The author's attitude toward examinations is ______.

A．Because most pageants take place for celebration.
B．Many pageants take place for amusement.
C．A lot of pageants take place for religion.
D．Because pageants usually take place for competition.

A．examinations exert a pernicious influence on education
B．examinations are ineffective
C．examinations are profitable for institutions
D．examinations are a burden on students