Tae mere mention of the restoration of college entrance examinations a year after the end of the Cultural Revolution never fails to stir the emotions of the tens of millions who experienced it. In the aftermath of the chaotic ten-year Cultural Revolution， the nation was having trouble finding successors to its aging contingent of professionals In all fields， and the dire shortage of well-educated personnel had become a drag on efforts to meet the goals of the Four Modernizations. Public attention turned to the question of when the colleges and universities should be reopened and start enrolling students.