Answer Key
What do the following phrases mean?
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- "What's important is getting ahead." means: [it's important to make progress]
- "Cut corners" means: [to make your work easier]
- "Cheating is a shortcut" means: [cheating makes things quicker]
- "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]
- "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.