高考 gāo kǎo：the national College Entrance Examination 无数 wú shù：countless; numberless; innumerable 紧张 jìn zhǎng：nervous；tense 充满 chōng mǎn：be filled with be full of 期待 qī dài：anticipate;await;expect 话题 huà tí：subject of a talk; topic of a conversation 中国大陆 zhōng guó dà lù： 选择 xuǎn zé：the Chinese mainland 资格考试 zī gé kǎo shì：qualifying exam；qualification 大多数 dà duō shù：most; the majority of 转折点 zhuǎn zhé diǎn：turning point；milestone 关系到 guān xì dào：related to; affect; have something to do with 在即 zài jí：about to; soon; be near at hand 如愿以偿 rú yuàn yǐ cháng：achieve what one wishes; have got one's wish; 旗开得胜 qí kāi dé shèng：succeed at the first try;as soon as one went into action he won a victory 金榜提名 jīn bǎng tí míng: gold placard nomination；have passed the examination 梦想成真 mèng xiǎng chéng zhēn：a dream come true