UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IS VERY IMPORTANT IN VIETNAMESE STUDEN...

Exercise 9:University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students. High school graduates have totake it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very high despitethe measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place in a stateuniversity is considered a major step towards a successful career for young people, especially those from ruralareas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2004, it was estimated that nearly 1 million Vietnamese students tookthe University Entrance Examination, but on average only 1 out of 5 candidates succeeded. Normally, candidatestake 3 exam subjects, and each lasts; 180 minutes for the fixed group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixedgroups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, andChemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography; Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, andMathematics.In addition to universities, there are community colleges, art and technology institutes; professional secondaryschools, and vocational schools which offer degrees or certificates from a-few-month to 2-year courses.According to Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training, there are currently 23 non-public universities,accounting for 11% of the total number of universities. These non-public universities are currently training119,464 students, or 11.7% of the total number of students. The government is planning to increase the number ofnon-public universities to 30% by 2007.1. University Entrance Examination in Vietnamese is very _______.A. interesting B. stressful C. free D. easy2. The wordthoserefers to _______.A. exam subjects B. young people C. universities D. examinations3. In 2004, the proportion of the students who got success in University Entrance Examination was about_______ percent.A. 5 B. 10 C. 20 D. 504. Which sentence refers to the University Entrance Examination in Vietnam?A. Students find it easy to get success in the University Entrance Examination.B. Math is compulsory in the University Entrance Examination.C. Students are not allowed to choose their exam subjects.D. There are four fixed groups of exam subjects for students to choose.5. According to the passage, _______.A. the Vietnamese government will close all non-public universities by next year.B. the Vietnamese government does not appreciate non-public universitiesC. the Vietnamese government encourages the establishing of non-public universities.D. Vietnamese students have no alternative to continue their higher study besides universities.