It's tough for students in Asia's giant countries, where the competition for college entrance can be fierce. In India, over a million students have been finding out their final results in various high school exams. You have to get 90% or better in the 12th boards — India's final year tests which are mostly held in March 一 to get into many top school and university courses. In China, the world's biggest university entrance test, commonly known as the Gaokao, is an academic testing event held in June in Chinese mainland and is joined by millions of participants.
Perhaps all that pressure and stress is why, this year, thousands have been clicking on videos and pictures with a clear message: there's more to life than getting into college.
In India, in a video message, Indian comedian and actor Vir Das told students not to worry about their marks. More than a quarter of a million people have viewed the video. You are going to meet someone, " he says, “until you discover that the person you were waiting for wasn't the person you were looking at, or person you ever thought you'd meet. You will beg and borrow and steal, so that eventually you can risk and rent and lose, so that maybe you can own and invest and grow . . . What do all of these things have in common? Not one of them requires a mark sheet. "
Das said it was inspired by his own experience after scoring poorly in the 12th boards. He said he eventually got to study his chosen subject, economics, at an American university 一 but soon after discovered drama which led to his current career.
"I thought my life was over after exams and I had a terrible two months, he said. "Students can be depressed. They need to hear from a third person that everything is all right. "
【小题1】We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the 12th boards ________.| A．take place twice a year |
| B．are the world's biggest test |
| C．take place before the Gaokao |
| D．are held in many Asian countries |
| A．Test scores aren't very important. |
| B．High school students are living a tough life. |
| C．College entrance exams are extremely difficult. |
| D．High school students need to win the college entrance exam. |
| A．He failed to attend a university. |
| B．Economics is his current career. |
| C．Drama has always been his great hobby. |
| D．He was depressed after the 12th boards. |
| A．All roads lead to Rome. |
| B．Success comes from hard work. |
| C．Attitude makes a great difference. |
| D．Your choice determines your future. |
