Students Die After Medical Exam Cancelled

醫科考試被取消後有學生自殺


Introduction

Many students in India killed themselves. This happened after the government cancelled the NEET-UG exam.

許多印度學生自殺。這發生在政府取消 NEET-UG 考試之後。

Main Body

The government cancelled the exam on May 3. They said the test papers leaked. About 2.27 million students took the test. Now, 11 students are dead in different states.

政府於 5 月 3 日取消了考試。他們表示試卷外流。約有 227 萬名學生參加了測試。目前,不同州共有 11 名學生死亡。

Police and the CBI are looking for answers. Some students wrote notes. The notes say they felt too much stress. They were worried about their grades and the new test date.

警方和 CBI 正在尋找答案。部分學生留下了遺書。遺書中提到他們感到壓力過大。他們擔心自己的成績以及新的考試日期。

In Tamil Nadu, people are protesting. They want the government to pay money to the families. In other states, students were sad because they studied for many years.

在淡米爾納杜邦,人們正在抗議。他們希望政府向家屬支付賠償金。在其他州,學生們感到很悲傷,因為他們已經苦讀多年。

Conclusion

Police are still working. The students must take the test again on June 21.

警方仍在調查中。學生必須在 6 月 21 日重新參加考試。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Pattern

Look at these words from the story:

  • Killed
  • Happened
  • Cancelled
  • Leaked
  • Took
  • Wrote

The Rule: Most of these end in -ed. This tells us the action is finished. It is not happening now \rightarrow it happened before.

The 'Rule-Breakers' (Irregular): Some words change completely. They don't use -ed.

  • Write \rightarrow Wrote
  • Take \rightarrow Took

💡 Useful Word Pairs

When you talk about feelings or results, use these combinations:

  1. Feel + Stress (e.g., They felt too much stress)
  2. Worry + About (e.g., Worried about their grades)

Vocabulary Learning

cancelled (v.)
To decide that a planned event will not happen
Example:The teacher cancelled the class because he was sick.
leaked (v.)
When secret information is given to people who should not see it
Example:The secret movie plot leaked on the internet.
stress (n.)
A feeling of worry or pressure
Example:I feel a lot of stress before a big test.
grades (n.)
The score or mark a student gets in a test
Example:She works hard to get good grades in school.
protesting (v.)
Showing that you disagree with something in public
Example:People are protesting against the new law.
Practice A2 words in a crossword