"Let's listen to the good news first."
"Let's hear about the bad news first." ... The students were all talking and the classroom was full of noise.
Mr. Wang beckoned everyone to be quiet and said with a sly face, "I think it's better to say something bad first."
He deliberately paused, looked at the students, cleared his throat and said, "Because of the concern for students' academic performance, the school has made a unanimous decision that starting from the end of your semester exam, students in your senior year will be given lessons, which will last for two weeks."
As his voice fell, all the students on the stage lowered their heads and sighed sullenly as if they were tree branches bent by thick snow. They kept whispering to each other.
Mr. Wang had expected such a result, so he w
