For the past few years, essay questions in Chinese language tests from China’s one-shot college entrance exam, or Gaokao(高考 gāo kǎo), have always been a highlight that attracts people's attention.

This year, they have already spread like wildfire after the first day of testing wrapped up on Sunday. The various composition topics are again regarded as unique, novel and difficult, some of them even weird and high-end.

From describing a perfect day with your hero to explaining the meaning of a current buzzword, students across China were racking their brains to come up with answers that would set them apart from more than nine million others.

Here is a list of essay questions students faced in their Chinese language tests.

#1新课标全国一卷：

一位父亲在高速公路开车打电话，旁边的孩子一再提醒，父亲不要拨打电话，可是父亲不听劝阻，最终孩子选择报警。警察前来后对父亲进行批评教育，此事引起社会争议。以此为内容，写一封信800字的信。可选择给违章当事人、女儿、警察写。
The composition requires that students should make comments on a case about a girl in central China's Hubei Province who reported to police that her father always talked on his cellphone while driving on the highway. Students are required to write a letter to one of the people involved, be it the girl, the father or other relevant sides.

#2新课标全国二卷：

一个工人匠师，一个喜欢摄影的人，一个科学家巨匠。三个比较，谁是最风采的人物。要求根据材料作文，可以比较，可以选择一则写。
A professional and skillful welding craftsman, a photographer who has gained praise for his works, a successful scientist who specializes in life science. Who is the most "graceful" person out of these three? Students are required to answer this question with an essay.

#3北京高考作文题目：大作文一：深入灵魂的热爱；大作文二：假如我与民族英雄过一天。
Students are required to choose one of the two topics for their composition. The first one is entitled 'The Affection Deep in My Soul' , while the other one is entitled 'If I Spend One Day with a Hero I Admire' .

#4江苏高考作文题目：“关于智慧”：智慧是一种经验，一种能力，一种境界。和大自然一样，智慧也有他自己的样子。请以此写一篇不少于800字的作文，题目自拟，文体不限，诗歌除外。
Many netizens think the composition topic for the Jiangsu paper is one of the more difficult ones to compose, they even describe it as 'hell'. Students are required to write an article talking about 'wisdom', which is regarded as too 'broad' and thus hard to focus on one perspective.

#5浙江省高考作文：作品格调趣味与作者人品。
    湖北省高考作文：喷泉与泉水。
   湖南高考语文作文：世界那么大,大树也想去看看
The composition topics for Zhejiang, Hubei and Hunan are described as ' nightmares' by some netizens. In Zhejiang, students are required to analyze the relationship between a person's character and the style of articles he or she writes. In Hubei, students are required to write an article about 'Spring Water and Fountain', since the attractive fountain can't surge without the accumulation of spring water underground. In Hunan, the topic tells a story about a tree's unique way to accomplish its travel dream.

#6山东高考语文作文题：乡间有谚语，“丝瓜藤，肉豆须，分不清。”意思是丝瓜的藤蔓与肉豆的藤须一旦纠缠在一起，是很难分开的。有个小孩想分辨两者的不同，结果把自家庭院里丝瓜肉豆的那些纠结错综的茎叶都扯断了。父亲看了好笑，就说：“种它们是挑来吃的，不是用来分辨的呀！”你只要照顾他们长大，摘下瓜和豆来吃就好了”要求：1、选准角度，确定立意；2、自拟题目；3、除诗歌外，文体不限；4、问题特征鲜明。
The composition topic for paper in east China's Shandong Province is one of the most interesting ones. It tells a story about a child who tries to distinguish the vines of towel guard and a kind of bean, since the vines look very similar. But the father tells him that his efforts are useless, since the vegetables are planted for food rather than for distinguishing. Students are required to write their understanding and comments after reading the story.

#7安徽省高考作文题目：蝴蝶翅膀的颜色。蝴蝶的翅膀是没有颜色的，但因为有特殊的结构，在阳光下会显示出五颜六色，根据材料写作文。
The topic tells a story about a scientific experiment, which comes to a conclusion that butterflies' wings have no colours at all. The colors are revealed due to the wings' special microscopic structures with the help of light. Students should choose a perspective through the story and write a composition.

#8上海高考作文题目：“人的心中总有一些坚硬的东西，也有一些柔软的东西，如何对待它们，将关系到能否造就和谐的自我。”自选角度，自拟题目。
Students in Shanghai are required to make comments on how to deal with the hard and soft stuff in one's inner world.

#9重庆高考作文题目：一个刚上车的小男孩请公交车司机等一等他妈妈，过了一分钟，孩子妈妈还没到，车上乘客开始埋怨，说母子俩耽误了大家时间。这时，那位腿有残疾的母亲一瘸一拐地上了车，所有人都沉默了。要求结合材料的内容和含意，选准角度，自拟标题，自选文体（诗歌除外），写不少于800字。
Topic in southwest China's Chongqing: 'Waiting', with a story provided, telling a boy on a bus asking the driver to wait for his mother. Passengers then started to complain when the boy's mother didn't show up after several minutes, until they eventually found out that the mother is a disabled woman who has issues with her leg.

#10天津高考作文题目：近年来，社会上流行一个词——“范儿”，并派生出“中国范儿”“文艺范儿”“潮范儿”“有范儿”等一系列词语。“范儿”多指好的“风格”“做派”，近似于“有气质”“有情调”“有品位”的意思。一个民族有一个民族的“范儿”，一个时代有一个时代的“范儿”，不同职业有不同职业的“范儿”，一个人也可能有一个人的“范儿”……请根据上面的材料，结合你的生活体验与思考写一篇文章。
Topic in north China's Tianjin: Chinese word 'Fan'r', or 'style' in English, especially graceful and elegant styles.