Complex sentence: There was no limit on the age and official educational background of examinees, and consequently, most of the hopefuls accumulated during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution and many others who simply wanted to try their luck emerged from society for the examination.
Split into simpler sentences: There was no limit on the age and official educational background of examinees. Consequently, most of the hopefuls who had accumulated during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution and many others who simply wanted to try their luck emerged from society for the examination.