High-school graduates walk smilingly towards the examination venues in NO.2 Middle School in Fuyang, E. China's Anhui Prvovince, to take the annual National College Entrance Examination Wednesday, June 7, 2006. This year a record 9.5 million high-school graduates will sit down for the two-day exam, each vying for one of only 2.6 million undergraduate places. [newphoto]