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Wu Haotian is a ninth-grader from Shanghai. His parents are A medical workers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, his mom and dad have been on the front line, leaving Wu alone at home.
"I've recently been learning to cook beef with curry," Wu told Shanghai Observer. Facing zhongkao, ①吴不但必须努力学习，而且还要为自己煮饭。"I've made a schedule," Wu said. "It includes when to get up, when to have online classes and when to cook. Following it strictly makes everything go smoothly."
B not all ninth-graders are going through this, many still feel the impact (影响) brought by the pandemic.
"I've been studying online for nearly two months since March," said Liu, Jiawei from Songyuan, Jilin. "The biggest challenge is that I can't be as focused as in the classroom.②is, teachers, not, help, it, either, for, to, convenient, ask." As for zhongkao, Liu said, "I keep telling myself that all my peers (同龄人) are facing the same difficulties, so there's nothing to be scared of," he said.
Zhou Xiuwei, another ninth-grader from Nanjing, said that the biggest impact comes from the change of policies (政策). "Our PE test and art test are canceled, which means all our hard work was in vain (徒劳地)," she said. "Some senior high schools have independent enrollment (自主招生), but they have canceled the interview part.③Many students have wasted their time preparing for the interviews and need to focus more on the writing test now. We need to adjust (调整) our attitudes (态度) to these changes."
Both Liu and Zhou agreed that it's necessary to be self-disciplined (自律的) and follow the guidance of teachers during this time. "You should think positively and believe that as long as you've tried your best, the results will be fine," said Zhou.
