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Liang Shi is 55 years old. He will be taking the gaokao 【小题1】 the 26th time, hoping to score high enough to get admitted to Sichuan University.
Liang, 【小题2】 owns a company (公司) in Chengdu, has been taking the gaokao since 1983. “My grades 【小题3】 (are) low at the time, but my wish to attend college was strong,” Liang said.
After learning 【小题4】 (he) score in late June last year, Liang decided【小题5】 (study) art and human sciences this year. Many people told him his “failing memory” 【小题6】 (cause) by his age would hold him back from memorizing 【小题7】 (textbook).
“I just turned 55, and I’m still young, ”Liang said.“And I am having no trouble 【小题8】 (learn) history and geography so far.”
While some people find it silly, many others would 【小题9】 (encourage) by Liang’s spirit of never giving up. “Although I am not as old 【小题10】 he is, he did what I always wanted to do but did not have the courage to do”, someone said.