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MOTIVATION
MEMO
Before the Gakao English exam
by : HUANG ,  Rongze Lance
It was exactly thirty minutes before the English exam. I was sitting like a man who
was sentenced to death. I could easily and clearly hear the sound of  my fragile
heartbeat, yet I was eager to get rid of the shackles of this great pressure and set myself
free towards a new world.
I had spent years cramming for this exam at the expense of many other activities in
hopes of attaining a high enough score that would grant me an admission to a well-
ranked university. 
Glancing around the room, I noticed how my competitors were all sweating like wet
chickens. Some seemed already exhausted though the exam had not even started yet.
However, a boy with focused eyes overshadowed the rest of the class; he looked very
confident that he was going to perform well during the exam. 
I realised that I had been striving to find my ambition before entering the classroom.
I was determined to finish the exam regardless of the outcome. So what remained was
being self-assured and maintaining great expectations for a bright future. I sighed with
relief and smiled.
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