Students prepare for the national college entrance exam at Gu'an No.1 Middle School in Gu'an county, North China's Hebei province, June 6, 2013. The annual national college entrance exam will take place on June 7 and 8. Some 9.12 million applicants are expected to sit this year's college entrance exam, down from 9.15 million in 2012, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE). [Photo/Xinhua] |
Big exam day kicks off |