Mothers rest near a school as their children take the national college entrance exam in Beijing, June 7, 2011. About 9.33 million students are taking China's national college entrance exams, or gaokao, from June 7 to 8, a fiercely competitive test that is seen as make-or-break for getting ahead. [Photo/Agencies]
Parents wait with meals outside the testing rooms of the national college entrance examination, or gaokao, in Zhuji, East China's Zhejiang province, on June 7, 2011. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]