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Students across the country take Gaokao

This year's

college entrance examination

, also

known as

Gaokao,

kick

s

off

on Wednesday across the nation.While parents of Gaokao attenders prepare everything for their children, people from

all walks of life

are doing their own part to ensure that it runs smoothly for students.

According to figure

s from the

Ministry of Education

, a record 12.91 million students across the country have applied for this year's Gaokao, marking an increase of 980,000 from last year.

生词：

college entrance examination 高考；大学入学考试

known as 被称为;被认为是

kick off（在足球比赛中）开球；（使）（事件、比赛或讨论等）开始

According to 根据;据

figure n.(代表数量，尤指官方资料中的)数字

Ministry of Education 教育部；中华人民共和国教育部；新加坡教育部

译文：

全国各地的学生参加高考

今年的大学入学考试，也被称为高考，将于周三在全国拉开帷幕。当考生的父母为他们的孩子准备一切时，各行各业的人都在尽自己的一份力量，确保高考顺利进行。根据教育部的数据，今年全国共有1291万学生报名参加高考，比去年增加了98万人。来自中国日报（Chinadaily）