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[Winkydragonfly]

We all know that university entrance examination is quite important for every student.Of course I will have it in three years.There are so many students taking this examination,so, to get a good mark in this exam is not an easy thing,even can say that it is difficult to get a good mark.
It is difficult,so I should study more hard than before.
But how?I decided not to play QQ,everytime if I am on line,I just come here to post something,or go to some web to search something that is helpful for my study.
After school,read more books to expand my knowledge,and not to read the novels...
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Winky has made many mistakes in her compositions.Sorry about that.But winky has confidence in herself,she will try to write much better than before.

[ieltsinsider]

If you are worried about how difficult the Chinese university entrance exam is, you first need to know where you live in China. Then, it's easy to know the answer.

As for preparing for the exam, well, that's just a question of memorisation.

[RedRose]

two days ago, I read a funny post in which the poster said that it's pretty easy to pass Chinese university exames it sounded like the exam's a piece of cake to her but again, I highly doubt she could pass the exam from her choatic logic showed in her posts.

and here in China the university entrance examination is really difficult(of course, if someone says it's easy, that's ok, because she knows she is never gonna take this examination that's her luck ). but for Chinese students, passing the extrance examination seems to be the only access to a prosperous future, oh, not exactly, passing the examination is just the first step to your future, you have to continue studying hard in your university, and if you are an aspirant student, you are supposed to gain higher degrees: Master, Ph,D.

China has so many people, the competition of living is soooo fierce. therefore, Winkydragonfly, you have to go away from QQ, Computer games, and you'd better not be an computer addict, for at least 3 years, and concentrate on your lessons. I think you just have no choice if you wanna get a good mark in your university entrance examination.

[Winkydragonfly]

[ieltsinsider]

The chances of a Chinese person passing the university entrance examination primarily depend on where they live. If you live in Beijing or Shanghai, your chances are about 80% (source: Chinese government). If you live in a village in the countryside, your chances are about 20% (source: Chinese government). This is because of a few different reasons, but the most obvious ones are: 1. better teachers in the cities than in the villages and 2. the hukou (residence permit) system means that students from cities have a certain number of guaranteed places at universities in their own cities.

Of course, Chinese people will tell you that the exam is difficult. That way, if they fail, they save face. Overall, half the students who take the test will pass. That means that it cannot be very difficult to pass.

As I clearly demonstrated before on another post, competition does not depend only on the number of people competing. It also depends on the quality of the people taking part in the competition. The example I gave was that if myself and my best friend played basketball against Yao Ming, he would easily beat us, even though it is two against one.

Actually, Red Rose, I have a lot of experience with the university entrance exam. If the university entrance exam requires such great analytical skills, the question has to be asked as to why so many university students in China freely admit that they do not have such analytical skills.

Handwriting is a factor in any written exam. If the examiner cannot read it, you will clearly get a low score. Your point is valid, but relates to any written test, not only this one.

[RedRose]