Relatives wait outside an exam site of a middle school during the college entrance exam in Beijing, capital of China, on June 7, 2009. China's national college entrance exam kicked off on Sunday with about 10.2 million registered examinees. [Xinhua]

A student gestures at an exam site prior to the college entrance exam in east China's Shanghai, on June 7, 2009. China's national college entrance exam kicked off on Sunday with about 10.2 million registered examinees. [Xinhua]