Zheng Dong (L) studies for China's annual national college entrance exam accompanied by his mother, in a hotel room near the Shanghai No.1 High School in Shanghai June 6, 2012. About 9.15 million people will take the exam to vie for 6.85 million vacancies in the country's universities and colleges, said China's education ministry, according to Xinhua News Agency. Zheng Dong and his mother rented a hotel room near the school where Zheng will stay and study during the exam. Picture taken June 6, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION)