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American English Vocabulary from this story

this is the worst - this is terrible

to take a test- to take (complete) an exam

huge- very large

campus- refers to the entire school (usually universtiy) grounds

to make someone do something- to force someone to do something

make up- in this context "make up" means to to finish or do something that you could not do at a previous time ("to make up a test" means "to complete a test that you should have taken at an earlier time")

to cover- in this context "to cover" means "to include"(

like- like has many uses. In this context "like" means "approximately", "about", or "roughly"

to get ready for- colloquial way to say "to prepare for"

energy drinks- special drinks with lots of caffeine that give you energy

'til- short form of "until"

Missing a Kanye Concert

This is the worst. All of my friends went to the Kanye West concert tonight, but I couldn’t go because I have a huge midterm tomorrow. I can’t believe I have to take a test on a Saturday. We were supposed to have this test last week, but there was a huge snow storm so they closed the entire campus. Now my professor is making us make up the test tomorrow.

I am really in trouble for this test. I have not paid attention or taken notes in class for like a month. The class is so boring that it’s hard to pay attention. Now I’m stuck at home, studying, while all of my friends are at the Kanye West concert.

The test tomorrow covers the first five chapters of my textbook, and so far I have only read the first chapter. I probably am only going to get like three hours of sleep tonight. I am trying to decide the best way to get ready for this test. Should I just buy a couple of energy drinks and stay up all night studying? Or should I go to bed right now, and wake up early to study. My test isn’t ‘til 1:00.

Hopefully it will just snow again, so I can take it next Saturday instead.