Chapter 92 Chapter 92 Exclusive
In the afternoon, because the test results had not come out yet, Lin Yimu and the others were very conscientious in reviewing and consolidating the knowledge they had recently learned in the classroom. However, they were worried about the test results, so everyone was reviewing absent-mindedly, and even Lin Yimu was a little anxious.
It was not until the next morning when the test results came out that everyone lost interest in reviewing and rushed to the bulletin board to see the results. Even Lin Yimu lost his usual composure and followed.
After seeing the list of members selected for the national team posted on the bulletin board, some were happy while others were sad. Lin Yimu lived up to expectations and successfully won the first place again. Even Huang Minglei, Yuan Mingxu, Ke Chengyan and Cheng Xiuyuan, who were good friends with Lin Yimu, were selected for the national team.
This took up five places at once, which made the remaining five training team members feel very unhappy.
Although they knew there was some gap between them and these five people, it was hard to calm down when the time came. After all, there were only six places in the national team, and now there was only one place left to compete for, and they had five people.
The remaining five people looked at the bottom of the list with different thoughts, hoping that their names would be written on it. However, no matter what the result was, four people would always be eliminated.
Lin Yimu and his companions did not have as complicated thoughts as everyone else. After the initial nervousness, they quickly looked at the bulletin board, and only when they saw each other's names on the list did they relax.
As for the last person selected, it is Xiao Jingyuan from Beijing Experimental High School. In the training team, he is the type of person who studies hard and doesn't talk much. The first thing people notice about him is his glasses that are as thick as the bottom of a wine bottle.
According to Lin Yimu's observations when he was a substitute teacher, Xiao Jingyuan spent most of his time studying. Apart from necessary study exchanges, he rarely participated in activities with his classmates in the training team. It can be said that he had no sense of presence in the training team. Even his test scores were just barely passing, so no one regarded him as a threat at all.
Even now, there are only ten people left in the training team. He is still taciturn and seldom chats with others. Even the impression he has is that he is lucky, so everyone is a little slow to react when they see his name.
When everyone realized who the other person was, they were a little bit incredulous. After all, Xiao Jingyuan left a very weak impression on people, and his grades were not outstanding. It could even be said that among the ten people present, if someone asked who was most likely to fail, Xiao Jingyuan's name should be among them.
After all, no one would believe that a person who made it to the final round by sheer luck would actually make it into the national team and represent Country Z in the competition.
However, behind each person's name is a summary of their average score and past scores. It can be clearly seen that Xiao Jingyuan has been making steady progress and has great potential. This means that even if the remaining four losers are unwilling to accept the result, they can only admit that they are not as skilled as others.
Not long after everyone returned to the classroom with different emotions, Professor Jiang walked into the classroom with a serious face. This time, he still held the test paper in his hand. After all ten people got their own test papers, he spoke directly: "I think everyone has seen the results of this test. I would like to say congratulations to the students who were selected. For the four students who were not selected, I can only express my deep regret."
At this point, Professor Jiang looked at the silent students below, sighed with regret, and continued: "However, even if you didn't make it to the national team, you are still excellent after passing the selection process. As for your final ranking, it is actually very difficult for us professors to make a decision. After all, everyone is very excellent, and the reason why you were not selected is that the IMO competition can only select six people."
At this point, Professor Jiang was a little at a loss for words in front of the remaining ten people in the audience, but he also knew that there was nothing he could do and he had to make it clear, so he said: "But the remaining four students who were not selected do not need to be discouraged. You are only in high school this year, and some of you are only in the first year of high school. I believe I will still see you in the training team next year. With this year's experience, you will definitely be able to successfully represent the country to conquer IMO next year."
After Professor Jiang finished speaking, the originally silent atmosphere in the classroom improved slightly. Although everyone knew that Professor Jiang's words were meant to comfort them, they had indeed figured it out in their hearts, especially for two of the four who had just entered the first year of high school. Because of Professor Jiang's words, they were ready to fight again next year.
As for the remaining two students who are in their second year of high school and will take the college entrance examination next year, although they will not be able to participate in next year's competition, as Professor Jiang said, they are proud of having passed through layers of selection and it is impossible for them to feel sorry for themselves just because they failed this time.
So the four people who were not selected adjusted their moods, smiled again and congratulated the six people around them who were selected for the national team, and the atmosphere in the classroom became lively again.
Professor Jiang was very pleased when he saw this scene. Just as he said just now, it was not that the four people who were not selected were not excellent. On the contrary, at this point everyone's results were actually comparable. Except for Lin Yimu, who was still far ahead, the results of the remaining nine people were very close, and they would be overtaken if they made any mistake.
In this final assessment, the selection results are not only based on grades, but also on on-the-spot performance and average scores. This is a multi-directional test, so it is a difficult decision for the professors. No one wants to give up, but they have to do so due to the regulations of the IMO competition.
After everyone in the classroom quieted down, Professor Jiang did not talk about this topic again. Instead, he picked up the test paper at hand and began to explain the test paper to everyone, especially the difficult and wrong questions of the four unsuccessful candidates, hoping that they would have no regrets in this last class.
The whole morning passed by unknowingly. Professor Jiang put aside the test paper he had just explained, looked at the four failed members whose eyes were already red, and said: "You have worked hard in the training camp these few months. Go back and have a good rest and continue to work hard. I hope to see you in the training team again next year. Even if you can't participate, this training camp will still be a good experience. Next, you can go to the cafeteria to have a meal together and say goodbye to your friends in the training team." After saying that, Professor Jiang was afraid that he would feel bad, so he turned around and left the classroom.
When the ten people in the classroom heard this, no matter if they were the ones who were successfully selected or the four who were not, they all felt sad.
After all, we have been together for more than three months. Even if we are competitors with each other, and the competition is even more intense in the final round, there is still some affection. Now that the selection results are out and four more people are leaving, it is inevitable to feel sad and reluctant.
Even Ke Chengyan, who always looked cool, felt touched when he saw the red eyes of the four unsuccessful candidates, not to mention the others with more delicate personalities.
The atmosphere in the classroom became depressing again for a while, until someone's stomach started growling because of hunger, which broke the sad atmosphere, and for a while the atmosphere seemed to become lively again.
But everyone knows that those who should leave will leave, and those who stay will have to go through another half month of devilish training.
So after seeing off the four people who were eliminated, before everyone had time to feel more emotional, they were immediately dominated by the upcoming class time and the difficulty of the questions and had no time to care about anything else.
For the last half month of training, as the national team members have been determined, the professors from other schools and provinces that were not selected have also returned to their respective schools. For the remaining half month, all courses will be taught by professors from the School of Mathematics of Peking University, and Professor Jiang will still be their number theory teacher.
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Half a month later, Lin Yimu and his group of six finally finished the one-on-one devilish training courses with the professors and were about to set off for Argentina, the venue of the IMO competition.
Lin Yimu's team consists of nine people, including six contestants, a deputy team leader and two observers. The place they are going to is Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires, which is said to be a tourist destination in Argentina.
Although Lin Yi Mu and his companions were going to participate in the competition, they couldn't help but wonder what fun places there were there. So before boarding the plane, Lin Yi Mu and his companions got together to search for information about Mar del Plata. After seeing the introduction above, they felt a rare sense of anticipation. Even if they couldn't go to play, the accommodation arranged by the authorities should be very good.
With such a mood, Lin Yimu and his group of nine got off the plane.
As soon as they got off the plane, before Lin Yimu and his companions had time to appreciate the differences between foreign airports and domestic airports, they were picked up by a tall white man with deep eye sockets and taken to the entrance of a hotel.
Lin Yi Mu and others got off the car carrying their luggage and followed the deputy team leader and observers to the hotel. Along the way, Lin Yi Mu was observing the hotel environment while talking with Huang Minglei and others.
In addition to Professor Jiang, the team leader who taught Lin Yimu and his companions, Professor Wan from Yancheng University was also one of them. These two old professors were quite familiar to Lin Yimu.
According to the process of the IMO competition, Professor Jiang has to submit 3 to 5 questions to the organizing committee. As the team leader, Professor Jiang will attend the team leader meeting and select the competition questions together with the team leaders of various countries. Therefore, Professor Jiang arrived at the hotel before them for work reasons.
The two observers were middle-aged teachers. As Professor Jiang was the test setter, he could not meet them before the exam was over. They had to help Professor Wan take care of the students, so they came with them.
At this moment, the group was led to the hotel front desk. The guide took them to their respective room cards and introduced the surrounding environment and conditions to them in relatively good English before leaving.
After Lin Yimu and the other six entered the hotel, apart from the occasional exchanges, no one dared to speak loudly. Now that the guide had left, they finally relaxed.
It’s not that Lin Yimu and the others were timid, but the white man spoke English when introducing himself and talking to them. However, because their native language is Spanish, their English has a somewhat strange accent, and it is easy to misunderstand what he said if they don’t pay attention.
Now that everyone had left, they all relaxed and started to communicate with each other, and each pair of eyes carefully looked around at the environment and decoration of the hotel.
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