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There are some old cities in Turkey. Some of the cities are over 2,000 years old. No one lives in these
cities today, but people still 41 them. Why do tourists want to see them? Because the cities are under
the ground!
The cities had kitchens. They had meeting rooms. They had places to 42 cereal. They had tables.
They even had air tunnels or chimneys. The air tunnels made it 43 to breathe more than one hundred
feet under the ground. They kept fresh air flowing through the 44 .
The cities had locking stones. The stones could only be opened or closed 45 inside. The locking
stones were used to keep the people safe inside the cities.
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Did you know that 7 out of 10 students have cheated at least one in the past year? Did you know that 50
percent of those students have cheated more than twice? These shocking statistics are from a survey of 9,000
U.S. high school students.
Incredibly, teachers may even be encouraging their students to cheat! Last year at a school in Detroit,
teachers reportedly provided their students with answers to statewide standard tests. Students at the school
told investigators that they were promised pizza and money if they cheated on the test as told. Similar charges
at several schools in San Diego county have prompted investigation. A student at a local high school says she
sees students cheating on almost every test, and the teachers don’t do anything about it.
The kids claim that they’re tempted to cheat because of peer pressure and intense competition to get top
grades. Many kids also say that their parents are setting a bad example by “fudging” on income taxes, lying
about age to pay lower admission prices, or cheating their way out of a speeding ticket. They are sending a
message to their kids that it is okay to cheat and lie.
Finding solutions to this problem is difficult. In our school’s math classes, each student has different
problems on their test papers, so it is useless to look at someone else’s answers. Teachers could also
randomly mix the problems throughout the page. Another solution is for adults to lower their expectations.
Chances are that students believe cheating is the only way to meet unreasonably high expectations. Perhaps it
is time for parents and teachers to seriously examine whether higher test results are important enough to
encourage cheating.
46 Which of the following is the best title for the article?
Working in America Cheating in America Students in America Teachers in America
47 According to the article, what did teachers at a school in Detroit ask their students to do?
They asked their students never to cheat on tests.
They asked their students to cheat on tests.
They asked their students never to have pizzas for lunch.
They asked their students to have pizzas for lunch.
48 Which of the following definitions is correct about “tempted” in paragraph three?
told do the right thing advised to pay a speeding ticket
urged to set a good example encouraged to do wrong
49 Which of the following definitions is correct about “fudging” in paragraph three?
to act dishonestly to act bravely to act fairly to act smartly
50 According to the article, which of the following statements is true?
The problem of cheating among students cannot be easily solved.
Intense competition has nothing to do with cheating on exams.
Bad examples from parents send a message to their children that it’s okay to laugh at others.
It’s time for parents and teachers to have high expectations of their children’s performance on exams.