IF YOU WANT TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS, YOU WILL NEED TO APPLY FOR A ____...

21. If you want to take photographs, you will need to apply for a __________. A. permit B. permission C. permissible D. permitting

II. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

University Entrance Examination is very important in Vietnamese students. High school graduates have

to take it and get high results to be admitted to universities. The pressure on the candidates remains very

high despite the measures that have been taken to reduce the heat around these exams, since securing a place

in a state university is considered a major step towards a successful career for gifted students, especially

those from rural areas or disadvantaged families. In the year 2014, it was estimated that nearly 1.2 million

Vietnamese students took the University Entrance Examination, and on average only 1 out of 5 candidates

succeeded in an official way. However, almost of the rests can be admitted to other universities if they have

enough requirements. Normally, candidates take 3 exam subjects, and each lasts; 180 minutes for the fixed

group of subjects they choose. There are 4 fixed groups of subjects: Group A: Mathematics, Physics, and

Chemistry; Group B: Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry; Group C: Literature, History, and Geography;

Group D: Literature, Foreign Language, and Mathematics. In addition to universities, there are community

colleges, art and technology institutes; professional secondary schools, 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 12% of the total number of

universities. These non-public universities are currently training 189,464 students, or 16.3% of the total

number of students. The government is planning to reduce the number of non-public universities to 3% by