the mid-term exam and is waiting for the final exam to make a comeback.

  The two of them hit it off immediately and stayed in the classroom.

  Gu Xiang and Tang Lulu, Lin Jiahuan were happily discussing their winter vacation.

  Tang Lulu said her parents might take her to Hainan for a trip in these days.

  Lin Jiahuan just said she only wanted to sleep at home in a daze.

  Gu Xiang didn't have any plans, her mom worked all year round without a break, so she thought about helping out and lending a hand.

  Gu's mother thought of many things, it's almost New Year's Day, and Gu Xiang's new year clothes haven't been bought yet.

  Down jacket styles are almost the same and don't need to be tried on, just right that several mothers in the mall said they wanted to buy down jackets for their daughters.

  Gu's mother gathered a few people and they registered their sizes, then went directly to the wholesale market to buy in bulk.

  The yellow down jacket Gu Xiang got her hands on was a Hongdou brand one, and it only cost 150 yuan.

  Gu's mom originally said she would buy her a milky white one, saying that this color matches her skin tone.

  Gu Xiang looked at her mother's hands, which had frostbite and were swollen like steamed buns, and insisted on not doing it.

  Of course, it's impossible to wear black or gray during Chinese New Year, so I finally chose a soft and pale yellow.

  Bring it back and try it on, the clothes are 165, still a bit big, the shoulders are quite empty.

  Gu Xiang was still delighted, in the summer she bought a skirt for 170, now even 165 is too big.

  It doesn't matter, down jackets are durable and can be worn for several years, and she's still growing up.

  Gu's mother still wanted to buy her new pants and shoes, but Gu Xiang refused: "I have enough clothes to wear, buying so many is a waste. The clothes are fine, the pants will definitely be short by next year, and the shoes too, they'll definitely be too small for my toes next year."

  "Mother Gu insisted: 'It's Chinese New Year, it happens once a year, you have to wear something new!'"

  Gu Xiang looked at the down jacket in dark blue that her mother had worn for three or four years, and she felt particularly uncomfortable.

  In the end, one person gave in and didn't buy the pants, instead buying a pair of thick sports shoes from Teva.

  She and her mother-in-law are both going back to their hometown for the New Year, so they don't need to prepare anything. Before the New Year, it's actually quite relaxing, just cleaning up the house is enough.

  Gu Xiang slept in on the first day and started getting up at 7:30 from the second day onwards. Then, the two of them went to the market together to buy vegetables and opened the shop door.

  There are more customers in the store than before, most of whom are buying New Year's clothes for their children.

  Moreover, locals usually buy expensive New Year's clothes at large shopping malls and won't come here to buy them. Those who come are all migrant workers.

  Gu's mother was a gentle soul in front of Gu Xiang.

  It's different when in front of others, especially during such busy times.

  There are those who spend hours in the store, letting the salesperson take out one piece of clothing after another, and they even want to look at all the clothes on the wall. In the end, without saying a word, they throw the clothes aside and leave directly. The salesperson can still follow them, asking about their ancestors without showing any embarrassment.

  There are also those who come to pick quarrels on purpose, clearly not buying clothes here, but insisting on returning them here. The sales lady can't even stand up straight and block several people alone, until she scolds them away.

  It's really easy to bully, a woman's small business can't even get started.