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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/drone_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Chinese Officials Use Drone to Stop Cheating on Exam' data-article-id='459'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9542'>Chinese officials are taking high-tech action against high-tech cheaters on the national college entrance test. </span> <span data-start-time='9542' data-end-time='19229'>In recent years, some students have used hidden electronic devices to communicate during the test. </span> <span data-start-time='19229' data-end-time='26458'>In an effort to stop them, administrators in one city took an unusual step.</span> <span data-start-time='26458' data-end-time='31938'>They used a drone, or small aircraft without a pilot. </span> <span data-start-time='31938' data-end-time='41167'>The drone flew over two testing centers in Luoyang City in central China's Henan province. </span> <span data-start-time='41167' data-end-time='48833'>The drone was looking for unusual signals being sent to wireless devices.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='48833' data-end-time='60000'>Mr Lan, who only gave his last name, is an official from Louyang’s Radio Supervision and Regulation Bureau. </span> <span data-start-time='60000' data-end-time='69604'>He said the drone cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, or tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. </span> <span data-start-time='69604' data-end-time='75646'>He said the drone was as big as a pump at a gasoline station.</span> <span data-start-time='75646' data-end-time='91292'>Officials said that a large number of electronic signals over a testing center could mean that students were cheating by sending electronic messages during the exam.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='91292' data-end-time='101729'>A Henan province news website said that the drone recorded no unusual signals on the first day of the test.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='101729' data-end-time='108938'>Nine million students will take the college entrance exam, which started last Sunday. </span> <span data-start-time='108938' data-end-time='114167'>The test is known in China as the gaokao. </span> <span data-start-time='114167' data-end-time='120417'>This important test can greatly affect a young person's future. </span> <span data-start-time='120417' data-end-time='127958'>The test results are used to decide which kind of university a student can attend. </span> <span data-start-time='127958' data-end-time='135542'>Those with the highest scores have the best chance for getting into an elite university.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='135542' data-end-time='145938'>Students spend months cramming, or studying intensely, in order to get the highest possible score. </span> <span data-start-time='145938' data-end-time='151792'>Many parents travel to the cities where the tests are given. </span> <span data-start-time='151792' data-end-time='159854'>They stay with their children during the exam, which can last two or three days. </span> <span data-start-time='159854' data-end-time='166563'>Students who do not do well on the test enter regional universities. </span> <span data-start-time='166563' data-end-time='173313'>Students who do not pass the exam usually have two choices. </span> <span data-start-time='173313' data-end-time='181563'>They can repeat a year of school and retake the test, or try to find a factory job.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='181563' data-end-time='189771'>Cheating is common because of the high risk and high pressure connected to the exam. </span> <span data-start-time='189771' data-end-time='197167'>Local media have reported on the problem of “surrogate” test-taking.</span> <span data-start-time='197167' data-end-time='203271'>A surrogate is someone who does another person’s work. </span> <span data-start-time='203271' data-end-time='215563'>Talented students from poor families can earn large amounts of money taking the college entrance exam for students who can pay. </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='215563' data-end-time='224833'>More recently, students have been using wireless devices to get answers during the test.</span> <span data-start-time='224833' data-end-time='235000'>The Education Ministry said Saturday that it had arrested 23 people for trying to cheat since last May. </span> <span data-start-time='235000' data-end-time='243104'>Students who are caught cheating can be blocked from taking the test for three years.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='243104' data-end-time='246000'>I'm Pete Musto.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/drone_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2681 data-hint-location='135542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/what_does_cram_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>cram</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to study intensively over a short period of time'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/an_unmanned_aircraft.m4a'><span>an unmanned aircraft</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/to_take_someones_place.m4a'><span>to take someone's place</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/to_study_intensively_over_a_short_period_of_time.m4a'><span>to study intensively over a short period of time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/a_status_symbol.m4a'><span>a status symbol</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2682 data-hint-location='127958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/what_does_elite_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>elite</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the people who have the most wealth and status in a society'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/an_unmanned_aircraft.m4a'><span>an unmanned aircraft</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/to_take_someones_place.m4a'><span>to take someone's place</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/to_study_hard.m4a'><span>to study hard</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/the_people_who_have_the_most_wealth_and_status_in_a_society.m4a'><span>the people who have the most wealth and status in a society</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2683 data-hint-location='31938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/what_does_drone_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>drone</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an unmanned aircraft'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/to_take_someones_place.m4a'><span>to take someone's place</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/to_study_hard.m4a'><span>to study hard</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/a_status_symbol.m4a'><span>a status symbol</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/an_unmanned_aircraft.m4a'><span>an unmanned aircraft</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2684 data-hint-location='26458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/what_are_officials_using_to_stop_cheating_during_tests.m4a'>What are officials using to stop cheating during tests?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='drones'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/security_guards.m4a'><span>security guards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/cameras.m4a'><span>cameras</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/drones.m4a'><span>drones</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/honor_code.m4a'><span>honor code</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2685 data-hint-location='9542' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/what_have_students_used_to_communicate_during_tests.m4a'>What have students used to communicate during tests?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='electronic devices'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/electronic_devices.m4a'><span>electronic devices</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/braille_.m4a'><span>braille </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/morse_code.m4a'><span>morse code</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/notes.m4a'><span>notes</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2686 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/chinese_officials_are_trying_to_stop_cheating_on_which_exam.m4a'>Chinese officials are trying to stop cheating on which exam?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='college entrance exams'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/cpa_exams.m4a'><span>CPA exams</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/college_entrance_exams.m4a'><span>college entrance exams</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/nursing_boards.m4a'><span>nursing boards</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/medical_boards.m4a'><span>medical boards</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2687 data-hint-location='224833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/the_education_ministry_said_it__blank__23_people_for_trying_to_cheat.m4a'>The Education Ministry said it <span class='blank'>arrested</span> 23 people for trying to cheat.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='arrested'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/arrested.m4a'><span>arrested</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/killed.m4a'><span>killed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/disqualified.m4a'><span>disqualified</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/banned.m4a'><span>banned</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2688 data-hint-location='181563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/cheating_is_common_because_of_the_high__blank__connected_to_the_exam.m4a'>Cheating is common because of the high <span class='blank'>pressure</span> connected to the exam.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='pressure'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/pay.m4a'><span>pay</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/rate.m4a'><span>rate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/pressure.m4a'><span>pressure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/capacity.m4a'><span>capacity</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2689 data-hint-location='41167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/the_drone_was_looking_for_unusual__blank__being_sent_to_wireless_devices.m4a'>The drone was looking for unusual <span class='blank'>signals</span> being sent to wireless devices.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='signals'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/messages.m4a'><span>messages</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/calls.m4a'><span>calls</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/207/photos.m4a'><span>photos</span></div><div class='choice' 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