A total of 58,775 high school students in Hainan began to take the 2018 National College Entrance Examination, also known as the gaokao, on June 7.
With an increase of 1,115 students compared to last year, Hainan arranged for 2,001 examination rooms in 37 schools this year.
The once-a-year test is the world's largest exam by the number of test takers. Since its resumption in 1977, the fiercely competitive annual exam has been decisive in determining the trajectories of the academic, and possibly professional, careers of test takers.
A teacher hugs his student to cheer him up before the National College Entrance Examination in Hainan on June 7. [Photo by Liu Yang/hinews.cn]
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