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Monday, February 11, 2008

Exams Allow No Cheating

There was a sign on the university campus said:" High reward for a gunman!"

But it is calling not for a killer but for someone to take a graduate entrance examination. With the wxam date close, these notices are often found on univercity boards in China.

English and politics are two subjects which seem to need "gunmen" the most. It is said first-year graduate students are the favorite people to be chosen. Payment ranges from thousands of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, depending on expected results. Even if they are facing the danger of being caught, many are still willing to take the danger.

The number of people taking graduate entrance exams has grown rapidly. The figure nationwide this year reached a record 10,080,000, 22.8 per cent higher than last year. But the increasing number and record recruitment hace put the quality of graduate education under suspicion. Many hace their eyes only on the resident card a master's degree could provide, rather than the opportunity to impove themselves through further education.

Job hunting pressure forces a high percentage of college students to take the exam. They want to stay in Beijing or other big cities. They must struggle hard to change their lives and improve their future for jobs. And that is why many take this risk.

3 comments:

Brad Blackstone said...

So you you mean to say that the "gunman" is the person who will take the exam for another student?

There's a problem with this sentnce: "Payment ranges from thousands of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, depending on expected results if they are caught, many are still willing to take the danger."

Do you know what the problem is?

Flystehu said...

yes, "gunmen" means the person who will take wxams for another students in China.

Thanks.I better correct it now~~

Chen Yiguo said...

Cheating in Exams is very common in China.However, students involved often don't think they are wrongly doing so,very disgusting!