There're two major controversies in this year's JEE, one is what BBC would call as "identity theft" and the other is what I would refer to the problem of diversity management. I would write about the latter here ( Read more... )

Rules as yesterday.

( Jiejiang: Leave and Root )

There comes the yearly tradition that comes from 2003.

Like any previous years, all requires writing an 800-character essay to the topic, with your own title and allowed to be any kind of writing, except poetry. All question instructions that pertains to the above is removed from my translation. The topics given here are mine.

( National I: Should we teach the bunny to swim? )

(All links here are in simplified Chinese ( Read more... )

Notes: Except otherwise stated, students should write a 800-character essay based on the topic. It is free for students to take any angle of the topic and designate their titles, but they cannot write it as poetry.

( National I (Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Guangxi) )

( National I (Shaanxi, Henan, etc.) )

For a while there has been reports on Chinese students feigning international students in order to get into Chinese colleges. And now media reports are complete, I would report this in English.

(Major reference: Over 100 JEE Rejectees in Elite Colleges as "Internationals", Xinhua via Sina ( Read more... )

Last Year's Question
Source in Simplified Chinese

National ILess and less Chinese are reading books. The percentage was 60% in 1999; in 2003 it was 52%. There are many reasons for them; the middle-aged say they have no time; yet the younger say they aren't used to it, and some say they couldn't afford books. On the contaary, there are an ( Read more... )

(This year's NCEE is at 7-9 June 2006. All links are in simplified Chinese as usual.)

• From 1 June, Beijing NCEE candidates can have free ambulance and first aid.
• Hohhot, IM: City management starts to clear illegal hawkers around test centers-- the reason is not food safety, but to clear the road for higher walking traffic during NCEE days.
• Qingdao, ( Read more... )

Link in Simplified Chinese

Fact 1: NCEE is nearly the only criteria for Chinese college admissions.
Fact 2: The writing question in NCEE is extremely vague. See my list of last year's question.

Here's where ZENG Yong entered the question. He is the chief editor for the social news page in the Chengdu Evening Post, and doubles as a freelance for ( Read more... )