参考答案： My Views on Examinations
The examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject in most colleges and universities. It does work most of the time, but its side effects are also obvious.
Firstly, examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged by examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. Secondly, the most undesirable effect is that examinations encourage bad study habits. As the examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather than to think creatively. The purpose of studying should not be exam.
We must admit that effect of exam in the students' academic development is limited. Why not add something new to the evaluation system to make our examinations more efficient and reliable?