A student looks through a reference book while having breakfast before sitting for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies at Yantai No5 Middle School in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 7, 2011. More than 1.65 million Chinese will take the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Jan. 7 to 9, up 9.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Education. Enthusiasm for postgraduate studies has been growing since 2001, as the domestic job market has become increasingly competitive in recent years. (Xinhua/Shen Jizhong)

Students queue to enter examination classrooms to sit for the entrance exam for postgraduate studies at Yantai No5 Middle School in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 7, 2011. More than 1.65 million Chinese will take the entrance exam for postgraduate studies from Jan. 7 to 9, up 9.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Education. Enthusiasm for postgraduate studies has been growing since 2001, as the domestic job market has become increasingly competitive in recent years. (Xinhua/Shen Jizhong)