实用英语口语：关于考试的那些话

今天就是高考了，先祝所有要参加考试的筒子们考试顺利！大家放松心态，发挥出自己的水平就OK了。那么，我们就来看看一些关于考试的口语表达吧：

prepare for exam 准备考试
-Tiny, what are you going to do tonight?
-I have to prepare for my coming exam.

review / revise for exam 为考试复习
-What's your plan for this weekend?
-I will spend the weekend reviewing for my exam.

cram / swot for exam 临阵磨枪应付考试
-Shall we go for a walk?
-Sorry, I have to cram for my chemistry exam tomorrow.

worry about the exam 担心考试
-Don't worry about the exam. Just do your best.
-It is easier said than done.（说起来容易做起来难。）

enter for exam 报名参加考试
-How many students have been entered for the exam?
-Two thousand or so.

take / sit an exam 参加考试
-Do you have to take an exam in French?
-Yes. Frankly, I don't like French at all.

cheat in exam 考试作弊
-He was caught cheating in the exam again.
-I'm not surprised. He is that kind of person.

pass the exam 通过考试，考试及格
-You've been working hard. You are bound to pass the exam.
-Thanks for your encouragement.

fail the exam 考试没通过，考试不及格
-Did you pass the history exam?
-No, I failed the exam.

do well in an exam 考试考得好
-He did well in his exams.
-Good for him. Has he admitted by Qinghua University?（Good for sb. 恭喜某人，为某人感到高兴）

do badly in an exam 考试考得不好
-She did badly in the exam.
-Don't scold her. She needs encouragement.

之前提到了临阵磨枪应付考试，这里再补充一个短语：burn the midnight oil。如果在午夜时分燃烧灯油，那也就意味着熬夜苦读了。所以它的意思就是挑灯夜读，也就是我们平时所说的开夜车。
例如：I have a big test tomorrow morning, so I plan to burn the midnight oil tonight. 因为明天我有一个重要的考试，所以我计划开夜车了。