Answer Key

What do the following phrases mean?

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  1. "What's important is getting ahead." means:  [it's important to make progress]
  2. "Cut corners" means:  [to make your work easier]
  3. "Cheating is a shortcut" means:  [cheating makes things quicker]
  4. "It made electronic plagiarism as easy as having a modem and a credit card." means: [you don't need much if you want to cheat]
  5. "The better you do, that's what shows" means:  [it's important to have good results]
Are the following statements about the text correct?

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1.   According to Miss Newhall, cheating seems to be an essential principle of a good career.That is correct.

2.   There are not so many student who cheat.That is incorrect. Correct is: 75 percent of all students.

3.   Many students say they cheat because the adults are not better.That is correct.

4.   The internet is a good source for plagiarism.That is correct.

5.   Most of the students who cheat know they do something wrong.That is incorrect. Correct is: 50 percent of them think it's not wrong.