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BEIJING - High school graduates from quake-hit Yushu county, Qinghai province will have greater opportunities to enter college due to favorable policies from the Ministry of Education.[来源:Z+xx+k.Com]

Students who sit this year's college entrance examination in Yushu will receive additional test points and colleges ___31___ (instruct) to give preference to students from the area ___32___ they meet minimum admission requirements, the ministry said in a notice published on ___33___ website on Saturday.

Even for those who fail this year's exam, the education department in Qinghai will offer the students ___34___ (vary) opportunities to continue their education ___35___ receive vocational training, according to the ministry.

In China, the college entrance exam ___36___ (hold) in early June every year. About 1,000 students from Yushu's senior high schools are expected to sit this year's exam along with students from ___37___ the country.

___38___ 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Yushu of Qinghai on April 14, killing at least 2,200 people and leaving some 13,000 ___39___ (injure).

On Saturday, Premier Wen Jiabao paid his second visit to Yushu ___40___ the quake and presided over a meeting on reconstruction work.