25. CHOOSE THE WORD OR PHRASE AMONG A, B, C OR D THAT BEST FITS THE...

21-25. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

In 1948, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized

education (21)_____ a "fundamental right of every individual". Since then, significant progress (22) _____ made in

the fight against illiteracy. From 1960 to 1985, the rate of worldwide illiteracy (23) _____ from 39 to 28 percent.

Unfortunately, literacy efforts have not kept pace with the world's rapid population (24) _____. Today there are 405

million more illiterate adults than there were in 1960. Most of the world's illiterate people (25) _____ poor and live

in developing nations. In India, the rate of illiteracy is nearly 39 percent and in Bangladesh over 57 percent.