So, There's A Problem

After completing the final registration process that used the biometrics registered to confirm that the same person was the one present, the five of them were led into the hall by the US officers. 

Like the previous competition they had done at home, this had two levels. Since each country had five participants sent, the number was too large for individual testing. 

So the first stage was a test to cut off more than eighty percent of the students present. 

About twenty minutes later, the whole hall became silent as everyone was finally seated in front of their assigned computers. 

The briefing started right after as a voice boomed from the wall-installed] speakers. 

"These smart computers would display twenty-five questions in the four core subject areas for your level." 

"Each student is expected to have a pass level of twenty to be able to go to the next subject.