Chapter 73: When school was over on Friday afternoon this week, Zhou Yang¡¯s head teacher, Teacher Liu, called Zhou Yang into the office. "Zhou Yang, the Mathematical Olympiad will be held on Sunday this week. You must remember to come to school on Sunday. The exam will be held at Jianghai University in Jianghai City. Do you know the location?" Teacher Liu asked. Zhou Yang nodded and said: "I've been there and know how to get there, but I don't know about the examination room. There are too many teaching buildings in the university, and I can't figure out which one is which." "In that case, Sunday morning at six o'clock Come to school. The leading teacher of our school is Vice Principal Zhou. Then you and the other two students can follow Vice Principal Zhou. Vice Principal Zhou will show you the examination room." Teacher Liu smiled. said. "Well, Teacher Liu, I will come over on Sunday." Zhou Yang nodded. Teacher Liu smiled and said: "Well, then it's nothing. Remember to take the test well and try to get good results. Let's go back." On Sunday morning, Zhou Yang took a taxi to school early in the morning. At the school gate, two other students were already waiting in front of the teaching building. A man and a woman stood there and didn¡¯t know what they were talking about. "Hello, you are also participating in the Mathematical Olympiad competition, right?" Zhou Yang walked over and asked with a smile. "You are Zhou Yang, right? My name is Zheng Xin. I heard the head teacher talk about you. You are really awesome for making so much progress in one holiday." Zheng Xin said with a smile on his face. "Zhou Yang, how did you do it? Can you improve so quickly in just one holiday?" The girl asked curiously: "Oh, my name is Lin Wenjing, and I am in the same class as Zheng Xin." "Haha, it's not as good as you said. Exaggeration, in fact, I have been studying seriously before, but because I have other things to learn that consume too much energy, my academic performance has been declining. However, during the summer vacation, I have learned almost all other things, that is, I have time to study hard, that¡¯s why I¡¯m progressing so fast!¡± Zhou Yang said with a smile. "Learn other things? What is more important than going to school?" Lin Wenjing asked curiously. "I have been interested in martial arts since I was a child, so I have been learning martial arts. During the summer vacation, I finally got a little started, so I turned my energy to studying. After all, the college entrance examination is coming soon. If you don't study hard, you won't even be able to pass the college entrance examination. "Afraid that Lin Wenjing would ask any more questions, Zhou Yang quickly changed the subject and asked, "How are you preparing for the Mathematical Olympiad?" Zheng Xin said, "Lin Wenjing is sure about the problem. She often gets full marks in math tests, but I'm much worse. It would be great to win the Excellence Award this time. " "Don't be humble." Lin Wenjing rolled her eyes at Zheng Xin and said, "Although I have never participated in the Mathematical Olympiad competition, judging from the questions in previous Mathematical Olympiad competitions, it is similar to ours. There are very few questions related to mathematics that we have studied. They are all partial questions. We have been doing this kind of questions for so long, so we should not do too badly in the exam. " "Lin Wenjing is right, we can be considered the top students in mathematics in No. 1 Middle School. "Don't be timid before you start fighting. Maybe we can win the top three!" "It's impossible! There are so many students in the Mathematical Olympiad. Although we are the best in the city, Among all high schools, maybe it¡¯s nothing. It would be nice to get a second prize.¡± The three of them were talking, and soon the vice principal of the school drove over. "Hello, Principal Zhou!" Seeing Vice Principal Zhou get out of the car, Zhou Yang and the other two smiled and said hello. "You three came early enough! How are you doing, how are you prepared? Are you confident that we can get a first prize in the No. 1 Middle School exam?" Vice Principal Zhou asked with a smile. Vice-principal Zhou is called Zhou Boran. He is only forty-two years old this year. As the first vice-principal of the school, it can be said that he has a high position in the school. When the old principal retires, the position of the principal will basically fall to him. in hand. Although he is already in his forties, Zhou Boran does not look old. He looks gentle and elegant, giving people a very decent feeling. At the age of forty-two, he is in the prime of life in the officialdom. As the vice principal of No. 1 Middle School, his level is the treatment of deputy director. After two years, he will sit on the throne of principal and solve the problems of the current level. The salary is good, and after working for two more years, it is very likely that he will enter the education system of Jianghai City. It can be said that the future is very bright. "Principal Zhou, we were still talking about this matter just now. We don't know yet whether this year's test questions will be difficult, so we can't guarantee how well we will do on the test. Don't be angry if we fail in the test." Zhou Yang said. "Your name is Zhou Yang. Haha, to be honest, the difficulty level of this test question is different every year, so the leaders of the school and I have never thought of putting pressure on you. We just strive to do well in the test."?, if you can really come back with a first prize, the school will definitely give you a reward. "Zhou Boran said proudly. "In fact, speaking of Zhou Boran, apart from being a bit greedy for power, he has a good character and takes good care of the teachers and students of the school. Therefore, the teachers and students of No. 1 Middle School treat Zhou Boran as the vice principal. I still respect him very much, and I think Vice President Zhou is very kind, which is why Zhou Yang said that just now. Jianghai University is about sixty or seventy miles away from Jianghai No. 1 Middle School. Although I drove there, it was still difficult to walk. More than an hour had passed when we arrived at Jianghai University. It was almost eight o'clock when we arrived at Jianghai University. Zhou Boran, as the leader of the delegation from Jianghai No. 1 Middle School, reported to the person in charge of the Education Bureau to collect the candidates. The exam number led Zhou Yang and the others towards the examination room. The competition time for the Mathematical Olympiad was nine o'clock in the morning. All the participating students from all the high schools in Jianghai City gathered together. Jianghai City is a large city in the country and a municipality directly under the Central Government. There are 18 districts and counties under its jurisdiction, and there are about 80 students in the same examination room. According to the examination number, Zhou Yang was placed in the fifth row of the third row. This position can be said to be the most rubbish position. The invigilator can see the position just by looking up. Zheng Xin and Lin Wenjing are also sitting on the far left of the second row and the far right of the fifth row. It can be said that this position arrangement completely prevents students from the same school. Possibility of cheating. When the exam was about to start, the director of the Jianghai City Education Bureau actually came to the examination room, and with him was an old man who looked to be in his sixties. The director and the old man came to the podium to teach. The director said loudly: "Dear students, for this Jianghai Mathematical Olympiad, we are fortunate to have Professor Chen, a national special teacher, National Mathematical Olympiad coach, and professor of the Jianghai Mathematical Department, personally present. Welcome to the students. "