High-school graduates make last-minute preparations outside the examination venues in NO. 39 Middle School in Nanjing, E. Jiangsu Province as they wait to take the annual National College Entrance Examination Wednesday, June 7, 2006. This year a record 9.5 million high-school graduates will take the two-day exam, each vying for one of only 2.6 million undergraduate places. [newphoto]