深圳大学 赖小琪

These days when I took a stroll around the beautiful campus, I could frequently spot some students practicing BEC oral English in pairs. At that moment if I was not busily taken, I would come up to them and have a brief chat with them. Actually many of them have known me for they have ever attended my English corner before. They would ask me a host of questions about how to prepare for the exam, especially the oral test. Definitely I would answer them minutely unless I was in a hurry.

Last Saturday, the candidates for the BEC Preliminary took their exam and the whole teaching building was packed with lots of people. I was self-studying there then. When the listening part was being played, I stood not far away from the testing venue and listened carefully as did all the candidates. If there was some difference, maybe it was that I could listen leisurely without worrying about the score. I could see from the candidates' faces that they were considerably tight-nerved. All of a sudden, I thought of the same time last year when I took the BEC Vantage. Maybe I was way more nervous then. In the afternoon, all the candidates had to receive business oral English test. An ocean of people both in our school and out of school gathered within the teaching buildings and practiced with their partners vigorously. Immediately the past time popped up in my mind when took the oral test last year. I thought of the whole process of practicing business oral English with my kindly partner since we registered for the exam. The way was really too long and full of humps. As that was my first time to take the BEC exam, I felt at a loss and merely relied on myself to go through it. I was exploring nonstop until I finished the exam. Then I successfully passed the Vantage and went straightforward to the Higher. With the abundant experience of preparing for the Vantage, I distinctly know how to fight for the BEC Higher. To be frank, I was every wavering whether I should register for the Higher for I did not have too much confidence in my qualification to pass it. But after second thought I determined to combat it. I told myself that though I might not pass it, I could harvest tremendouslythorough the whole process.

Then I plunged into it and was struggling day and night with tons of business English books. Fortunately ultimately I passed the Higher test and got a satisfactory score. All my efforts paid off when the good news came to me. My pleasure was beyond the most delicate words.

Now in retrospect, I have a mixed feeling of happiness and sorrows. But needless to say, happiness far outweighs the sorrows. Now matter what kind of projects or activities i have engaged in since then, I would tell myself that losing is nothing, but learning is something. I would not place too much expectation on myself. But I would go all out to fulfill my dream. In the past I have overemphasized the result and ignored the process. I know my mind was on the wrong track then. Now I have overturned my past false thinking and come up with a correct one. Try to enjoy the process and life will be more colorful. To be the number one is not accessible to everyone, but to be better can be attained by every individual effort! To me, being better counts more than being the best!
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