A candidate receives flowers and doll from her father after taking the first test of the national college entrance exam at Xuejun High School in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, June 7, 2014. The exam, known as the "gaokao", began on Saturday. A total of 9.39 million people have registered for the exam this year to vie for 6.98 million vacancies in universities and colleges. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)