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Examining English 　　Xiao Guo， a high school first-year student in Beijing， said that her motivation to study was all but gone after the city announced reforms to the college entrance exam， known as gaokao， according to a report in The Beijing News. 　　In light of Beijing’s education reform plan， revealed on October 21， from 2016， a local student’s English score in the college entrance exam will account for 100 points out of the total 750， down from 150—while Chinese will increase to 180 points from its previous 150. The remaining 20 points will go to the humanities or natural sciences， dependi