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Again, it wasn’t enough: Successful contractor Liang Shi (56) persistently tried the dreaded Gaokao, China’s university entrance exam, which, according to Chinese state media, was the “hardest in the world” of its kind, a total of 27 times. However, this time, he managed to get a few points to take part in his dream university. “That’s it for this year,” he said while reviewing his results in front of disappointed viewers on a live broadcast. “Very sad.”
Now, the self-made millionaire has doubts about whether he can reach the famous Sichuan University. Because despite living like a “hermit monk” for months, Liang missed 34 points this year and was accepted into university. “There’s no point in doing it again if I really don’t see much hope for improvement. I’ve worked really hard every day,” he said wearily.
worked twelve hours a day
Overall, Liang has had a successful life – from a simple job at a factory to starting his own building materials business and earning millions along the way. But dreams of reading have been denied so far.
He completed 12-hour workdays in search of a prestigious university education, said he abstained from alcohol and mahjong games, and was ridiculed in the online media. “It’s a disturbing thought that I never went to college,” Liang told AFP before the exam. “I really want to be an intellectual.”
A record 13 million students took the exam that year. Gaokao is considered the most important test in the life of many Chinese. It often makes it possible to join the country’s educated elite and has a significant impact on one’s career path. In the exams that last four days every year, great efforts are made to ensure that students do not cheat and take the exam on time.
“It’s hard to say,” said Liang, whether he’d like to do a 28th attempt next year and rewrite the dreaded multi-day test. But then “every cup of tea would taste regret”. At the beginning of June, Shi was still convinced that he would pass the exam this time – despite his great disappointment, he failed again this time. (AFP)
Source :Blick
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