I tried a Chinese high school English test… all I can say is WOW

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[@AleeseLightyear]

HILARIOUS!!!! I can't wait to show this video to my students so they feel better about not getting full marks on their tests!! But maybe I'll skip the part where I talk about having a drink while taking the test!!

[@haoosc5017]

哈哈哈

[@pjhead1234]

What other responses did they get wrong?

[@ykl8924]

Hahaha please let us know what they respond to this video😂

[@chrishawkairsoft]

no no no...you keep it there...😀😂

[@zeflute4586]

feel better about not getting full marks... This is so fricking Asian

[@baird55aus]

When I lived in China a lady at the hardware shop i sometimes used asked if i could explain to her son why the answers he had had marked as incorrect were wrong. Of the five I found that two of his answers were in fact correct. i ended up writing a note to the teacher on the back of the paper explaining why his answers were correct.

[@Tsyjzyt]

The young couple taking wedding pictures makes it so funny 😂

[@albertkoey]

The lady (or bride) looks a bit like Jasmine - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJupn3d7hLmEjKc

[@amblingalong9357]

I tried the English language test for Australian citizenship when I was visiting Melbourne and that was just as crazy. I failed, although born and bred in UK

[@zmelody2111]

"THE UK" I guess I know the reason cuz we do not care about grammars.

[@TheTraveler2222]

The test is designed to keep people out of the country, passing is an exception

[@chinaheartforever4707]

It's normal, I remember I took my British Citizenship test practice book to the company, my manager, a native Englishman who grew up in London, actually only answered six questions correctly and did not pass the test, and then he said to me, these questions are far more too difficult and ridiculous, the British themselves may not know! In particular, there is a question, what do the British call Northern Irish, Welsh, Scots, and Englishmen? The answer was actually a slanderous title, and the manager told me that if you called them that, you would be beaten, he could not imagine that the United Kingdom would come up with such a question!

[@mafiaboy87]

A point to remember is these tests are designed to teach implied meaning and comprehension, so one has to look at the entire text and get a gist of the context rather than just the individual questions.

[@dandan8333]

Correct, you should think about the answer that the test maker wants... I took a FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TEST thinking that way; I got 105 points out out 105 points on a timed test. Thinking outside the box to apply your knowledge! Amazing... know your teacher, lol.

[@PatrickinChina]

I am german and I did the Chinese German language Highschool test. That was not so easy at all. Love our Videos, relaxing, funny, cool.

[@jyllvy3153]

是真的吴雨翔

[@yehuihe1825]

Not to dismiss German but it's the first time I heard there is a German language test in Chinese highschool. When I grow up I didn't know anybody taking a language besides English. let alone German.

[@focker0000]

Foreingers today have REAL chinese name LOL, whoever gave you that name, he/she did a good job

[@PatrickinChina]

@@yehuihe1825 Since 2018 you can choose german if the school provides it.😃

[@leja5830]

如果你是女性叫吴雨霏如果是男性叫吴雨飞可能更好，你知道翔在现在的汉语中有另一个意思。

[@ReaperUnreal]

That was really fun, but even as a native (ish) English speaker I feel like some of the answers would've been so very difficult. Great job to all of you and to the students actually taking this test, your English is probably better than mine.

[@htht7831]

Chinese high school exam is at very high standard and extremely underrated.

[@davidw.2791]

@@htht7831 Chinese English class teaches you a lot of “theory grammar” (such as the Tenses) even if it’s not immediately blatant in the exams.

[@vevey32]

Thank you girls for this upbeating content. My boyfriend and I watched it with a Saturday morning cup of coffee and laughed from beginning till the end. Watching Amy's update has become our weekend routine, something to look forward to

[@twq3182]

I couldnt stop smiling..you gals are funny

[@thewanderingrey8830]

"so he stepped up behind me and pushed me up.... It felt so good" Is this a smut or my reading comprehension is failing me? Nice collab!

[@lorna8159]

That’s a typical English test in High school in Beijing, I remember doing some of the exact same questions when I was in high school. Top students are usually expected to get full marks in those multiple choices and are allowed to have some points taken off in their writing.

[@sjfbrkdnjrkdkajdjoajfok-2]

Wow! Tow of my favourite ladies Aleese and Amy, but also happy to know Evelyn since now.

[@skinnywu44]

You girls are so lovely and thanks for making this funny videos. All types of exam papers in China are really hard to get full marks ... LOL!!!

[@Yidenia]

It's interesting that later in the prompt, the word "pull" did actually appear, so you don't necessarily need to know what chin-ups are to pick the right answer for that one; you just need pretty good reading comprehension. This looks like a difficult test but it's still doable within the framework of the content given; you just need to be a very good test-taker, which doesn't always directly correlate one's mastery of the language

[@754759119]

one needs to be a good detective to nail it.

[@celinahatton2653]

One of the best things I ever learnt was HOW to take a test. How to look for context clues etc, and highlighting the instructions on how to answer. It's really amazing the number of capable students who do badly in an exam because they've raced over reading the question, and miss important instructions. We took a fake exam once where we had 5 minutes to read a page of instructions on the format of the exam. We then signed that page to agree that we had read and understood the instructions. We then began the exam, with some students using the entire class period to finish, and others finishing it immediately. Why? Because one of the instructions was to start with the final question. The final question told you to turn over your exam paper and raise your hand to indicate that you had finished and your paper could be collected by the teacher.

[@baird55aus]

@@celinahatton2653 yeah I have a nephew who thought he knew nothing about science so I sat with him and we did a previous years exam. he got 75% just by being coached a little about exams and comprehending the question and looking at subsequent questions which often used part of the previous answer. I was like him when i was at school but I learned how to do exams after I left school.

[@thelegittaco974]

Tbh this makes them good test-takers, but not good English speakers. They are so used to these controlled conditions that they have no idea how to use these very complicated terms and sentences in a practical, real-life situation, I recognise. A lack of practice in using those words, for instance in an essay, makes Chinese students relatively weak in English even now. A more practical training like essay-writing would definitely benefit their language proficiency in English

[@mariaah-yek7980]

Loved it all, great to see Alieese in your video I started watching both of your videos at the end of last year to help me unwind from a stressful job. THANK YOU so, so much..... My hubby and I have moved to Singapore from Sydney lived there for five years but the stress of the work environments in Sydney wasn't great. Cut to now my hubby and I enjoys your videos so much that we try to wait for next patiently. I'll check out the content's from your other friend as well. Lot's of love.

[@BlondieinChina]

That is so sweet!!! Thank you so much for your kind words and support Maria, hope work is better now!

[@user-tj6ot7tw8g]

@@BlondieinChina I don't know why. I can't sleep without watching you

[@ba-gg6jo]

Could you imagine these three ladies on a Pub crawl, what a night out that would be! Thank you for cheering me up😂

[@pavladavlas]

I’m from Slovenia and my English A-Level exam in high school was very much like this; multiple choice questions where literally every answer could’ve been correct, reading comprehension about super weird and niche topics… There was also a listening comprehension part, and we all know the usual sound quality of school equipment radios… The written part and the listening comprehension were 60 minutes each. After that, there was a 60-minute essay part as well and finally, there was an oral part, where I, for example, had to discuss topics such as “Do you think getting married still makes sense in this day and age?” and Animal Farm by George Orwell with the professor.

[@j8chQ]

I am binge watching all of your videos. You are absolutely amazing. The videos are much more than foods. This episode is hilarious. I feel like we are friends already. ♥️

[@maxchen9185]

the way Aleese talks and gestures is so sweet, gives me the 80s-90s black lady vibe, you know, the ones who would call you "honey" and offer you freshly baked cookies. 🥰

[@thehighsandluos]

You guys are so funny! More of these collabs please!!

[@russellzz9696]

I did a IELTS test right after high school and got 7 in Speaking. I did the same test after studying and living in Toronto for 8~9 years. Keep in mind, I used to do sales, and then call center tech-support, so I basically speak for a living and I was pretty good at it. AND, the 2nd time I did IELTS, I only got 5.5 in Speaking.

[@halloweenist664]

Lol, how did that happen?

[@triarb5790]

@@halloweenist664 IELTS speaking is based on 'perfect' English grammar. The kind that not even the Queen speaks,maybe at best a Shakespearean actor has trained in. In the real life English speaking world grammar usage varies considerably. A spoken sentence in the deep south of the US will sound completely different to one spoken in the Midlands of England, or in the Northern Territory of Australia. They are all correct because language is dynamic.

[@htht7831]

They changed marking scheme, it is now much harder to score in IELTS.

[@user-tj6ot7tw8g]

@@htht7831 I only got 7 for IELTS. But almost a full score in GRE

[@shnmak2958]

😂😂

[@darrellwong4097]

Haha awesome video Blondie! Evelyn and Louise are funny as side kicks! 👍👍👍

[@hkie6212]

This video is absolutely amazing and hilarious. Two thumbs up! The test is sooooooo difficult .

[@TheKnightXavier]

Absolute chaos 😆Those tests are giving me second-hand trauma just watching other people take them.

[@MarieZh]

This was a fun video- I loved the collaboration!

[@olezemin6658]

really fun to watch this, remind me the past time of doing the exam papers, also lots of guessworks, LOL

[@Kelsze]

This is a great funny video! I smile the entire 10mins! 😂

[@BlondieinChina]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sigerlion8608]

Haha, what a funny video. You ladies had me smiling throughout with your jokes.

[@sashamarie3712]

This video is so funny 🤣 I love all of your personalities

[@zeth479]

Love this video lolol had a smile on my face the whole way through

[@noahyue]

I think you got this back to front. This is hard for native English speakers. But it's made for/by people who thinks in Chinese but speaking English.

[@johnrogermaghuyop6106]

I can really relate with this week's vlog! Especially to Teacher Aleese for I am a Teacher myself. Haha! So much fun! :))

[@kimslau]

Amy I’m chinese English speaking and it looked really hard. There was also hints of “Chinese thinking” in some of the parts you read.

[@triarb5790]

Would you explain what that means? I'm always interested in cultural differences.

[@kimslau]

@@triarb5790 Thank you for your response. From what I saw and heard in Amy's presentation I sensed that the "test" had subliminal innuendos of China's political program. The test had subliminal assertions of the China's Social Program albeit at a high school level but still cause for consternation. I am Chinese by birth but was born in UK and raised by Chinese (HK) values and of course Western values. That's why they call people like me a banana ( yellow on the outside but white on the inside :))

[@jeremywu2655]

@@triarb5790 Compared with Western idealism education, Marxist materialism education focuses more on non - self thinking. This is similar to some traditional Chinese philosophical thoughts like 大道之行也，天下为公.

[@dms1383]

香蕉人可真敏感呢。什么都能往政治上扯

[@gavinyuangao4366]

I remember taking these horrid English tests back in middle school. I still have nightmares these days of taking an English test like this and being stuck at an impossibly difficult section before waking up in the middle of the night covered in cold sweat. 😂

[@FFFF-ct6oj]

Amy should ask a bunch of Chinese to do HSK6 test. it will be interesting to see how they fail the part one.

[@BlondieinChina]

Great idea! I’ve heard that test is super hard

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

@@BlondieinChina Honestly, it depends on who you ask. You do know that Chinese Highschools are split into majors already right? So If you ask an arts highschooler, it should not be nearly as hard. But the thing is, why does an engineer even need to know how to write the word for fennel in 8 different ways.

[@saltywetreefer3985]

That looks so much fun.

[@mi1235hi]

In Mexico we have a similar structure of English exams:)

[@hmcao5159]

You really got a lot of ideas! Nice video.

[@troutstalker4744]

Great episode 👏

[@lmc886]

Amy you should try HKDSE which is the English exam in Hong Kong! It’s even harder!

[@BlondieinChina]

ooh! I'll try one day!

[@bfstudios9163]

these tests bring back memories

[@noah1502]

you guys are all so cute and unique ❤❤

[@RespectOthers1]

I _______ love this video! :D

[@MichaelSvenson]

Haha that was fun to watch!

[@Mariobrownio1989]

Surely the Chinese lady who had lots of practice was really fast at doing these, because writing exam is a SKILL, it is not only about knowledge of the language

[@kellbear23]

getting marked off for not capitalizing a letter despite the answer being correct is like getting marked off in math for using the wrong process to get the correct answer

[@Vntoronto]

Omggg this video is totally hilarious!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂LOVE IT 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@TheWarmestFuzzy]

"i'm drinkin while I take my test. haha!" subscribed!

[@amaelriesterer1421]

yay, love you guys :)

[@williamtam8948]

I just think our china’s english exam most focused on english grammar .Even you’re a english native speaker you don’t understand China english grammar’s principle that you’ll so hard to got pleasure points

[@WalkaboutRojo]

this is an awesome video!

[@kindface]

Wedding photo shoot going on in the exam “hall”? LOL, the WYSIWYG spontaneity is what’s charming about life in China.

[@lexilove4n6]

I love this! I want Aleese to be my English teacher :)

[@Mintshake_bunny]

When Aleese read out the sentence I was momentarily confused because it was easy and English is a foreign language to me. Then I thought back to the age (and experience, I doubt they read Terry Pratchett for fun like I do...) of the pupils taking the test and I think I would have understood roughly 90% of the words, but been at a loss as to what the sentence meant. Anyway, this was super fun to watch!

[@subhashishpanda2617]

Wow..such an exciting video. That was a very tough English test

[@maggieyao269]

Good results for all you three.

[@SL-lz9jr]

The funny thing is, as someone who grew up taking Chinese classes in Saturday school, this testing format totally makes sense in Chinese. But to use the same format in English is hilarious because I don’t think this test actually measures any knowledge of English. Because… the structure of English isn’t the same to the structure of Chinese. Like, really, if you have to guess this much on a test, are you really demonstrating your real knowledge of the material? Who the heck wrote these paragraphs or excerpts? I would fail this style of English test. And I thought the SATs were hard… lol

[@halloweenist664]

Exactly. It's more like tricky brain teasers than a language test. Schools are so obsessed with the one right answer that's so hidden and so trivial, not encouraging students to use the language for real.

[@eisbaer2758]

@@halloweenist664 If the Chinese school use SAT, then probably most of the students will get nearly full marks (too easy to be honest). How do you differential them? Test is a test. That's why we have math olympics to differential level of students.

[@hello855]

@@eisbaer2758 SAT reading and the English test in Chinese high schools test totally different skills. They’re not remotely comparable. Most Asian students do struggle with SAT reading and writing sections, unless they’ve done extensive preparation.

[@seymorefact4333]

🌟🇺🇸⭐ the 5th grade math test in China is harder than USA college exams!

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

That's a bit extreme, but a personal story, I emigrated to Canada in 6th grade, went directly into 7th grade here in Canada, with about 2 months left in the school year, the teachers were on strike, so the math class boiled down to teachers giving out handouts for kids to do and ask questions. Speaking no English at all at that point, I just assumed you finish the handouts like a test, and did one in about 10 minutes, thinking "well that was easy, we learnt that stuff in 3rd/4th grade", when I handed that back, I was told (with help from a student that speaks a bit of Mandarin of course) that handout was supposed to be the week's work. But since it was super easy for me. I ended up doing all of the prepared handouts for the remainder of the school year in 4 days, so eventually the teacher ran out of stuff for me to do, and math class became computer class. I played almost 2 months of Pharaoh by Sierra. Helped me out greatly with social studies on Egypt later on, and the best time of my life. I know, that sounds kinda sad, but it honestly was.

[@seymorefact4333]

@@LibeliumDragonfly lol. Exactly.

[@shnmak2958]

@@LibeliumDragonfly So funny 🤣 🤣🤣 From Toronto 🇨🇦

[@shnmak2958]

@@LibeliumDragonfly I hope the system did not prevent you from fully developing your potentials

[@stevenkyle9426]

@@LibeliumDragonfly haha, that is truly a fun experience

[@Albert_Einstein_not]

I think Evelyn’s English proficiency now is testament to the success of the program despite how silly it may seem to native English speakers. People tend to forget that this is for English as a second language. The questions wrt the finger lengths is a test of the comprehension of the passage, the student does not necessarily need to agree with the assertions in the passage which is some superstitious nonsense.

[@Ltwentytwo]

generally agree though i suspect Evelyn has either been through an intensive English language program or lived overseas. maybe even both.

[@hood6121]

dude, as someone who has been though the whole of the Chinese educational system until university, i can guarantee you that Evelyn either really spent a lot of time polishing her English speaking or simply had overseas experiences. The English education itself is questionable at most, completely misleading and a waste of time if you ask me (we teach mathematics and science subjects like chem and physics pretty well though). Growing up, I have countless friends who can do well on those English "tests" but can't use English effectively at all, and I also have a huge number of friends who had American/Canadian background and who use English at an advanced level (Emily in the video is an example as well) who can't do as well in those tests.

[@lizyliz970]

@@hood6121 You could speak a language fluently but it doesn't mean that you really are a master in that language. Someone who is uneducated could still speak in his own native language fluently, no big deal.

[@hood6121]

@@lizyliz970 I know what you mean. I think I did not communicate my point clearly enough though. What I'm saying is not that "Chinese people must learn to speak queen's English", but that our English education is not as effective as it could have been. In general, Chinese students start learning English at as early as 1st grade, and latest 7th grade. That means at the time of graduating from high school, they would have learnt English for 6-12 years. This is comparable with countries like Finland or Israel, where the native languages also belong to a different language family and they start learning English at a similar age. But in my experiences, Finnish or Israeli college students have a much higher English proficiency than their Chinese counterparts, both in terms of speaking/listening and using English as a working language. The reason is simple--they learn from the context and the cultural background while we learn via mechanically remembering the grammar rules and words (hell ya, my high school is one of the best in Beijing and even that, all our English classes are conducted in Chinese. You heard it right...Chinese teachers explaining English in Chinese to their students...)

[@jefvan536]

they aredy teach you before in class,,before taking the test if you a student,,but if you randomly go there and take the test even that you language is imposible to pass if you didnot attend the class,,isnt it all school like this?being a student we need to remamber the lesson that aur teacher teach us and req us to do some reserch for aurself before we take the test

[@jerometsowinghuen]

This should be interesting to learn how English subject is taught in high schools of China. Moreover, it does sound tough from the English tests there, even my first language is English, but I have never seen some unique questions like these in my academic life.

[@elizabethsmith7224]

I don't remember how the SAT questions were but I certainly don't remember anything like this.

[@hello855]

It seems like their English classes focus a lot on grammar, memorization, and test taking skills, but not so much on application. Chinese students can tackle ridiculous test questions that not even native English speakers can answer. Yet, they wouldn’t be able to communicate in English if they go abroad, unless they learn the language outside of school.

[@RoadDestination]

Once in Thailand, a girl wanting to practice her English showed me her textbook, there were English words in the book, but the sentences made absolutely no sense to me. So seeing the title, I expected a completely non-sensical test, was I wrong. I think Evelyn has a really Chinese approach 'what they want to be the correct answer', I once had to follow that approach when they introduced integration tests for migrants and we made an online version of the test (over half of the natives failed the test. Many of the answers made no sense, or were at least far detached from reality, but there was almost always a 'politically correct' answer. I think Aleese 老师 was a bit harse on the capitalization, reminds me of a physics tests trauma I have. I had the right answers, but the teacher failed me because I had used the wrong method....

[@wieauchimmer1]

The not entirely sure what the answer is gives me flashbacks to my English exams. Here in Germany, teachers really love to make right/wrong/not in the text questions and "wrong" and "not in the text" were sometimes not well defined. Example: Amanda likes blue t-shirts. Question: Amanda likes red t-shirts. Is this wrong because she likes blue t-shirts or is this not in the text because they only talked about blue t-shirts and not about red ones?

[@ruonanzhao5508]

Take the I have no () left as an example.... You cannot make assumptions for these questions... The strategy is to choose the most literal answer based on the context. Speaking from someone who mastered these tests in high school and has been in the US for almost 10 years.

[@nihijason9840]

你说的对 中文有一个隐藏的习惯就是 联系上下文非常重要 当然我不是说这有多独特 而是我们的考试里面会强调这个重要性 好像一种有趣推理游戏

[@nicholasgoh868]

Please try Singapore GCE O Levels English Language Paper 2

[@qwe8365879]

Why can't youtube let me hit the like button more then once? I can't express how much I love this video with just 1 like.

[@edena276]

Why there's a wedding photo shooting in the same room 🤣🤣🤣? While an English test is happening inside a restaurant LOL xD

[@BlondieinChina]

So, what does the length of your fingers say about you? Lemme know 😂😂

[@tapiocapress]

That I should stay away from English tests, for mental health 🙂

[@BlondieinChina]

@@tapiocapress 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

To be honest, I thought that was something sexual at first glance...

[@LibeliumDragonfly]

And that sentence literally reminds me of THAT "Arnold Schwarzenegger interview"🤣

[@RyouxAB]

It says I'm gay 😛 No, really - there was a time when comparing your index and ring fingers' length became a thing

[@gilllecaudalie3007]

I barely got into peers- reviewed papers until I was in my undergrad and most of the peers reviews happened during our master’s…. Geez. Can’t imagine this level of difficulty

[@youreyeen]

Aleeeeeseee is here too!! My baby 💗 i love youuualeese And i love u all guys 💗i wish to be in Beijing too 🙏God bless u all

[@drifter4training]

He he, the English test have some funny innuendos... Aleese kinda reminds of Wanda Sykes...

[@tellershen]

I remembered that I had these test every week in high school. Monday Chinese literature, Tuesday math, Wednesday English, Thursday Physics, Friday Chemistry. And we had a score card weekly with class rank and school rank for parent signature. It was fun☹

[@SohThirsty]

lol i've just been doing chin ups and then im telling the trainer I have no FAITH and CONFIDENCE left LOL

[@MAjaLeahHB]

omg i remember stupid english tests like this from my home country. it was like "fill in the blanks with verbs in the right tense" and it's a story without any indication of what happened when so you just had to guess (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) now i don't understand english grammar at all, i just vibe😔

[@ningboflyer3871]

As for me, during high school, English was the only subject that I could attain an impressive ranking among all students in class.

[@cheungchingtong]

I got 149 out of 150 in my college entrance examination for English, in 2010, in Guangdong, it was the top score in my city, maybe provincial also. And ten years later, I took the exact same test. all I could had was 120ish, it actually went backward.

[@user-ek4nh8oq8f]

Amy will always get an A+ from me.

[@Clarity520]

9:29 girl at the back was so cute omg

[@iNeverSimp]

I would given them minus 1 mark for putting their correct names on the test and another for not finishing in under 5 seconds.

[@cashglobe]

The hand thing is probably related to the fact that males and females have different finger lengths (sometimes) for pointer and ring fingers. Males are more often engineers, so the correct answer was probably A

[@softesthedgehog]

This was so funny!

[@DailyBreakClear]

lmao this is so funny, wedding picture in the classroom lmao

[@byeyumxyj]

This reminds me of my friend doing online english tests and then wechatting me for answers lmao

[@zambot264]

Lol I like the friendship

[@piecustard2114]

🤣3 of you so hilarious

[@cerruti1881au]

25/29 = 86/100 = 129/150. Not bad. If you were local, you were less likely to be able to study in one of China's top universities such as Tsinghua University or Peking University, but you still have a chance to attend one of the 985 universities. 😉

[@bfstudios9163]

“show me the peer reviewed papers” lol!

[@plentyrockz]

Evelyn's responds with: What kind of research? Show me the peer reviewed papers! Haha

[@user-ky4ns2bn4c]

我剛剛正在寫我的英文考卷呢🌻 看到評論區的留言我就放心了

[@xihuantiyu]

I am fully aware how tough the Chinese exams can be. It is no secret lots of teachers are unable to score high in Chinese college entry exams. Think about it how difficult those exams are for students. In China, scoring high is pretty much the only thing Chinese parents care, including my own parents. Believe me, there are lots of hard works needed to get good score. I am not surprised Chinese high school English test is not easy for English native speakers. Fierce competition drives the test to incredible high level. But I had to admit that Chinese students are good at exam. But we are not that good at the actual English. My GRE score is pretty high but I still have trouble to speak proper English When I came to foreign country.

[@eriQ86]

It's the same for the chinese driving license test!! Every answer could be the correct one

[@SoraCyn]

I feel like I got cheated from not getting to see the other three questions Amy failed at 😛

[@karenchou2157]

LOL,How funny you guys!! who made this test and why you guys in the wedding picture shot room?

[@kristinayang7710]

such fun, these tests, lol

[@KnoLove]

all exams in China are difficult,cause there are so many students and most of whom have strong learning ability. The number of students increases every year, and the number of schools is still the same as past. Many people think that good academic performance is the only way out and the result is that the exam will become more and more difficult.

[@seanmei3466]

That could've-been-sexual part is so hilarious. I'm pretty sure that whoever wrote this stuff is either someone who is not capable of comprehending the best part of sex or someone who is not a native English speaker.

[@sleepandrelaxation3395]

It actually sounds like the person is just bored and sneaked in a few interesting sentences. ;p

[@spehropefhany]

@@sleepandrelaxation3395 Many years ago, in China, (I think it was a famous vegetarian restaurant in Beijing) the English translation of one of the dishes was "sliced peasant". Someone having a bit of fun, I assume, because that sounds like an unlikely translation error.

[@triarb5790]

@@spehropefhany pheasant... not really that unlikely.

[@felixluk3167]

I would love to have a crack at the test myself, just want to see how I match up with the 9th graders 🤣

[@cher4057]

I had to take english tests exactly like this!! I always got A’s idk how tbh hahah

[@chrishawkairsoft]

this was so funny and cool...😀😂

[@sususegar]

I don't know about English tests in Western countries, but I suspect most - if not all - Asian countries apply rigid teaching and test methods like this. When I look at my ex's children's English tests, I sometimes found myself baffled by the answer choices. Like Evelyn said, it's not about what you think should be the answer but what you think the teacher wants the answer to be. This is largely because many of the passages used in the papers are lifted directly from some public source and not written specifically for the students comprehension or maturity level.