Topic 13 My View on Remedial Examinations
Remedial examinations have been part of university education for many years. After careful observation, we can find that it is more complicated than we have thought.
On the whole, I should say remedial examinations are necessary for our educational system. On the one hand, some college students are not working hard, and if none of them fail the examination, how can we guarantee the quality of education? On the other hand, by preparing for and taking part in remedial examinations, students can make up for the lost time. If they can learn from this lesson, it will certainly be beneficial for their future life.
To make remedial examinations do the job, however, we have to make sure of several points below. For one thing, we should make all the examinations as fair as possible. Some students cheat in the examinations to get high scores, and others beg the teacher for a satisfactory grade. All of these people should be severely punished. For another, teachers should not decide the number of students failing the test before the examination. They should bear a standard in mind, which is comparable across the years.

The remedial examination is an important part of college education. Only by planning it wisely and conducting it reasonably can we make best use of it.

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我看補考

多年以來，補考已經成為大學教育的一部分。經過仔細觀察，我們可以發現，它遠比我們認為的要復雜得多。

整體上，應該說補考是我們教育系統所必需的。一方面，一些大學生學習不夠努力，如果所有人都通過了考試，那么我們如何能保證教學質量？另一方面，通過準備補考和參加補考，學生可以彌補錯過的時間。如果他們能從中汲取教訓，補考必將對他們今后的生活有利。

然而，要使補考行之有效，我們必須保證做到以下幾點：一方面，我們要使所有的考試都盡可能的公正。有些學生為了取得高分，就在考試中作弊，另一些人則為了得到一個滿意的分數去央求老師。所有這些人都應該受到嚴懲；其次，教師不應在考試前決定不及格學生的人數。而是通過多年的教學，形成一個評價標準。

補考是高校教育的重要組成部分。只有明智規劃、合理實施，才能使這一制度最好地發揮效用。