HIGH SCHOOL: Testing is frequent and covers small amounts of material. Teachers frequently conduct review sessions, pointing out the most important concepts. ...
COLLEGE: Testing is infrequent (a particular course may have only 2 or 3 tests in a semester) and may cover large amounts of material.
I believe he is drawing a parallel between a tone of pure joy and the most depressing despair.
Expressing the word bored without using the word bored means to have nothing to do, there is no excitement, or any emotions and you are sitting thinking of what to do
