“Ivy League strivers in the U.S. may think they have it tough with their Advanced Placement tests and résumé-polishing community service. But they have nothing on the offspring of China, where a ticket to prosperity boils down to a couple of exams that have been known to induce breakdowns or even suicides: a high school entrance exam, the Zhongkao, and a college test, the Gaokao.”
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