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Yu Jihui: “A Stinking Old Ninth – A Tale of the Coal Capital” (updated on July 2020)

“I wish you success. If you become a teacher in

that university, our life will change. We’ll leave this

school and work in a university in a new city. We’ll

no longer be discriminated against. I expected this

day to come soon.”

Since then, I locked myself away with my books.

The examination was to take place one month later. I

only had thirty days to prepare. But I had a good

foundation. I reviewed the grammar. I remembered

the words. I read articles. I progressed quickly and

had confidence. A month later, I went to Shenyang,

the capital of Liaoning province to take the

examination. I did well on the written test. The

examination questions were not difficult at all. I

finished them quickly. For the oral test, I did

especially good. The examiner gave me satisfied

smile. I was full of hope. When I returned to our

school and saw Xi Si, I happily told her that I had

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