Second Wind
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China’s National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) Reveals Essay Prompts: Beijing Leads with 5
The first day of China’s 2025 Gaokao concluded, with the focus shifting to the Chinese language essay portion. Beijing students faced the most options: five prompts accounting for 60 points. These included mini-essays (150-character limit) and a larger essay section (700+ characters), covering topics like promoting a club, designing a teacher’s award, writing about “Lightness,” reflecting on “Second Wind,” or narrating “When Numbers Flash.”