Nonetheless, the Ministry of Education figures show that going to grad school is not just for a minority. In 2007, over 1.28 million university grads took the exam, accounting for 56 percent of the graduating students. The increase from 2006 to 2007 was trivial (a few thousand more) when compared with the 2005 to 2006 shift. By 2006, it was up 20 percent.
Does this mean that enthusiasm for grad school has waned in the last year?
According to a China Campus magazine report, "More students were recommended as postgrads and were exempt from the national exam." In 2008, Peking University plans to have 7 percent more of these candidates. "In science departments, they will account for anywhere from 20 to 80 percent. The figure in other departments won't be below 50 percent," said a man named Wei, of the school's postgrad recruitment office.
短语学习：
take the exam 参加考试
enthusiasm has waned 热情已经减少
be recommended as postgrad 推荐成为研究生
be exempt from 免除，免于
recruitment office 录取办公室
the Ministry of Education 教育部
单词学习：
candidate n. 候选人；投考者
enthusiasm n. 热情，热心，热忱
minority n. 少数；少数民族
wane v. 减少，衰落
recruitment n. 招收，录取
education n. 教育
nonetheless adv. 尽管如此，然而
figure n. 数字
million num. 百万
trival adj. 琐碎的；平常的
recommend v. 推荐
department n. 部，部门，系
postgrad n. [口]=postgraduate, 研究生
grad n. 研究生；（大学）毕业生
compare v. 比较
campus n. 校园
exempt adj. 免除
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