#10 - Pre-exam "drill"

Out came the students from Beihai No. 10 High School and the High School Affiliated to Beihai Normal University. These two schools also consistently rank among the top in the province.

However, seeing the students coming out with bitter and resentful expressions, Fang Yuan and the others felt a sudden sinking feeling.

"What kind of questions are these! They're almost as bad as the exam papers set by Grandpa Ge!" The tallest and most robust student in the Beihai Normal University High School team complained to the boy next to him.

"Exactly! A few days ago, I tried to do the Ancheng math paper set by Grandpa Ge, and it was only slightly harder than today's multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. In terms of breadth, it might not even be as comprehensive as the exam we took today!" Another student from the High School Affiliated to Normal University chimed in.

Seeing the Normal University High School team discussing the exam questions just now, the students from No. 10 High School, who had entered together with them, were not to be outdone.

"Actually, the difficulty of that paper just now was alright! The most important thing is that it covered too much knowledge. Like the second question, we usually don't pay attention to that knowledge point. It's actually a basic application of the AM-GM inequality, but we just haven't encountered similar problems before."

Seeing the No. 10 High School students explaining it so vividly, the students from the High School Affiliated to Normal University instantly became unconvinced.

So, the students from the two schools went from each talking about their own perspectives to questioning each other. Whenever someone couldn't answer, they would verbally mock the other party.

Before long, more than a dozen students from the two schools were red-faced and wide-eyed, staring at the students from the other school. The students who were losing in the verbal exchange widened their eyes even more, at least not wanting to appear weaker than the other party in terms of momentum.

The teachers leading the two schools saw this situation and hurried over, reprimanding the few students who had been the most enthusiastic in provoking each other.

Seeing this situation, Teacher Mu shook his head and instructed the students of Beihai No. 1 High School:

"Did you see that? When you come out later, don't discuss the questions here. Wait until we get back to the hotel, and I'll discuss them with you. Don't embarrass Beihai No. 1 High School outside, understand?"

"Oh, isn't this Little Mu? Why is it that Beihai No. 1 High School is actually willing to let you, their precious darling, lead the team this time?" Before Teacher Mu could continue, he was interrupted by a rough voice.

Teacher Mu frowned and looked displeased at the source of the voice.

"Tch, I was wondering who it was! So it's you, Fatty Xiao! Others may be afraid of you, but I, Mu Hai, am not! Don't try to find a sense of existence here with me, or you'll know the consequences!" Teacher Mu said sternly.

"Yo, Little Mu, are you threatening me? I'm so scared! When you say that next time, your voice needs to be fiercer, and your eyes need to reveal 'murderous intent'."

Hearing the other party say this to him, Teacher Mu's eyes instantly turned fierce.

"Yes, yes, that's the look! If your gaze had been so fierce just now, I might not have dared to say such things, hahaha!"

Seeing the other party's smug look, Teacher Mu repeatedly clenched his fists, his face instantly turning red, and his breathing becoming heavy and rapid, like a bull being teased by a matador.

After a while, Teacher Mu's emotions finally calmed down, and he said to the students behind him:

"Alright, stop watching the excitement here. You guys hurry in. There are other schools that need to use the classroom after us. Don't delay others because of us."

After speaking, Teacher Mu walked towards the other party's team.

"Fatty Xiao, don't think that just because you've been teaching for a few more years, you can teach me a lesson with the tone of a senior. The most important thing for us teachers is the students' grades. I hope you can still be as arrogant as you were just now after the exam tomorrow."

Ignoring the other party's angry gaze, Teacher Mu walked straight towards the rest area.

Watching Teacher Mu leave, Fang Yuan and the others breathed a sigh of relief. In that instant, Fang Yuan even thought that Teacher Mu would throw a punch at the other party without saying a word. If that were the case, then they, as students, wouldn't need to say anything and would just start throwing punches themselves.

The other party was a teacher from Beihai No. 3 High School, three or four years older than Teacher Mu. Because Teacher Mu had defeated him in the city's Excellent Teacher selection last year, he had always held a grudge and wouldn't let go of any opportunity to attack Teacher Mu.

Most importantly, Beihai No. 3 High School and Beihai No. 1 High School are the two most outstanding schools in the province, and they have always been neck and neck. Therefore, seeing each other is like seeing an enemy, causing particular envy.

Fang Yuan shook his head and walked to his seat. The main purpose today was to familiarize himself with the computer-based testing equipment and the specific operating procedures. The difficulty and question types of the exam paper were not much different from those of tomorrow's exam. This was also because Beihai University of Technology was afraid that they would panic if they suddenly encountered so many question types they had never seen before in the examination hall, and thus be unable to发挥 (fā huī - exert) their true strength.

Speaking of which, Beihai University of Technology was very considerate to them, even giving them a chance to familiarize themselves with the question types.

Fang Yuan didn't rush to turn on the computer like the other students, but instead focused on listening to the teacher in front explaining the operating procedures and the solutions to problems encountered during the exam. His intuition told him that this was more important than familiarizing himself with the question types.

The teacher in front spent about 25 minutes explaining all the precautions and possible problems.

"In the time that follows, you must make good use of it to familiarize yourself with the question types and difficulty. Don't forget everything in a hurry when you get to the examination hall. Also, your computer-based testing time is 2 hours. When the time is up, consciously come out. There are two other schools behind you."

After speaking, the teacher in the white coat walked out of the classroom, and the time that followed belonged to them. In the remaining 1 hour and 35 minutes, no teacher would care what they did.

Fang Yuan turned on the computer, opened the answer system, and first spent about ten minutes going through all the questions, generally understanding the difficulty of the test paper and the points that needed attention.

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Then, he started from the first question, answering them one by one. Speaking of which, the knowledge points designed for this exam paper provided by Beihai University of Technology were very broad. The most important thing was that it was a completely different type from the exam papers they usually did. Having been accustomed to only one subject's questions on a single exam paper, they were very unaccustomed to the exam paper in front of them. You're still struggling in the quagmire of mathematics in the previous question, and the next question pushes you to the edge of the swamp of physics, and then sends you to the edge of the cliff of chemistry.

People who are serious always feel that time passes quickly. Fang Yuan looked up at the time in front. There were still 30 minutes left before they had to leave the classroom. He still had nearly 20 fill-in-the-blank questions that he hadn't done. At this time, Fang Yuan began to worry. Although the time for tomorrow would be more ample than today, the questions would also be more numerous and slightly more difficult. The total number of questions today was only 60% of tomorrow's, which meant there were only 30 fill-in-the-blank questions and 30 multiple-choice questions.

According to Fang Yuan's speed today, he would only barely be able to finish tomorrow, and that was with selectively giving up some questions. Of course, this was also related to Fang Yuan's first time encountering this type of exam paper, but just one practice opportunity would not allow him to improve much tomorrow, only allowing him to plan his answering strategy in advance.

In the remaining time, Fang Yuan selectively gave up several very complex questions, seized all the time, and finished answering the remaining questions with 7 minutes left. Looking back, Fang Yuan filled in the answers to the questions he had given up and clicked the confirm submission button with only 3 minutes left.

The biggest advantage of this system was that it gave the score on the spot. After waiting for more than a minute, Fang Yuan's score appeared before his eyes.

"Phew! 82 points, better than I thought. I should be able to score higher than this tomorrow!"

After seeing his score, Fang Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief. It was slightly higher than he had expected.