Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come (1)_________, many newspaper stories are published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, (2)________, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families, communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend ...

Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come (1)_________, many newspaper stories are published about students who are top-scorers across the country. Most portray students as hard-working, studious, smart and, (2)________, from low-income families. They are often considered heroes or heroines by their families, communes, villages and communities. And they symbolize the efforts made to lift them, and their relatives, out of poverty. The students are often too poor to attend any extra-classes, (3)_________ make their achievements more illustrious and more newsworthy. While everyone should applaud the students for their admirable efforts, putting too much emphasis on success generates some difficult questions. If other students look up to them as models, of course it’s great. (4)____________, in a way, it contributes to society’s attitude that getting into university is the only way to succeed. For those who fail, their lives are over. It should be noted that about 1.3 million high school students take part in the annual university (5)________ exams and only about 300,000 of them pass. What’s about the hundreds of thousands who fail? Should we demand more stories about those who fail the exam but succeed in life or about those who quit university education at some level and do something else unconventional?

Every summer, when the results of university entrance exam come (1)_________, many newspaper stories are published about students who are top-scorers across the country.