A student talks with her relatives outside an exam site prior to 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]

Students walk into an exam site of a middle school to attend the college entrance exam in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, on June 7, 2009. China's national college entrance exam kicked off on Sunday with about 10.2 million registered examinees. [Xinhua]