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An investigation into claims that students in Henanprovince were cheated out of high scores in thenational college entrance examination, or gaokao, hasfound no evidence of wrongdoing, disciplinaryauthorities said.

纪检监察部门近日表示，针对河南省高考考生的高分成绩疑被动了手脚一事，调查未发现存在不当行为的证据。

The parents of four students in four cities claimedlast week that their children's answer sheets hadbeen switched, resulting in them receiving muchlower scores than expected in the June exam. Theyblamed malpractice in local admissions offices.

上周，4个城市的4名考生的家长称，自己孩子的答题卡被掉包，孩子高考成绩与估分相差太多，指责当地招生办涉嫌舞弊。

The provincial discipline inspection commission and supervisory commission launched aprobe into the allegations.

河南省纪委监察委随即就该指控展开调查。

After checking the student's papers, answer sheets and surveillance footage from the testcenters, they issued a joint statement, saying nothing untoward had been found.

在查看过4名考生的试卷、答题卡和考务中心的监控录像后，河南省纪委监察委发布联合声明，称未发现任何不当行为。

The authorities said a review of surveillance camera footage showed there had been noswitching of the students' test papers and answer sheets. Every exam procedure at the sitesused by the four students was done strictly in compliance with set standards.

该监察部门表示，经查看监控视频，4名考生的试卷和答题卡不存在被掉包现象。4名考生所在考场的各项考试程序均严格按规定程序操作。

The investigation found that two admissions office officials -- identified only by their surnames, Zhu and Yu -- did not abuse their powers or collude with others to conduct cheating in theexam, the statement said.

该声明指出，此次调查没有发现省招办干部朱某某、于某存在滥用职权、组织高考作弊行为。

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As the end of the summer holiday approaches, Chinese elementary and junior high school studentsincreasingly find themselves bogged down with toomany school assignments.

随着暑假接近尾声，我国中小学生越来越觉得自己深陷在堆积如山的学校作业中。

However, emerging illegal ghostwriting servicesoffered on different online platforms seem like agreat "help" to them.

然而，各大网络平台提供的新兴非法代写服务对他们来说似乎“大有帮助”。

"Contact customer service -- tell the requirements -- set the price -- mail the notebook -- paythe agreed fee -- get the returned manuscript," that's the chain of the ghostwriting industry, according to a report.

有报道称，代写行业的服务链是“联系客服——告知要求——确定价格——邮寄作业——支付议价——收到成品”。

On Taobao, China's largest e-commerce platform, you can find shops undertaking suchservices.

Ghostwriting advertisements can also be seen on some social media platforms such as Weibo.

微博等社交媒体平台上也能看到代写广告。

College students are reported to be the main force of the ghostwriters. Plenty of time in thesummer and the desire to earn pocket money motivate them to "help".

据报道，大学生是代写主力军。他们暑期时间充裕，加上渴望挣零花钱，所以他们乐于“帮忙”。

Under the slogan of "burden alleviation," Chinese education authorities have been trying to cutback on homework for primary school students for years.

在“减轻负担”的口号下，中国教育部门多年来一直在努力减少小学生的家庭作业。

However, more and more Chinese parents tend to arrange their children's spare time, including vacations, for extracurricular classes. Students apparently can't bear the homeworkform by both the school and the cram school.

但是越来越多的中国家长倾向于对包括假期在内的孩子的业余时间进行安排，为他们报课外班。学生们显然无法承担来自学校和补习班的双重作业的重压。