When I was studying in China, during the final exams, the teachers would inform me of the exam time even if they did not focus on the key points. However, the professors at the University of Trier did not inform me of the final exam time until the end of the last class. One week after the course ends, the examination time and examination room for the subject will be listed on the independent webpage of each subject on the university's official website. The exam starts at 9 o'clock and ends at 13 o'clock. As for the examination room requirements such as examination instructions, there is no mention on the website. Dong Qiangqiang does not know what can be brought into the examination room. He simply brings pens of various colors, correction fluid, rulers, erasers, pencils, etc., if the time comes, They were not allowed to be brought into the examination room, so they were left in the schoolbag and carried home.
In order to avoid making the stupid mistake of going to the wrong classroom again, he made sure to take steps in advance and calculated the journey time from home to the examination room.
His stable biological clock allowed him to get up early on the day of the exam. He jogged in the back mountain for thirty minutes, walked the dog for his landlord Yulia, and then came back to wash and change clothes. He was afraid that he would be hungry during the exam if he ate breakfast too early, so he read the review materials a few times before eating breakfast. He was also worried that he would have the urge to urinate during the exam, so he did not dare to drink a bowl of whole milk, his favorite breakfast on weekdays. , only ate two more croissants and three slices of bacon.
In just one meal, the morning sunshine, blue sky and white clouds had turned into overcast clouds, but this did not affect Dong Qiangqiang's mood. He got the green light all the way to the university and entered the examination room 10 minutes early.
The professor did not show up, and several people who looked like teaching assistants served as proctors for the exam. A female teaching assistant who spoke standard German asked all candidates to put their schoolbags on the floor of the podium at the front of the lecture theater, and then quickly explained the exam instructions: Because the exam lasts 4 hours, you can drink water and eat during the exam. and rest, but cannot affect other candidates, otherwise they will be banned or even expelled depending on the situation, but the test results will be valid. Going out to use the restroom is also allowed, but you must communicate with the invigilator first. There are no color restrictions for answering pens, and correction fluid can also be used, but dictionaries and dictionaries are not allowed. Cell phones can be left on but must be turned off. Any cheating will directly result in the cancellation of the test results, and serious cases may even be prohibited from making up the exam and taking the same subject exam in the next semester. In short: the risks of cheating are high but the benefits are small, so all candidates should take care of themselves.
As soon as 9 o'clock arrives, the exam officially begins.
Dong Qiangqiang studied many old public law test papers in advance and thought he was fully prepared. However, the moment the papers were handed to him, he experienced visual, physical and psychological shocks at the same time.
The old test papers of the past three years were all 10 A4 sheets, but this time 20 sheets were issued at once. A thick stack of A4s felt heavy in my hands. Dong Qiangqiang's first impression was that he had encountered the public law education examination reform, but he had no memory of hearing the professor mention it in class? Could it be that he was discussing and communicating with Duke Zhou when the professor mentioned it? He was a little nervous: it used to take 4 hours to test 10 papers, but now it still takes 4 hours to take 20 papers. Can he finish it?
He took a deep breath and reminded himself that he had reviewed thoroughly, and warned himself not to get carried away. He followed his usual exam habit, which was to not rush to answer the questions immediately after getting the papers, but to go through all the papers quickly. page, one is to check whether there are any missing pages, the other is to see if there are any obvious printing errors on the paper, and the third is to take a look at what content is being tested.
He flipped through the pages slowly. The previous old test paper only had one type of essay question, but this time the total number of essay questions had been reduced, and there were three different types of questions: multiple choice, noun explanation, and short answer. At a quick glance, Dong Qiangqiang estimated that seven and a half of the ten essay questions were prepared. Although the remaining two and a half were not prepared, they should not be completely unable to write. He could rely on the content he had memorized and add as much as possible. on the association. After thinking about this, the heart that was still hanging just now gradually relaxed, and my confidence began to recover little by little.
Dong Qiangqiang began to write furiously. During this period, candidates came into the examination room one after another, most of them speaking in low voices. At almost ten o'clock, a man wearing a bright red sweater broke into the examination room, making a lot of noise. Dong Qiangqiang did not raise his head at all. He only focused on answering the questions. He was not affected at all and continued to write wildly with his head down.
The man carelessly rushed down from the entrance to the lecture hall to the podium. He took the exam papers from the invigilator and was about to go to his seat. Only after he was reminded did he remember to throw his schoolbag on the podium, and then he went to the podium with a clanking sound all the way. Walk up and finally sit down diagonally to the right in front of Dong Qiangqiang, two rows below.
The other person was in a low position, so Dong Qiangqiang naturally glanced at the other person. What caught his eye was a head of black hair. Then he carefully looked at the man's back and profile, and he suddenly discovered that it was Chen Xiaofei.
Dong Qiangqiang was quite surprised. In his impression, he had never seen the other person in class, but then he thought about it. Every time there was a class in the big classroom, there were hundreds of people like wolves, so it was normal that he had never seen him before.
After sitting down, Chen Xiaofei put his clothes on the back of the chair and quickly looked around at the other candidates. He saw Dong Qiangqiang, who was higher than him, and was startled.
Dong Qiangqiang could feel Chen Xiaofei watching him from the corner of his eye. He did not raise his head, his eyes stayed on the test paper, and he continued to write down the answers he knew by heart.
At this time, someone on the podium coughed inadvertently, as if to remind him something. Chen Xiaofei was shocked and hurriedly sat upright.
The invigilators moved around from time to time, their steps were light, and the examination room was quiet.
The three needles in the clock hanging high above the podium are almost aligned.
The heating in the examination room was fully turned on. Dong Qiangqiang had encountered a similar situation before when he took the preparatory examination, so this time he specially wore a fleece sweatshirt instead of a sweater, which made it easier to put on and take off at any time according to the room temperature. Despite this, he still I broke out in a sweat writing this.
There were many test papers, and he wrote more content silently. Both pens forced him to write without water. Fortunately, he was well prepared. While changing pens, he quickly glanced at Chen Xiaofei below without raising his head, wondering how the other person answered.
I saw Chen Xiaofei holding his chin in his hand and staring at the test paper in a daze. The pen holder was spinning in circles on his fingers. Several papers were put aside, with some words written here and there but not many. The paper in front of him was very It's clean, and you can tell there's not a word written on it.
Dong Qiangqiang found it incredible: If he had reviewed, why didn’t he answer the questions? Even if the knowledge points reviewed do not completely match the test questions or you are simply not prepared at all, according to Chinese exam habits, you may get points by writing words, so how can you leave it blank? And if you are not prepared at all, then why take the test? Isn’t that self-deception? Is it just to feel better and be able to tell myself afterwards that I did take the exam but was not strong enough?
Dong Qiangqiang also realized that Chen Xiaofei's blank scroll made him feel happy. At this moment, he heard a crisp "pop" coming from in front of him.
The pen spinning in Chen Xiaofei's hand fell to the ground.
Dong Qiangqiang looked away again and saw Chen Xiaofei's jaw sinking regularly. He knew that Chen Xiaofei was asleep.
After hearing the noise, an invigilator climbed up the steps and walked to the row below Chen Xiaofei. He bent down to pick up the pen on the ground and put it in front of him. He knocked on the table gently to signal him to stop sleeping and answer the exam quickly. There's still an hour left.
Dong Qiangqiang shook his head and was about to lower his head and continue writing when he saw Chen Xiaofei suddenly raising his right hand. The invigilator had already left, but when he saw this he came back and asked him in a low voice what was wrong. Dong Qiangqiang vaguely heard "WC" and saw The invigilator glanced at his watch and waved to other invigilators. Chen Xiaofei took nothing and left the examination room as if flying alone.
Dong Qiangqiang flipped through the remaining blank paper, and there were three pages left. He was just thinking about how long it would take him to finish all the answers, when he suddenly heard a "gurgling" sound coming from under the table. It was already 12 o'clock at noon. Normally, he would be eating lunch at this time, but not only did he have no food today, he also wrote for three hours in the morning. The little food he had for breakfast had long been digested, and he only brought He didn't bring any food with him, but if he drank too much water, he might have to go to the toilet. Even running back and forth would be a waste of time. Although he wasn't star-struck yet, his hunger distracted him somewhat. He regretted a little, at least it would have been good to bring some chocolate, but now he could only endure hunger, drink no water, and write furiously.
Just as Dong Qiangqiang was answering the question hungry, there was a very soft sound from the left side. He was unmoved and continued to concentrate on answering the questions, but he smelled a familiar smell in his nose. He turned his head slightly and saw an examinee tearing off the cling film wrapped around a square pizza, carefully biting off a corner, and took a sip of the ice drink. He suddenly became visibly happy.
The first candidate to add a meal seemed to have fired the starting gun. More candidates joined the team to respond to him. For a while, the sound of tearing off packages could be heard in the examination room.
The aroma of food and drink mixed together made Dong Qiangqiang's hunger suddenly reach a new level. He sat down and looked down, and felt that the scene was spectacular. However, there was a saying that although there were many people eating, there was not a single person in sight. In the scene of devouring food, no one could hear any smacking of lips, everyone ate quietly and restrainedly.
The invigilator turned a blind eye to the students' snacks. The candidate eating pizza on Dong Qiangqiang's left slowly ate for more than ten minutes before finishing the meal. Hungry forced Dong Qiangqiang to complete the exam as soon as possible, so after a brief temptation of the aroma, he quickly returned to Correct dictation track.
Just when Dong Qiangqiang had only the last essay question left, Chen Xiaofei returned to the examination room holding a hot dog.
(End of chapter)
