摘要
IT was 11 years ago when Chen Bei, then a high school student in Henan, stood at one of life＇s first crossroads. She, like several million other Chinese students, faced the annual ＂Gaokao,＂ China＇s college entrance exam. Although it is equivalent to the SAT in the U.S. or the ＂A＂ levels in the U.K., it is considerably longer and more intimidating.
