1,200 to retake exam
1200高考生将重新考试
Up to 1,200 students in Wuhu, Anhui province will have to resit the English listening test of the National College Entrance Exam after broadcast devices at a school malfunctioned and continued squeaking during the exam on Monday. Candidates at the Tianjiabing Experimental Middle School said the noise made the test "totally unintelligible."
8日，安徽芜湖田家炳实验中学考点的高考英语听力播放设备出现故障，不断发出"吱吱"的声音，有考生称，杂音致使英语听力"完全听不清楚"。

Local authorities confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the Ministry of Education has agreed that students would be given a second chance, but the time of the new test will be publicized later.
芜湖市政府9日下午表示，教育部已经同意将对该考点1200多名考生的英语听力重考，但是具体的时间要等教育部的通知。